Highlights
- Brian Cox thought he was signing up for a James Bond movie, however it turned out to be a actuality competitors present known as 007: Street to a Million.
- Regardless of the preliminary disappointment, Cox loved engaged on the present and had enjoyable bossing folks round as “The Controller”.
- Whereas Cox did not get to play a James Bond villain, he nonetheless ended up on a mission he felt enthusiastic about and inspired followers to observe the present.
Brian Cox, greatest recognized for his position in HBO’s Succession, hosts 007: Street to a Million. Nevertheless, how he ended up within the place is an intriguing story.
007: Street to a Million is a James Bond-themed actuality competitors present by Amazon Prime. The present options 9 pairs of contestants who’re common on a regular basis folks touring the world and competing in James Bond-esque challenges. Because the title suggests, the winners get a money prize of one million {dollars}. Cox performs “The Controller,” the mastermind sending the contestants on their quests.
In an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Cox revealed that he didn’t understand what he was signing up for. Cox instructed Fallon that he thought he was signing as much as be within the new James Bond movie. “So I mentioned, ‘Oh, lastly they’re getting me in a James Bond film,” he continued. “I assumed, ‘Sure, in fact!’, ‘Don’t even present me a script.’” It didn’t take lengthy for Cox to appreciate that it was not a James Bond film. “There was no script, no it was a actuality present.”
Cox additionally acknowledged that he has at all times needed to be in a Bond movie. “For years, I assumed, ‘Yeah, I’d like to be a James Bond villain’. It could be actually fascinating. And I assumed this was my second, however it wasn’t.” Though it wasn’t what he thought it was, Cox mentioned he nonetheless loved engaged on the present. “It was enjoyable,” Cox mentioned. “You understand, I really like bossing folks round, in order that’s what I did.” Cox additionally mentioned there have been some touching moments within the present, saying that one couple “discovered a brand new relationship of their marriage as a result of all of a sudden they have been capable of belief each other after so a few years.”
Though Cox didn’t get to play the James Bond villain position that he needed, he nonetheless ended up on a mission that he felt enthusiastic about. Within the interview, Cox mentioned, “It is a actually good present,” and urged folks to observe it.
Hopefully, followers benefit from the present as a lot as Cox did as a result of the subsequent James Bond movie may take a very long time to be produced. Producer Barbara Broccoli mentioned they aren’t near naming a successor to Daniel Craig’s portrayal of 007.
007: Street to a Million is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
