Brian Cox lands new ‘villain’ function in ‘James Bond’-inspired competitors present
Brian Cox nonetheless has some work to do.
The “Succession” star performs the “tormentor” as soon as once more in a brand new actuality competitors collection impressed by James Bond, titled “007’s Street to a Million,” in keeping with the Hollywood Reporter.
“I received to see how peculiar individuals would address being on a James Bond journey,” Cox, 76, stated about his new function, in keeping with the outlet.
Cox will host as “The Controller” – a okay a the emcee – who decides the way forward for contestants on the brand new Amazon Studios sport present.
The collection options two-person groups competing to win $1.2 million, shot in places which are related to James Bond, such because the Scottish Highlands, Jamaica and Venice, Italy.
“As they journey the world to among the most iconic Bond places, it will get extra intense and nail-biting,” Cox continued. “I loved my function as each villain and tormentor, with license to place the hopeful contributors by means of the mangle.”
The Submit reached out to reps for Cox for additional remark.
The present will launch in late 2023 on Amazon’s Prime Video in collaboration with the James Bond franchise producers, EON Productions.
Cox is starring — or (spoiler alert!) starred – within the fourth and closing season of HBO’s hit drama, “Succession.”
The Scottish actor performed Logan Roy, the irascible patriarch of a world media dynasty whose kids compete to take over the household enterprise.
The collection is so fashionable that Roy’s demise within the third episode of the season was memorialized with a real-life obituary in the Los Angeles Times the day after it aired.
Whereas talking to “Entertainment Tonight” final month, Cox agreed with collection’ creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong that now’s the fitting time for the Roy household’s story to come back to an in depth.
“I believe we’ve, you understand, received to the purpose the place the present has reached its pure closure,” he instructed the outlet.
“Jesse gained’t let something go on additional than it must,” Cox continued. “A lot of reveals outstay their welcome, and I believe our present is ideal, and neat, in the way in which it’s.”
Along with “007’s Street to a Million,” Cox will star in a brand new coming-of-age movie for Paramount+ referred to as “Little Wing,” according to Deadline.
The finale of “Succession” will air in Might.