Brian
Cox has his next villainous act after leaving his
character Logan Roy behind on Succession — the
Emmy-winning actor has boarded Amazon Studios’
unscripted competition series 007’s Road to a
Million.
The
British game show from 72 Films and MGM Alternative
will be done in collaboration with James Bond franchise
producers EON Productions and will launch later this
year exclusively on Prime Video worldwide.
Cox
is set to play “The Controller” on the game
show, which will be shot in famous James Bond locations
including the Scottish Highlands, Venice and Jamaica.
According to Amazon, Cox as a game show emcee will
be an “enigmatic character who controls the fate
of the contestants,” becoming both “villainous
and cultured” as contestants face increasingly
difficult journeys and challenges.
"
I got to see how ordinary people would cope with being
on a James Bond adventure. As they travel the world
to some of the most iconic Bond locations, it gets
more intense and nail-biting. I enjoyed my role as
both villain and tormentor, with license to put the
hopeful participants through the mangle,” Cox
said of his role in the Amazon reality series.
007’s
Road to a Million‘s format will see contestants
as part of two-person teams tested on intelligence,
endurance and heroism with an eye to winning $1.2
million.
Besides
conquering obstacles, contestants must correctly answer
questions hidden in the different locations worldwide
to advance to the next challenge.
Cox’s
film work ranges from X2: X-Men United and several
Jason Bourne movies to Churchill and Pixels, and he
just appeared in Matt Greene-Delanghe’s film
Skelly. Cox has also been cast opposite Edie Falco
and Lisa Kudrow in the ensemble comedy The Parenting
for New Line and Max.
And
Cox is set to return to the stage to play Johann Sebastian
Bach in the world premiere of The Score in Bath, U.K..
News
Brian
Cox Joins James Bond Reality Series ‘007’s
Road To A Million' - 24th April 2023
Succession
star Brian Cox is trading the cutthroat world of business
for the mysterious world of espionage and secret agents
in the new Prime Video series 007’s Road to a
Million.
As
confirmed by Amazon, Cox is joining the James Bond-inspired
unscripted reality competition show in the role of
The Controller. Described as an “enigmatic character
who controls the fate of the contestants,” The
Controller is a “villainous and cultured”
figure who revels “in the increasingly difficult
journeys and questions the contestants must overcome.”
The
show will see contestants divided into two-person
teams as they’re tested on intelligence, endurance,
and heroism on their mission to win £1 million
($1.2M). The teams are also faced with questions hidden
in different locations around the world that they
must answer correctly to move on to the next challenge.
“He
has millions of pounds to give away — up to £1M
per couple — but he doesn’t make it easy,”
the Amazon synopsis reads. “Whilst he lurks in
the shadows, he is watching and controlling everything.”
“I
got to see how ordinary people would cope with being
on a James Bond adventure,” said Cox, who is
best known for playing family patriarch Logan Roy
in HBO’s hit show Succession.
“As
they travel the world to some of the most iconic Bond
locations, it gets more intense and nail-biting,”
he added. “I enjoyed my role as both villain
and tormentor, with license to put the hopeful participants
through the mangle.”
The
series takes place in various locations across the
globe, many synonymous with James Bond, including
the Scottish Highlands (Skyfall), Venice (From Russia
With Love, Moonraker, and 2006’s Casino Royale),
and Jamaica (Live and Let Die).
007’s
Road to a Million comes from Amazon Studios, EON Productions,
72 Films, and MGM Alternative. It is scheduled to
premiere exclusively on Prime Video globally later
this year.
007’s
Road to a Million, TBA, Prime Video
News
Nikki
Bella Reveals How Scott Hall And Hulk Hogan Felt About
'Total Bellas' - 7th December 2022 (WrestlingINC)
Nikki
and Brie, the Bella Twins, were inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania 37 weekend as
part of the 2020 class. Despite debuting in an era
when women received very little time in WWE to showcase
their abilities onscreen, the Bellas were able to
stick around long enough to find much success in and
out of the ring. "Total Bellas" began in
late 2016 as a spinoff to the original "Total
Divas" — a show that both Nikki and Brie
were on originally; it is a reality series that follows
their lives and was around for six seasons, with the
last episode airing in 2021.
Appearing
on "Busted Open Radio," Nikki revealed how
Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan — inducted the same
year as part of the NWO — felt about Nikki and
Brie's "Total Bellas" show. "Scott
Hall was there and was saying all these amazing things,"
Bella said. "Hulk and all of them ... were talking
to us about the reality show, I was like, 'Wait, what?'
And they were like, 'Oh, we love us some Total Bellas'
... Brie and I just walked away that day like, 'Is
this real?' Like, the most respected people in this
industry pulled us aside and said all these amazing
things."
Besides
having their own reality show, both Nikki and Brie
have held the Divas Championship in WWE — with
Nikki owning the record for the longest Divas Championship
reign in WWE history. Nikki has also headlined the
only all-women's premium live event in WWE history,
failing to defeat Ronda Rousey for the "Raw"
Women's Championship at Evolution 2018.
Media
Man Australia - Reality TV in Australia and Globally
Reality
TV is simply not real, by Greg Tingle
Reality TV is simple not real.
Did
anyone seriously think a TV show referred to as "reality
TV" would be "real"?
When
has TV ever been real, well, other than the odd credible
documentary, but the fact remains that television
programming has directors, producer's, and a healthy
does of editing into the mix.
Reality
TV fans (or producers) may not want to believe what
you are about to read...
Fake
sweat was applied to one of the star's brows, in The
Block. Yes, that's right, fake sweat.
Couple's
on Temptation Island, were not real couples.
These
are just a few examples of this cheap to produce television,
television producers called reality TV.
Once
in a while reality TV becomes a little too real for
producers, and they don't like it.
Big
Brother fan's will remember "x" saying her
"x" was a criminal.
The
Jerry Springer Show, which is a talk show, with lots
of audience participation, will remember the case
where some guests appeared on his show (Ralf Panitz
and his ex-wife, Nancy Campbell-Panitz), and some
12 hours later that appearance sparked emotions, and
Nancy Campbell-Panitz was murdered (for real).
All
it took for Ralf Panitz to murder his ex-wife, Nancy
Campbell-Panitz, on the 24th July 2000, was years
of a bad relationship, and a heated discussion on
The Jerry Springer Show.
That
is not the first case, or the last case of Reality
TV running a mock, but it is the most infamous.
The
participants in 'There's Something About Miriam"
settled out of court with the producers, after being
mislead et al.
The
public has questioned the reality or this type of
television for decades.
Who
can remember Quiz Show? It was actually a game show,
but some may argue is was the predecessor to reality
television.
Then
again, reality is what we all choose to believe. For
the deep thinkers out there, if something exists,
it is in fact real, even if it has been spin doctored
all day.
Media
Man Australia has became aware of an Australian reality
TV show in the making that is as real as you are going
to get - H'it'! Ok, were are bias we admit, as we
have secured the role of judge, however, the talent
has real talent, and the producers, Brett Clements
and Peter Dodd's, are in touch with reality! (updated
as at April 2004 - no Australian TV networks have
picked up the show!)
Folks,
reality TV may not be real, but with the public telling
producers they want more reality, and less contrived
storylines, things are about to get a whole lot more
real, in the reality TV space - the real example of
reality oxymoron's!
*Media
Man Australia director, Greg Tingle, is available
for interviews on the subjects of:
If you would like an interview, be clear, and advise
what outlet you represent, when and where the interview
will be put into the public domain, and please be
understanding of time constraints and prior commitments.
Thank you.
Reality
TV sponsorship opportunities for companies and business
people in Sydney, Brisbane, Northern Queensland, Melbourne,
Perth, Hobart... with Media Man Australia and Entrepreneur$
- The Reality Show
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Entrepreneur$ will be aired on US TV this February
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