Succession star Brian Cox will star because the villain in a brand new James Bond-themed actuality present.

The 76-year-old Scottish actor will play The Controller - described because the "enigmatic and mysterious character" answerable for the destiny of these collaborating within the new Amazon Prime Video present.

Titled 007's Road To A Million, the unscripted collection will see contestants competing in groups of two to win a prize of as much as £1m.

Filmed in places related to the Bond franchise together with the Scottish Highlands, Venice and Jamaica, contestants should accurately reply questions hidden within the completely different places world wide to advance to the subsequent problem.

Cox is greatest recognized for taking part in sweary media mogul Logan Roy within the hit present Succession, which is presently airing its fourth and closing season on Sky Atlantic.

Cox has beforehand praised the present's British creator, Jesse Armstrong, for his willingness to finish Succession "at its height" and never wait till "it goes past its sell-by date," which he has mentioned is an issue with many American TV exhibits.

The closing episode of Succession will air in May. A stunning twist in episode three of the fourth collection has already surprised followers.

Sharing a number of the character traits of the Waystar RoyCo founder, The Controller is described as extremely rich, "villainous and cultured" and a person who "revels in the increasingly difficult journeys and questions the contestants must overcome".

Speaking about his new position, Cox mentioned: "I acquired to see how unusual folks would deal with being on a James Bond journey.

"As they travel the world to some of the most iconic Bond locations, it gets more intense and nail-biting.

"I loved my position as each villain and tormentor, with licence to place the hopeful individuals via the mangle."

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007's Road To A Million is a collaboration between a number of companies including Amazon Studios and the producers of the Bond films, Eon.

Last year Amazon purchased MGM Studios, which distributes Bond, for $8.45bn (£6.79bn).

The present will launch on Prime Video in additional than 240 nations and territories later this 12 months.

Content Source: information.sky.com