The Bond movie franchise urgently needs updating, but the world still craves a bureaucrat-busting daredevil to get the job done.
Who cares about the next James Bond ? Well, news organisations seem to think we do. Their sites tell us breathlessly that we can expect a decision any day now.
There’s even a chance that the name will have emerged between my writing this and the date it is published, a few days later. And yet, when was the last time you had a conversation with anyone who seemed to care?
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Reports that the star – the most high-profile of the final five contenders – has been offered favourable contract terms hint that Amazon MGM may want him as its first 007
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Barbara Broccoli is succeeding David Puttnam in the role in February.
The field is narrow, and the look weirdly uniform. But the screen’s favourite spy may yet surprise us.
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The fiercely contested race for the next face of the James Bond franchise is heating up, with three actors reportedly being added to the mix.
