Michael Wilson: Last News

Gladiator star Michael Wilson, who is known by his stage name 'Cobra,' opened up on his health battles which at one point left him "immobile for months" as he spoke of cancelling surgery to continue paying the bills.

We have confirmed that Gerry Rich, who steered the Bond films going back to Goldeneye, is leaving Amazon MGM Studios. This was an amicable departure, and we understand it was a hard decision for Rich to make. While there’s the coincidence that his exit follows Amazon MGM Studios’ full creative control of Bond from Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, the two instances are not connected.

EXCLUSIVE: Everyone’s favorite Mercedes chassis/World War I fighter plane is getting a tune-up as Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson’s Eon Productions are in development with Amazon MGM Studios on a reimagined film adaptation of the classic Dick Van Dyke family pic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Sources say that development is in early stages, with Eon and Amazon execs currently setting meetings with potential writers and directors.

Scots singer Callum Beattie has teamed up with Outlander icons Sam Heughan and Richard Rankin for a hard-hitting video in aid of a Scots suicide charity.

Livingston United’s new Director of Football insists the club can have a bright future - and he’s determined to match the success off the field with results on it.

Julie Ertz, Sophia Smith and more players on the U.S. Women’s National soccer team got one piece of home before heading off to the World Cup.

A teenager killed a dad for his Rolex watch in a horrific church attack. Jordan Short, 19, laughed and grinned after Steven McMyler, 34, was kicked to death for his accessory, reports Manchester Evening News.

Ever since Daniel Craig announced that he would be turning in the tuxedo and putting down the martini glass, the race has been on to decide who will be chosen as the next James Bond. “Bond 26” won’t even go into production until 2023 at the earliest, so it could be a good long while until we know who will take over as Ian Fleming’s iconic character.

Gladiators’ original stars, and iconic referee John Anderson, have been spotted living decidedly regular lives after the hit programme’s return was confirmed by the BBC.The sports-based game show first aired from 1992 to 2000, before being briefly revived in 2008. On Wednesday, the BBC delighted fans by at last confirming that rumours of another comeback are true and now, the terrifyingly fit warriors who went up against the public 20 years ago have proven that nowadays, they’re more like the rest of us. While the stars are undoubtedly still fit and enjoy hitting the gym, their low-key lives are a far cry from the drama of the arena.

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Herold, who served as Partner and Head of Theater at ICM Partners for nearly two decades, has moved to UTA as an agent in the Theatre division. He will be based in New York and report to Partner & Head of Theatre, Mark Subias. Herold is the latest ICM agent to leave following the agency’s acquisition by CAA.

London Olympics with James Bond, but it seems the films’ producers have their eyes on another royal for an important role.Last year, Daniel Craig made his final outing as 007 in No Time To Die, 15 years after first appearing in the iconic role in his debut appearance, Casino Royale.All eyes are on the James Bond producers when the actor’s replacement is announced – and they’ve revealed they reckon Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, would be ‘perfect’ for the job.This week, Barbara Broccoli and her brother Michael Wilson – who are in charge of the film franchise – were honoured with CBEs from the second in line to the throne.When asked who she wants to see succeed Daniel, 54, as Bond, Barbara said that the duke, 40, ‘ticks all the boxes’.‘Unfortunately, the person we just met isn’t available. He’s occupied, unfortunately, but he would be the perfect candidate,’ she said light-heartedly, according to The Mirror.‘[He] ticks all the boxes.

K.J. Yossman “No Time to Die” producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson were honored by Prince William in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace today (Friday, June 24).The duo, who run James Bond production company EON, were both awarded Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBEs) in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honors list for services to film, drama, philanthropy and skills.After the ceremony, Broccoli told a reporter from The Independent the award was a “huge honor” and that she was still on the hunt for the next 007 following Daniel Craig’s retirement from the role last year.

Jon Burlingame editorBillie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the original-song Oscar for “No Time to Die,” the title tune for the latest James Bond film, at Sunday’s 94th annual Academy Awards.It’s the third consecutive Academy Award for music in the long-running spy franchise, following Adele’s win for 2012’s “Skyfall” and Sam Smith’s for “Writing’s on the Wall” from 2015’s “Spectre.”The two wrote the song nearly three years ago and it was released in February 2020.It was also a clean sweep for the brother-and-sister duo, as they had already won a Grammy and the Golden Globe, plus Critics Choice and Society of Composers & Lyricists awards, for “No Time to Die.”Eilish, 20, becomes the second youngest honoree in this category, after 19-year-old Czech-Icelandic songwriter Markéta Irglová’s win for “Falling Slowly” from 2007’s “Once.” O’Connell is 24. Eilish and Finneas wrote “No Time to Die” in late 2019, as post-production on the 25th 007 epic was underway.

Zack Sharf A gravestone for James Bond has been erected on the small island of Kalsoy, which is part of the larger Faroe Islands located between Norway and Iceland. It was on the Faroe Islands where Cary Fukunaga shot parts of the climax of “No Time to Die,” in which James Bond (Daniel Craig) dies in a missile explosion after thwarting the villainous Lyutsifer Safin (Rami Malek). The island was used as the setting for Safin’s evil lair.

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