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Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Hollywood A-lister revealed as fans' most popular choice for Bond role – but odds are against him
It comes weeks after the movie's new director was revealed shaken up Hollywood A-lister revealed as fans' most popular choice for Bond role – but odds are against him A HOLLYWOOD A-lister has been revealed as the fan favourite for the James Bond job - yet the odds are against him. Speculation is now rife that the 42-year-old Jersey-born star is "so suited to playing James Bond that he couldn't possibly get the role." Advertisement 6 A Hollywood A-lister has been revealed as the fan favourite for the James Bond role Credit: Alamy 6 It comes after Daniel Craig left his role as the iconic secret service agent Credit: Rex 6 While Henry Cavill has the backing of loyal fans, he is not the bookies favourite Credit: Getty Even though Superman actor Henry Cavill has scooped the most public support to replace Daniel Craig as the Secret Service agent, based on the number of bets placed, he is only ranked with odds of 10/1 with the bookies. Instead, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a firm favourite to be stepping into Bond's shoes, with market favourite odds of 11/8. Cal Gildart of Ladbrokes told The Sun of the situation and said: 'It feels like being so suited to playing James Bond that he couldn't possibly get the role is the only thing keeping Henry Cavill from being hired. "But punters aren't letting that stop them from backing the former Man of Steel to become the man with a licence to kill." Advertisement Earlier this year, Henry's Bond audition tape leaked online. He is one of a host of Brit actors who are tipped to bag the iconic Hollywood movie gig. Other stars in the frame include Theo James and Tom Hardy. HUGE HINT Recently, Aaron dropped a huge hint he'd bagged the iconic movie role. Advertisement The Marvel movie star, 34, has signed a deal with Omega - the brand of watch the 007 spy wears. Omega has been supplying timepieces to the iconic literary and movie character since the release of 1995 flick, Golden Eye. Henry Cavill's James Bond audition tape leaks online as it's revealed how close he was to getting legendary 007 part Aaron has joined the firm's roster of global ambassadors, with a promotional image showing the Kick-Ass and Avengers movie star staring into a cabinet filled with the classy wrist-watches. The Sun exclusively told how Aaron had been formally offered the role of the Brit spy last year. Advertisement This came after we first reported the Marvel movie star had emerged as a surprise frontrunner three years ago. In 2022, The Sun revealed that Aaron was in the running for the job after secretly screen testing for Bond movie supremo Barbara Broccoli at Pinewood Studios. James Bond - actors in the frame for 007 role A HOST of famous faces are in the frame to play the next James Bond - but who are they? Henry Cavill Tom Hardy Idris Elba Rege-Jean Page James Norton Aaron Taylor-Johnson Richard Madden Theo James Cillian Murphy Callum Turner A source previously told us: 'Bond is Aaron's job, should he wish to accept it." Recently, we reported how "die hard" James Bond fan Denis Villeneuve had been appointed director ahead of the new movie. Advertisement 6 The Superman actor has odds of 10/1 for the role Credit: Alamy 6 Yet Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the favourite with bookmakers Credit: Getty
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Helen Mirren's New Netflix Whodunit Will Have You Guessing Until the End
Mystery lovers, we have some new movie clues that we just can't help but investigate. And when we tell you that nothing could have prepared us for what we uncovered, we mean it. After all, Richard Osman's novel The Thursday Murder Club, being adapted by Netflix with Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren set to star in it, is just so juicy. To crack the case on what the plot is expected to entail, and when you can expect to stream it, keep scrolling! The Thursday Murder Club is directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire and Harry Potter) and produced by Jennifer Todd. It will follow Osman's 2020 bestselling novel, which is centered around four people who live in a retirement home and solve murder cases for fun, until one day they unexpectedly get wrapped up in a real investigation that they need to figure out before it's too late. 'There's a wonderful mystery at its core, so mystery fans will be very happy,' Columbus told Tudum by Netflix in May. 'But thematically, it's interesting that we've got four elderly people who are living in a retirement community and who are fascinated by death and murder. They are facing their own demise, yet at the same time, they are obsessed with studying cold cases. I fell in love thematically with that. It's comedic, but it's also very emotional.' While the novel itself is the first in a five-book series, it's unclear whether Netflix and Columbus plan to adapt the other four books, all of which were inspired by Osman's mother's own experience in a retirement home. 'You just sit and chat with these people, and they've lived these extraordinary lives. You hear these amazing stories and gossip and wisdom,' Osman told Tudum. 'You think, 'These people are so overlooked.' The idea that these people with their wisdom and their invisibility would be the perfect people to solve [a crime] is exactly where The Thursday Murder Club comes from. Take these people who are underestimated but who have these incredible skills, put them together and they can achieve anything.' Todd echoed similar thoughts, telling Tudum, 'I loved the characters, the story, their world. I think the richness of the characters speaks to a larger audience. They are such a delight. You want to be with them — and [the] murders are such fun to solve.' As mentioned above, Brosnan (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and Mamma Mia!) and Mirren (The Madness of King George, The Last Station and 1923) will star in the film as Ron, a former union activist, and Elizabeth, an ex-spy, respectively. The two previously worked together in Mobland. They will be joined by Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler's List and Sexy Beast) and Celia Imrie (Nanny McPhee, Imagine Me & You and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), who will bring an ex-psychiatrist named Ibrahim and an ex-nurse named Joyce to life. 'This is the finest cast I've worked with since Potter,' Columbus said in that same conversation with Tudum. 'They're just so incredibly well-prepared, and it's because they do everything. They do theater, they do television, they do film and they've developed those sorts of muscles.' The Thursday Murder Club is expected to debut on Netflix on Thursday, August 28. It has a runtime of 1hr and 58min, and you can watch the trailer featuring Brosnan, Mirren and the rest of the cast below! For more entertainment news, keep scrolling! 'Wicked: For Good' Trailer Details You Might've Missed—Like That Glinda Wedding Scene! 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Trailer and Dates Are Here—and It's Going To Be an Epic Final Ride Taylor Jenkins Reid Is Writing a Musical with The Chicks—Here's What We Know So Far
New York Post
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond film
Denis Villeneuve is going from 'Dune' to Bond. Amazon MGM Studios announced Wednesday that Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond movie. The untitled film will be the first since the studio took creative reins of the storied film franchise after decades of control by the Broccoli family. 4 Denis Villeneuve was selected to direct the next James Bond movie. Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman had maintained that before the next Bond is cast, they would develop a screenplay and find a director first. Now, they have one of the most respected blockbuster makers in Hollywood, who's coming off a pair of widely acclaimed 'Dune' films. In a statement, the 57-year-old French Canadian filmmaker said he grew up watching Bond movies. 'I'm a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he's sacred territory,' said Villeneuve. 'I intend to honor the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come. This is a massive responsibility, but also, incredibly exciting for me and a huge honor.' Since taking creative control of Bond in February, Amazon MGM has worked quickly to get the next movie going. The studio is also trying to win over fans skeptical of the new corporate leadership and the fearful of future spinoffs. 4 Roger Moore played James Bond in the 1974 film 'The Man with the Golden Gun.' AP 4 Pierce Brosnan stared as James Bond in the 1995 film 'GoldenEye.' Getty Images 'James Bond is in the hands of one of today's greatest filmmakers,' said Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. With Pascal and Heyman lodged as producers and Villeneuve behind the camera, the next Bond movie will have an enviable brain trust. Villeneuve beat out a field of directors floated for the movie including Edward Berger ('Conclave'), Paul King ('Paddington 2″), Edgar Wright ('Baby Driver') and Jonathan Nolan, co-creator of 'Westworld' and brother to Christopher Nolan. 'Denis Villeneuve has been in love with James Bond movies since he was a little boy,' said Pascal and Heyman. 'It was always his dream to make this movie, and now it's ours, too.' 4 Daniel Craig was the most recent actor to play James Bond. AP No release date has been announced for the next Bond movie. Villeneuve will shoot the third 'Dune' film this summer. If production on Bond began next year, a release sometime in 2027 would be likely. Villenevue's first two 'Dune' films have together surpassed $1 billion in box office worldwide and been nominated for a combined 15 Academy Awards, winning seven. His other films include 'Blade Runner 2049,' 'Arrival,' 'Sicario,' 'Prisoners,' 'Enemy' and 'Incendies.' Amazon bought MGM Studios in 2022 for $8.5 billion, but didn't gain creative control of the studio's most prized asset until this year. Until this film, every Bond director has been handpicked by the Broccolis.
Daily Record
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
'Much darker forgotten' James Bond film ranks higher than Sean Connery favourite
The James Bond films - from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig - have been ranked by Rotten Tomatoes, with one 007 movie that many have 'forgotten' coming out on top Rotten Tomatoes has undertaken the mammoth task of ranking all the James Bond films, placing Licence to Kill at number 11 in a franchise spanning 27 films. With a 79 per cent approval rating from critics, Licence to Kill has had a varied reception - skirting the boundaries of generally favourable reviews - one critic stated: "Many may have forgotten [Timothy] Dalton's time as the iconic agent, but whether you remember him or not, it's worth sinking your teeth into." This 1989 entry is the sixteenth in the James Bond series and marked Timothy Dalton's second and last appearance as the famed MI6 spy. It was also John Glen's fifth and final film as director and the last to feature Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny and Robert Brown in the role of M. Reviews were polarised; while it was hailed as "very underrated" by one critic, another conceded it was merely "passably entertaining". Notably, Licence to Kill was the first of the Bond movies not to borrow its name from an Ian Fleming story. Although the film's narrative is largely original, there are elements inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, as well as injections from Fleming's own works - Live and Let Die and The Hildebrand Rarity, reports the Express. The plot centres around Bond going rogue from MI6 to embark on a vendetta against Franz Sanchez, a nefarious drug lord who is behind a vicious attack on Bond's friend, CIA operative Felix Leiter, and subsequently responsible for murdering Felix's bride just after their nuptials. GoldenEye (1995) followed Licence to Kill, marking the transition from Timothy Dalton to Irish actor Pierce Brosnan in the coveted James Bond role. At the box office, Licence to Kill racked up a sum of $156.2 million (equating to $373.3 million when adjusted for 2022), all on a budget of $32 million. One fan review heaped praises on the film: "One of my favourite Bond films. Loved the darker tone and do love this take on Bond. I enjoyed the story and the action." Conversely, another viewer expressed disappointment: "Licence to Kill is a very bland Bond movie. Even after just finishing it, I'm having a hard time remembering the specifics about the movie." On the Rotten Tomatoes ranking list of Bond films, Licence to Kill sits between GoldenEye at number ten and 007: You Only Live Twice at twelve. The Critics Consensus notes: "Licence to Kill is darker than many of the other Bond entries, with Timothy Dalton playing the character with intensity, but it still has some solid chases and fight scenes." In another critique, it was mentioned: "You may find yourself shaken - not stirred - by the screenwriting cruelty and cynicism behind the 16th Bond." One enthusiast praised Dalton's interpretation of Bond, commenting: "I enjoyed Moore's stint as Bond, it had excitement and humour but became increasingly silly and needed a reset. Dalton's much darker and more realistically human approach was a perfect bit of casting and made for a great Bond. This is one of my favourites of the franchise and for my tastes better than the following rather 'plastic' feeling Brosnan era." Reflecting on his choice to portray the iconic character, Dalton mentioned in the 21st edition of OO7 Magazine: "I knew the danger of taking on something like Bond was immense; you know that if it hadn't worked, it would have been a very serious, serious problem for me personally. And I think, in many ways, that perverse thing in all of us wants to take on a challenge and risk oneself, and I wanted to see if I could overcome that challenge and get these movies back into being in a world that I consider to be James Bond's world."
Tom's Guide
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
7 best Pierce Brosnan movies, ranked
With four James Bond movies under his belt, Pierce Brosnan's place in film history is already secure. The 72-year-old Irishman played the suave 007 four times, including "GoldenEye" (1995), "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) and "Die Another Day" (2002). But beyond that shaken-not-stirred world of spy action and sexual tension, the County Louth native has proven to be a varied actor, from disaster flicks ("Dante's Peak") to political thrillers ("The Thomas Crown Affair") to dark comedies ("The Matador") to splashy song-and-dance spectacles (the "Mamma Mia" franchise), shiftily using his considerable charisma and movie-star looks to seduce, scare or subdue. And it doesn't seem like the star is slowing down anytime soon. This year alone saw him play the patriarch of a London crime family in the Paramount Plus show "MobLand" opposite Helen Mirren; a law-abiding Western sheriff in "Unholy Trinity" opposite Samuel L. Jackson; a spy boss in Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag" with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender; and Pontius Pilate himself in the Christian animated flick "King of Kings." With his IMDb page seemingly ever-growing, we ranked the seven best Pierce Brosnan movies. One of the latest entries on Brosnan's decades-spanning filmography is this 2025 Steven Soderbergh-directed espionage thriller, starring Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Regé-Jean Page, Tom Burke and Marisa Abele as MI6 operatives all questioning each other's varying degrees of loyalty. Brosnan has a relatively small but vital part in the acclaimed spy drama (which has a cool 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising its sleek design, dry wit and megawatt performers) as the spies' boss Arthur Stieglitz, bringing a good deal of mystery and menace to a role that smartly subverts the actor's own iconic spy screen lineage. Watch on Peacock now Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Two icons of Irish cinema, Brosnan and Liam Neeson, come together for this 2006 action Western that focuses on a bloody bounty hunt in post-Civil War America. Brosnan plays Gideon, a former Union officer who finds himself the prey of a vengeful manhunt led by a Confederate colonel, Carver (Neeson), trying desperately to survive in the snowy Ruby Mountains whilst on the run. Though the film as a whole didn't wow critics (the "brutal, slow-moving drama" has a 56% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes), Brosnan's individual performance was praised: "Neeson is all 'true grit', but Brosnan has the meatier role—practically doubled over with guilt," writes Stella Papamichael for the BBC, while The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw proclaims "the cunning, resourceful, ruthlessly violent Brosnan gives his best performance for a long time." Rent/buy on Amazon or Apple Based on the 2001 novel "Gun Monkeys" by Victor Gischler, this 2023 action thriller sees Brosnan play the titular Charlie Swift (fast Charlie, get it?), a fixer-slash-hitman for Orlando-based mob boss Stan Mullen (James Caan) whose dangerous 9-to-5 gets even more precarious when a rival mobster from Miami puts a hit out on Stan and his crew. Charlie, the sole survivor of the attack, teams up with mob wife Marcie (Morena Baccarin) to exact revenge. "Thanks largely to Pierce Brosnan's charming work in the title role, 'Fast Charlie' is a slickly watchable thriller that engages despite its standard story," reads the critical consensus over on Rotten Tomatoes, where the crime drama boasts a healthy 83% approval rating. For the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper particularly praised the actor's "wry sense of humor," deployed in one of his "signature cool and economically effective performances," for elevating the hitman flick. Watch on Hulu now Though largely a dramatic actor, Brosnan held his own against a true comedy genius — the late, great Robin Williams — in the beloved, broad-humored 1993 classic "Mrs. Doubtfire," with Williams playing Daniel Hillard, a recently divorced voice actor who disguises himself as an elderly female housekeeper in order to spend time with his children. As Stu Dunmeyer, the suave hunky new love interest of Daniel's ex Miranda (Sally Field), Brosnan excellently played the humorless straight man part opposite Williams's comedic supernova, gamely remaining steady as Robin's improvs and Daniel's antics ("It was a drive-by fruiting!") whirled around him. Watch on Disney Plus now First and foremost, yes, this 2010 political thriller was directed by Roman Polanski and yes, we feel icky about it, too. But it does feature a standout performance by Brosnan, who plays Adam Lang, the former British Prime Minister who commissions a nameless ghost writer (Ewan McGregor) to complete his memoirs after the previous biographer died in a supposed drowning accident. As McGregor's character becomes enveloped in Lang's world, the former PM's dark and murky political dealings come to light. Benefitting from "stylish direction, a tense screenplay, and a strong central performance from Ewan McGregor," "The Ghost Writer" has an 84% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but Brosnan also deserves some individual kudos for the unsettling mercuriality and icy power he brings to his Tony Blair-esque character. Watch on Peacock now It's a bold move to try and step into the shoes of screen legend Steve McQueen; ditto Faye Dunaway. But both Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo did just that in the 1999 remake of the classic romantic heist flick "The Thomas Crown Affair." As the titular Thomas Crown — a billionaire thief who steals a painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and falls for the gorgeous insurance investigator (Russo) pursuing the criminal — Brosnan brings a relaxed sensuality and elegant confidence to the role, which is well-matched by his magnetic co-lead. It's an easy, enjoyable cat-and-mouse watch: "Sleek, stylish, and painlessly diverting, 'The Thomas Crown Affair' is a remake of uncommon charm," reads Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus. Watch on Tubi now This one's kind of a cheat, because honestly you can put any of Brosnan's Bond appearances high on the list (we're also partial to "Tomorrow Never Dies"), but "GoldenEye" was his first and a memorable introduction at that, showcasing the mix of physical power and personal charm that the Irishman would bring to one of film's most famous characters. Directed by Martin Campbell, the 1995 installment is widely considered Brosnan's best showing as the fictional MI6 agent, with Roger Ebert (for the Chicago Sun-Times) praising the actor's take as "somehow more sensitive, more vulnerable, more psychologically complete" than his predecessors. Ebert also noted that Brosnan brought more warmth to the usually "cold and dispassionate" agent: "Brosnan's Bond looks at home in the casinos of Monte Carlo, but he's more knowing, more aware of relationships." Rent/buy on Amazon
