Next James Bond Latest Odds: These are the 12 favourites to play 007 - as Callum Turner becomes favourite for first time
Aaron Taylor-Johnson had previously been favourite to become the next Bond for months, following news reports that he had agreed to play the iconic role. There's been silence since though, and the lack of an official announcement has cast doubt on his involvement - particularly since Amazon took over creative control of the franchaise. Best known for playing the title character in the 'Kick-Ass' films, Taylor-Johnson also starred opposite Brad Pitt in 'Bullet Train' and is in cinemas at the moment with horror sequel '28 Years Later'. He's now drifted out to second favourite - priced at 10/3 to step into 007's shoes. |
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The Guardian
5 hours ago
- The Guardian
Fantasy football: here come TV's Welcome to Wrexham rip-offs
It was the crossover that no one in the entertainment industry, or the sports world, saw coming: the stars of Deadpool and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia aligning in February 2021 to purchase a beleaguered professional football club in the north of Wales. Four years on from that blockbuster deal, which looked all but doomed to end in disaster, Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac (legally changed from McElhenney, a tongue-twisting trip wire apparently) have not only proven to be eminently noble stewards of 160-year-old Wrexham FC; in hindsight, they look even cannier for deciding to make a great show of their attempt to reverse the club's fortunes. Welcome to Wrexham – their Ted Lasso-like hourlong series documenting the club's historic ascent from fifth division English football to, now, the Premier League doorstep – has been an unqualified hit with American audiences and critics, many of whom came into this premise as clueless as the new owners themselves. So it figures now that Wrexham has nabbed eight primetime Emmy nominations, Hollywood finds itself scrabbling to turn Reynolds and Mac's offsides run into a proper reality TV subgenre, with three new Wrexham knockoffs hitting small screens starting from last week. Amazon's Built in Birmingham: Brady and the Blues follows Tom Brady's quest to turn around Birmingham City. From the kickoff, the seven-time NFL champion bristles at any attempts to frame his interest in City as a vanity project; that's even as his series serves up another test of the Patriot Way, the TB12 method and other winning formulas that fueled his gridiron Cinderella story – a favorite chestnut. 'What's the difference between football and soccer'?' he asks, rhetorically. 'Nothing.' Throughout the five-part series, Brady fancies himself a visionary and disrupter only to be revealed as a classic American know-it-all. 'I'm a little worried about our new coach's work ethic,' he says, hinting at some buyer's remorse over former England captain Wayne Rooney – who turned out to be a complete disaster as manager. Brady would have been far better served making a documentary on his conflicting interests as an NFL owner (of the Las Vegas Raiders) and the league's highest-paid game analyst. The alternative, his Prime Video series, is as satisfying as a solitary morsel of dark chocolate – once a TB12 nightcap staple, bitter and unfulfilling. And that's despite the excess of clips from Peaky Blinders. (Show creator Steven Knight is an executive producer on Birmingham.) FX's Necaxa, the official Wrexham spinoff that debuted Thursday, offers a deeper dive into Liga MX – Mexican fútbol. Surprisingly, Mac and Reynolds also feature prominently as executive producers and talking heads in this five-part series. The job of actually reviving the team falls to Eva Longoria, who further seizes the opportunity to reconnect with her Mexican roots. Apart from Mac and Reynolds's cameos, the series is told completely in Spanish – a language that Longoria, a Texas native who grew up speaking English, is openly self-conscious about speaking. The obvious play here is cultural representation, and it will surely find an audience in a league that was once more watched in the US than the Prem. Only one Wrexham knockoff really scores: ESPN+'s Running of the Wolves. At first blush the idea of a third-division Italian team owned by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, daytime TV's impossibly good looking real-life married couple, couldn't seem more far-fetched. But Consuelos isn't playing a part here. In fact, he spent chunks of his formative years on the boot, grew up rooting for Juventus and speaks fluent (if heavily American inflected) Italian. It was in 2022 that he and Ripa joined the group that owns Campobasso FC, a properly downtrodden outfit. But you wouldn't know it from the way Consuelos cheerleads for them on Live!, syndicated TV's morning colossus. Campobasso is a real-life fantasy team for Consuelos. He bolts to Italy at a moment's notice to participate in personnel meetings and stir enthusiasm around town. ('Really good haircuts, great tattoos and they smell amazing!' was how he assessed the team after greeting them coming off the bus before a friendly.) When co-owner Mark Rizzetta rings long distance from Italy to strategize about acquiring a star player who once seemed out of reach, Consuelos doesn't hesitate to interrupt dinner at home with the wife to take the video call. Wolves doesn't just nod at Wrexham and open with Ripa and Consuelos interviewing Reynolds on Live! about the club. (That's as trash talk between Brady and Mac spices up a matchup between City and Wrexham … ) Wolves tweaks the Wrexham formula to more winsome effect over the course of its four hourlong episodes. Reynolds and Mac look like kings of comedy until they're set against two former soap stars closing in on 30 years of marriage. 'In my next life, I want to be an Italian football problem,' Ripa sighs as Consuelos and Rizzetta scramble to put a deal together at the transfer deadline. Throughout, Ripa makes clear to her husband that she'd have an easier time accepting the inconveniences if he'd just buy them a villa already. Where Birmingham City is just another mountain to climb for Brady, who never cottoned to the role of stay-at-home dad, Consuelos is at pains to make his football dream a family affair. After one Wolves win Consuelos dances with his daughter inside the team's rickety stadium, a far cry from the hallowed cathedrals of English football. (Square that with Brady mocking Birmingham City's much nicer but still humble headquarters as he's pulling up …) Consuelos attaches to players – not least Abdallah Soulemana, a lightly used Ghanan-American defenseman from the Bronx. In the pilot, Consuelos can't bear the idea of cutting Soulemana and losing out on his potential, so he arranges a loan to another team and makes the extra effort to seek him out on the field to gently break the news. Still, once you get past the game highlights and human interest stories, there will be no missing these Wrexham knockoffs for what they truly are – hackneyed exercises in marketing and self-promotion, with a bit more spit and polish. And there's no mystery to why American celebrities, masters of this dark art, are making reality TV the cornerstone of their global football exploits. Since Reynolds and Mac bought Wrexham, they've seen their initial $2.5m investment in the team mushroom into a roughly $475m asset and the town of Wrexham reborn as a global tourist trap. Talk about faking it till you make it. It's not hard to imagine Michael B Jordan (Bournemouth), Snoop Dogg (Swansea City) and more celebrity football owners getting into the international TV game. But it is hard to imagine them replicating Consuelos's genuine enthusiasm for the actual sport. You get the sense that if the day ever comes when he's forced to sell the family stake in Campobasso, it'll be to make way for owners with more cash to put them at the top of Europe's football table – or to score Ripa her dream villa. In all likelihood, their particular football problems won't feel quite so first world to sports fans who know from struggle.
Metro
6 hours ago
- Metro
David Tennant's controversial crime drama remake now streaming on Amazon Prime
A controversial remake of one of Britain's best-loved crime series has unexpectedly resurfaced on UK streaming thanks to Amazon Prime Video. Starring David Tennant, 2014 detective drama Gracepoint was a remake of Broadchurch – which also starred Tennant – and originally premiered in the USA. The remake was controversial, with many questioning why the US would bother remaking a show that was exactly the same – even with Tennant returning to seemingly play the exact same character. Broadchurch starred Tennant alongside Olivia Colman and ran for three seasons between 2013 and 2017, becoming popular in the UK and around the world. It was nominated for a handful of Baftas and National TV awards and even secured a Peabody in America for its contributions to 'excellence in quality in TV'. Gracepoint was met with rather fewer accolades but was still well received by audiences. Gracepoint was created by Broadchurch lead writer Chris Chibnall and only ran for one season consisting of 10 episodes, with the plan for it to always be a limited series. Where the original Broadchurch series was set in the titular fictional British town in Dorset, Gracepoint was filmed around Canada's southwest coastline in British Columbia and set in California. And now UK fans of Broadchurch, who've been pining for something like the series ever since it came to an end in 2017, can get a hit of the good stuff on Amazon Prime Video. The series has dropped in full on the major streaming platform, and has been recommended to fans of new series The Assassin and James Nesbitt series The Missing. According to Amazon, Gracepoint begins 'when a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach,' throwing a small town in California – and the lives of its residents – into chaos. The synopsis continues: 'A major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy. '[The investigation] throws the boy's family into further turmoil,' the description concludes. 'And upends the lives of all of the town's residents.' Calling it an 'unusual situation' to be starring in both Broadchurch and Gracepoint, Tennant told Deadline at the time that both his roles felt 'quite different'. He added: 'It's the same character, and yet it's not. It's probably easier for objective observers to point out how they differ, but they feel very different to me.' However, on release, some fans couldn't quite get over Gracepoint's similarities to Broadchurch, which would run for another two seasons after Gracepoint ended. @ByNillEarts said on X: 'I discovered the American remake of Broadchurch called Gracepoint… which is a less cool version of Broadchurch.' @SeptembersSong asked: 'I always wonder why David Tennent agreed to play the lead actor in two series that for all intents and purpose were the same.' However, the show had its defenders, especially among the Tennant fandom. @CooperHiller said: 'Broadchurch was so popular that they made an American version called Gracepoint and kept David Tennant.' @KikiBestOf18 said the Doctor Who star was 'as brilliant in Gracepoint as in Broadchurch,' and added that they were a fan of Gracepoint despite preferring Broadchurch. As well as giving Tennant top billing, Gracepoint also stars Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn, Hollywood star Michael Pena, and Big Little Lies actress Virginia Kull. More Trending However, while Broadchurch was a critical and commercial hit, Gracepoint received a more lukewarm reaction from viewers and critics when it aired in 2014. The series received a mostly positive review score of 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 – although 74% of users on the aggregator site said they would recommend it. Over on Metacritic, the series received a score of 62 out of 100 – praise from TV analysts mostly came for Tennant and Gunn in their two lead roles. Watch Gracepoint on Amazon Prime Video. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. View More » MORE: Amazon Prime's new 'ridiculously stupid' action comedy with Hollywood legend attacked by fans MORE: Netflix fans can still watch 'most harrowing film ever made' that inspired walkouts MORE: Another major Neighbours star exits months before show finale
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Walmart announces major store shakeup set to transform how customers shop
Walmart is taking its show on the road — literally — with a fleet of new mobile stores. The mobile pop-up stores on wheels will be rolling into parks, festivals, and concerts across America and are designed to appeal to Gen Z. Dubbed 'your FYP on wheels,' the pop-up trucks feature Gen Z-friendly themes like Rodeo Dream, K-Pop Era, and Nature Break. It is a nod to TikTok's 'For You Page' (FYP), the first screen users see when they open the app, filled with algorithm-curated videos tailored to their tastes. Inside, shoppers will find giveaways, merch, photo ops, and immersive experiences designed to go viral — while promoting Walmart's brand as younger, cooler, and social media–savvy. The trucks will crisscross the country now through November, popping up at festivals, marathons, parks, and major events in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and New York. Scroll down to see the full list. 'Walmart is hitting the road with a fleet of head-turning delivery trucks, packed with experiences to level up what you love,' the chain said in. 'Whatever you're into — we get it, we have it, and we can deliver it. Who knew?' they added. Walmart, the biggest retailer in the US, has been pushing hard into the e-commerce space, even directly competing with Amazon during its Prime Day sales event this year. Thanks to its aggressive push — including running its event for almost a week and extending its discounts in-store — Walmart outperformed Amazon across several key metrics. Spending on soared 24 percent compared to 2024, Bloomberg data showed — six times faster than Prime Day's year‑over‑year growth. Web traffic told a similar story, with Walmart surging 14 percent while Amazon stayed flat, according to Similarweb. However, some of Walmart's digitization efforts have been met with pushback from the brand's loyal customers. Electronic shelf labels — tiny digital price tags that can change in real time — have become particularly unpopular. The technology is designed to save staff time, reduce paper waste, and allow for easier inventory updates but customers fear sneaky price hikes and vanishing deals. Sam's Club, Walmart's membership discount stores, rolled out AI-powered 'Scan & Go' tech earlier this year. The trucks will stop at major music events, marathon festivals and parks across the country The scanners allow shoppers skip the line and walk straight out the door once they're done shopping. The move is controversial because it uses a network of cameras and sensors to track shoppers and their carts. In addition, the checkout-free experience requires all customers to use a smartphone and download the store's app. This could pose a challenge to older shoppers who may struggle with technology. Walmart Delivers stops 2025 KCON LA: Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 1-3 Teddy Swims Concert: Irving, TX, Aug. 9 Event TBA: Chicago, IL, Aug. 15-17 Lainey Wilson Concert: Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 23 Park TBA: Brooklyn, NY, Aug. 23-24 Event TBA: Tampa, FL, Aug. 29 Park TBA: New York, NY, Sept. 6-7 BABYMONSTER Concert: Chicago, IL, Sept. 2 Event TBA: Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 7 Park TBA: Chicago, IL, Sept. 20-21 Philadelphia Distance Run & 5k: Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 21 Event TBA: Chicago, IL, Sept. 28 Long Beach Marathon: Long Beach, CA, Oct. 3-5 Event TBA: New York, NY, Oct. 9-12 Lainey Wilson Concert: Chicago, IL, Oct. 17 Park TBA: Houston, TX, Oct. 25-26 Event TBA: Atlanta, GA, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Lainey Wilson Concert: Tampa, FL, Nov. 7 Event TBA: Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 9
