Peter Bart: James Bond Is Stirring Box Offices Again, But Franchise Might Have Lost Best Shot At Female Lead Decades Ago

Builders renovating a derelict restaurant started a fire by burning waste inside the building.

Vanessa Bryant shared behind-the-scenes photos from her shoot for a Super Bowl LVI spot. The wife of the late Kobe Bryant posted a series of images on her Instagram on Wednesday, showing her sitting in a car parked in front of a mural dedicated to Kobe and their daughter, Gianna — who both died in a helicopter crash in 2020.

has enraptured fans with its tongue-in-cheek yet action-packed take on life of an antihero who desperately wants to be liked. While John Cena’s titular egotistical hired assassin is at the center of James Gunn’s HBO Max series, it's the ensemble cast of quirky characters that really brings the story alive. Especially Freddie Stroma, who plays Peacemaker’s longtime, adoring friend, Vigilante, a sociopath who has no problem killing anyone who has done wrong -- or seen him out of costume.

John Mayer is putting his love for his late friend, Bob Saget, into a song. The 44-year-old musician was interviewed by his pal, Andy Cohen, for a Q&A connected to Mayer's Small Stage Series Concert for SiriusXM. In the discussion, Cohen asked Mayer about the loss of Saget, who died unexpectedly last month of accidental head trauma at the age of 65.

Foals have shared a new single today (February 10) – listen to ‘2am’ below.The song is the latest from their upcoming new album ‘Life Is Yours’ and is the follow-up to last year’s single, ‘Wake Me Up’.‘Wake Me Up’ landed at Number 12 in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021 list and was described as “the spiritual sequel to dancier moments like ‘My Number’ and ‘In Degrees’, but in truth it’s the fully realised disco infiltrator they’ve always threatened to write.”Speaking about their latest track, frontman Yannis Philippakis said, “Musically ‘2am’ is one of the poppiest songs we’ve ever written.“It’s about repetitive cycles of destructive behaviour, which I think lots of people can relate to, and certainly it’s an expression of something that I struggle with. There’s something cathartic about expressing that feeling to this upbeat music that’s got a sense of release and the hope of resolution.”You can listen to it here:A statement about Foals’ upcoming album, which is yet to receive a release date, said “the group started writing the album in their south London rehearsal space in the oppressive lockdown winter of 2020.”It added: “They very naturally gravitated towards writing songs with a zeal for escapism: propulsive energy, sun-kissed melodies and transportive lyrical themes, both in terms of time and space.

Pete Doherty has revealed that he’s planning to sign a prisoner he met at a Glasgow jail to his record label.The Libertines frontman met the prisoner while involved in a project that saw him playing to prisoners as part of a life-drawing class. Doherty would play guitar while the prisoners at Barlinnie Prison drew him.Speaking to Craig Charles on 6 Music, Doherty opened up about the experience saying: “It was nice, actually, to keep my clothes on. Because when they first said, ‘you’re going to do a still life at Barlinnie Prison for the still life class’, obviously the first thing you think of is a nude model.“So I went there with a bit of trepidation, thinking, ‘well, I’m not going to be able to say no because I’ll just look like I’m bricking it’.

She learned a lot. Mirai Nagasu has been out of the Celebrity Big Brother house for a few days, and looking back on her short time in the game, she’s proud to have represented her community as the first Asian American houseguest on this version of the long-running series.

Eve is embarking on the journey of a lifetime: motherhood!The 43-year-old just welcomed her first child, a son, with her husband Maximillion Cooper.The singer took to Instagram to announce the news on Thursday, February 10, where she revealed the name of their bundle of joy: Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper. She also announced that the little one was born on February 1, saying the feeling of welcoming a new life into this world is unlike anything she’s ever felt.“Our Beautiful boy was born Feb 1st 2022.

The subject of who might be the next James Bond has been the talk of social media for years.

Duran Duran have released ‘ANNIVERSARY’, another single from their forthcoming album ‘FUTURE PAST‘, which comes with an extravagant music video.The pop legends, who release their new album on Friday (October 22), have shared the Alison Jackson-directed, faux star-studded video for the single. In it we see Duran Duran perform as themselves – as well as opposite their younger incarnations – alongside lookalike stars including Elton John, Madonna, Stormzy, Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig and more.The video was shot over three days at the historic 11th century Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire.

Daniel Craig has shared some rather blunt advice for whoever succeeds him as James Bond.The actor recently made his final bow as the iconic spy in No Time To Die, with speculation now rife as to who will take over in the role.While the search for the next 007 is not set to begin until next year, as producer Barbara Broccoli recently told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Craig has been asked what advice he would give to the next star.“There’s a couple of things I’d say, but I mean, one is: don’t be shit,” Craig told Kevin Hart on the SiriusXM show Straight From The Hart.“I would say you’ve got to grab it and make it your own.

Prince William put on a dapper display in a James Bond-style suit at the Earthshot Awards on Sunday (17 October), but that’s not his only link with the super spy.The Duke of Cambridge made fans swoon as he stepped out in a clean cut emerald velvet jacket alongside his stunning wife Katte Middleton. William’s handsome appearance comes just weeks after attending the premiere of No Time To Die, where Daniel Craig turned heads in a pink velvet number.

James Bond after 15 years in the role. But now his predecessor Pierce Brosnan has given his fellow 007 a challenge.

Daniel Craig is offering up his best advice for the next 007.

James Bond star Daniel Craig has revealed he prefers going to gay bars to avoid getting into fights with "aggressive" men.

James Bond in No Time To Die, spoke about his preference on the podcast Lunch with Bruce, where he explained that he started going to gay bars when he was younger to avoid getting “in a punch-up” on a night out.“I’ve been going to gay bars for as long as I can remember,” Craig said. “One of the reasons: because I don’t get into fights in gay bars that often.”He added: “As a kid, because it was like… ‘I don’t want to end up [being] in a punch-up.’ And I did.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD FOR NO TIME TO DIE. Daniel Craig's fifth and final James Bond movie has been out in cinemas for almost two weeks now and 007 fans have been spotting No Time To Die's parallels to 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Daniel Craig that his time as James Bond is coming to a close.The actor stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, October 12, where he talked to the late night host about what it was like filming his final scene as 007 for No Time to Die.

Prince William made a surprise cameo on camera recently, giving fans a quick glimpse of home life in Kensington with the Cambridges.The Duke was visited by This Morning presenter Dermot O’Leary and radio DJ Clara Amfo, who will host William’s Earthshot Prize awards on Sunday.

Naman Ramachandran Universal release, James Bond title “No Time to Die,” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the second weekend in a row, but competition is waiting in the wings.

Daniel Craig is reflecting on his 15 years as James Bond.

Spoiler Warning: This story contains spoilers for Daniel Craig’s James Bond films, including “No Time to Die.”The James Bond franchise has remained one of the most consistently popular film series of all time ever since the 1962 release of “Dr. No.” And over the course of 20 films, consistency was largely the name of the game.While the times and actors changed, James Bond mostly stayed the same — a calm, cool, and collected superspy who traveled around the world fighting bad guys and flirting with beautiful women.

delayed more than a year due to COVID-19, and even though cinemas around the world have largely reopened, concerns over the pandemic have tripped up the movie’s box office performance relative to other Bond flicks.For instance, in 2015, “Spectre” opened to $70 million, while the 2012 hit “Skyfall” debuted at $88 million. The results indicate some resistance to return to the movies while the coronavirus is still spreading, according to United Artists Releasing, which distributes Bond movies for MGM.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThough Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond won’t be one for box office record books, “No Time to Die” easily took the top spot in North America.Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and co-starring Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch and Ralph Fiennes, the latest 007 adventure debuted to $56 million over the weekend — a result that would have been more dazzling had the film not cost $250 million to produce and at least another $100 million to promote.Despite opening slightly behind expectations, “No Time to Die” marks a positive step forward for the movie theater business, which has struggled to rebound from the pandemic.

Spanning almost 60 years and featuring 25 films, the James Bond franchise is one of the best known in cinema history.

Despite more optimistic hopesfrom analysts and theater owners that Daniel Craig’s final Bond film could perform similar to “Skyfall” ($88 million) or “Spectre” ($70 million), “No Time to Die” has still given cinemas plenty of reasons to celebrate. To start, MGM’s internal polling showed that 25% of the audience for “No Time to Die” were returning to theaters for the first time since the pandemic began, showing that the film is reaching out beyond the moviegoer base that has already been built in this post-shutdown period.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“No Time to Die,” the latest installment in the James Bond franchise, debuted to $56 million at the domestic box office, a result that fell somewhat short of expectations and signals that even one of the most storied brands in film history is still being forced to contend with a moviegoing landscape that has been dramatically altered by the pandemic.Heading into the weekend, “No Time to Die” was projected to make $60 million to $70 million in its first three days of release.

No Time to Die is a hit!

Though more optimistic hopes from analysts and theater owners that Daniel Craig’s final Bond film could perform similar to “Skyfall” ($88M) or “Spectre” ($70M) weren’t realized, “No Time to Die” has still given the box office something that it hasn’t had since the pandemic began: Overall domestic grosses are set to exceed $100 million for the second straight weekend. The last time the box office was drawing in consistent $100 million-plus overall totals was back in January 2020, when “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “Bad Boys For Life” were supporting audience turnout.

GENEROUS James Bond star Daniel Craig has given £10,000 to grieving dads on a charity walk. The actor, 53, is donating the money to Three Dads Walking — a 300-mile.

Actor Martin Compston has been given odds of 50/1 to become the next James Bond, joining fellow Scottish thespians including Richard Madden and Sam Heughan on a bookies’ list of potential names to fill the iconic role. Mr Compston, the Greenock-born Line of Duty star, has been given the quote by betting firm Skybet after being tipped by fans to take over from Daniel Craig.