“I thought this was my moment”
British actor Brian Cox has made a startling confession on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
The 77-year-old was recently offered a role on the new reality TV show 007: Road to a Million in which contestants compete in Bond-inspired challenges for a cash prize.
Brian Cox however thought a much bigger career milestone had landed at this feet…
Brian Cox at the “007: Road To A Million” Premiere (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)“I thought it was the new James Bond film.
So I said, ‘Oh, finally they’re getting me in a James Bond movie’. I thought, ‘Yes, of course!'”
A real Cox up!
Unfortunately for Brian Cox, and the film-loving public, he quickly learned that “there was no script and there was no James Bond movie.”
He added:
“For years, I thought, you know I would love to be in James Bond. It would be really interesting. And I thought this was my moment, but it wasn’t.”
He’s instead taking part as the game controller of Amazon Prime’s latest reality series 007: Road to a Million.
Nine pairs of average joes will channel their inner Bonds, competing in 007 style challenges for a big money prize. Unfortunately we won’t be seeing Brian Cox with a shaken not stirred martini any time soon.
007: Road to a Million is available to stream on Amazon Prime from 10 November. The early reviews for the show say the ‘scene-chewingly villainous’ Brian Cox is the best thing about it.
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