Brian Cox lands new ‘villain’ role in ‘James Bond’-inspired competition show


Brian Cox still has some work to do.

The “Succession” star plays the “tormentor” once again in a new reality competition series inspired by James Bond, titled “007’s Road to a Million,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“I got to see how ordinary people would cope with being on a James Bond adventure,” Cox, 76, said about his new role, according to the outlet.

Cox will host as “The Controller” – a k a the emcee – who decides the future of contestants on the new Amazon Studios game show.

The series features two-person teams competing to win $1.2 million, shot in locations that are relevant to James Bond, such as the Scottish Highlands, Jamaica and Venice, Italy.

“As they travel the world to some of the most iconic Bond locations, it gets more intense and nail-biting,” Cox continued. “I enjoyed my role as both villain and tormentor, with license to put the hopeful participants through the mangle.”

The Post reached out to reps for Cox for further comment.

The new competition show will air later this year on Amazon Prime Video, according to reports.
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The show 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 – in the fourth and final season of HBO’s hit drama, “Succession.”

The Scottish actor played Logan Roy, the irascible patriarch of a global media dynasty whose children compete to take over the family business.

The series is so popular that Roy’s death in the third episode of the season was memorialized with a real-life obituary in the Los Angeles Times the day after it aired.

While speaking to “Entertainment Tonight” last month, Cox agreed with series’ creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong that now is the right time for the Roy family’s story to come to a close.


Brian Cox has a new role in the Amazon show "007’s Road to a Million."
Cox has a new role in the Amazon Prime game show “007’s Road to a Million.”
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“I think we’ve, you know, got to the point where the show has reached its natural closure,” he told the outlet.

“Jesse won’t let anything go on further than it needs to,” Cox continued. “A lot of shows outstay their welcome, and I think our show is perfect, and neat, in the way it is.”

In addition to “007’s Road to a Million,” Cox will star in a new coming-of-age film for Paramount+ called “Little Wing,” according to Deadline.

The finale of “Succession” will air in May.



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