Considering Bond is essentially going to need a complete reboot at this stage, I can't see them wanting to use Cleese any more than they'd use a CGI Desmond Llewelyn...
On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 8:31 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Cleese hasn’t been part of the Bond franchise in over 20 years, and > Dench’s M was killed off eight years ago. > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 9:01 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> "007's Road to a Million," to be filmed in many of the same locations as >> classic Bond films, will stream worldwide on Prime Video later this >> year--the former Logan Roy will play "The Controller," a Bond-villain type >> who will direct and misdirect teams of two as they take on missions to win >> $1.2M US: >> >> >> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/succession-brian-cox-james-bond-game-show-007s-road-to-a-million-amazon-1235400098/ >> >> It had been assumed that despite the obvious pressure of the new owners >> of MGM, who want that sweet IP on Prime Video and Freevee, Bond franchise >> controllers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson would turn down any >> television offers as they have ever since the animated "James Bond Jr." >> series bombed 25 years ago (it aired in syndication and on Cartoon Network >> in the US). Obviously, Amazon made an offer that they (and Cox) couldn't >> refuse. I will be curious if any of the current Bond supporting cast, >> including John Cleese and Dame Judi Dench, will appear in the series. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/00ccf083-7fd0-461f-a781-35612fccb515n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/00ccf083-7fd0-461f-a781-35612fccb515n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CcvBi1dYRoDkdvxncGcv%2BRzDd7QNu27%3D1Q71xzchssTg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CcvBi1dYRoDkdvxncGcv%2BRzDd7QNu27%3D1Q71xzchssTg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGCjP_h04rYtwtbEhSWz0akfEGnq_jCStc7FP9HPbgdrMw%40mail.gmail.com.
