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Snake Eyes star Henry Golding has weighed in on whether he'd be interested in playing James Bond. Golding is often mentioned by fans as a potential contender to succeed Daniel Craig as the MI6 spy.

Golding has lined up an impressive string of credits that make him a solid candidate for the role, having tackled the necessary action scene experience in projects likeSnake Eyes and Assassin Club. The British actor has even explored the world of clandestine spy operations with his 2024 movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a World War II action epic about a black ops spy mission to sabotage the Nazis during World War II.

Henry Golding Encourages James Bond Producers to 'Sign [Him] Up'

Golding told The Radio Times this week that he'd be excited about the possibility of playing Bond. After encouraging the Bond producers to "sign [him] up" for the role, Golding spoke about what it's like...

Denise Alexander, who performed in thousands of radio episodes and on The Twilight Zone as a youngster before starring in two long stints as Dr. Lesley Webber on General Hospital, has died. She was 85.

Alexander died March 5 of natural causes at the home of a nephew in Boulder, Colorado, her stepson, Anthony Colla, told The Hollywood Reporter.

The daughter of a talent agent, Alexander had spent more than six years playing Susan Hunter Martin on NBC’s Days of Our Lives — she began in 1966 while in college — when G.H. producers at ABC heard that her contract had lapsed and began an “offer you can’t refuse situation,” she recalled in a 2010 interview for the website I Love Soaps.

She moved to Port Charles as Dr. Lesley Williams in March 1973, and over the next 11 years, her tough yet compassionate character would twice marry Dr. Rick Webber (Michael Gregory and then...

The world of James Bond was definitely shaken, not stirred when Barbara Broccoli announced the sale of the vaunted franchise to Amazon for a reported $1 billion. The move signals a major change in direction for 007, though what that will look like is anyone's guess at this point. Star Daniel Craig officially bowed out after 2021's No Time to Die, leaving an honorable legacy behind, along with open questions about where the franchise might go next. That answer, it seems, is now in Amazon's hands.

Response to the news has been heavily mixed, to say the least. While most observers agree that Bond could use some fresh energy after six decades, Amazon feels like the wrong fit for James Bond for a number of reasons. Corporate IP owners have had an exceedingly poor track record of late when it comes to handling properties of such size and scope. In addition, 007 has...

Three of the James Bond movies were remakes of previous Bond films, and these remakes include some of the absolute best (and absolute worst) of 007s on-screen adventures. Remaking past Bond movies might start becoming more common in the next couple of iterations of the franchise, because the producers have just about run out of Ian Fleming stories to adapt. Since very few of the Bond movies have actually stuck to the source material that gave them their titles, the next incarnation of the Bond series could see Eon going back and adapting Flemings novels more faithfully.

But Eon (and other producers) have been readapting Flemings works since long before they ran out of new ones to turn into movies. Casino Royale the very first Bond novel has been adapted for the screen a grand total of three times, and each version has been vastly different than the last. When...

All it took was three words; "Bond. James Bond," and movie-going audiences were hooked. When Sean Connery debuted as Ian Fleming's fictional MI6 agent in 1962's Dr. No, no one knew what to expect. With Fleming's ingenious creation already having been adapted to television once before in 1954 to an uninspired reception, the one thing no one was seriously expecting was a giant hit. They were wrong.

James Bond proved to be such a massive success that the character is still going strong over sixty years later, with no less than eight actors bringing the role to life in various projects. Every fan has their favorite iteration of England's most famous secret agent, but if you require a refresher on which talented actors have been tasked with protecting "Queen (now King) and country," this list will provide exactly that.

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Maxie Solters, a writer, producer, actor and third-generation Hollywood publicist, has died. She was 37.

Maxie died unexpectedly on Thursday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. A cause of death was not immediately available.

She joined Scoop Marketing in 2012, continuing the family’s legacy from her father Larry Solters and late grandfather Lee Solters. During her time at the agency, Maxie worked with such clients as The Kia Forum, the Hollywood Bowl and Music Forward, among others.

“A vibrant and invaluable member of the Scoop Marketing team, Maxie brought a unique blend of creativity, passion, and expertise to her work,” the company shared in a statement, adding: “Her infectious enthusiasm, positivity, innovative ideas, and unwavering dedication made her an inspiration to all who knew her.”

Born March 22, 1987 in Sherman Oaks, Maxie studied theatre at the University of Southern California before going on to work in film and television casting.

Darryl Hickman, a child actor in Leave Her to Heaven and The Grapes of Wrath, died at 92 on Wednesday, May 22, his family said. No cause was given.

Hickman appeared in more than 40 films, having been a contract player at Paramount and MGM.

He portrayed the youngest member of the Joad family, Winfield, in John Ford’s 1940 adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath, as well as a role as the younger version of Van Heflin’s character in the 1946 noir, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers.

In 1945’s Leave Her to Heaven, Hickman played Danny, younger brother to Cornel Wilde’s Richard. Danny was disabled by polio and when he comes to live with Richard and his wife, Ellen (Gene Tierney). He drowns by Ellen’s hand in the middle of a lake due to jealousy of Richard’s affection for the boy.

In 1951, he briefly retired from acting to enter a monastery,...

Darryl Hickman, who appeared in such films as The Grapes of Wrath and Leave Her to Heaven as a youngster before becoming a CBS executive in charge of daytime drama and an actor once more, has died. He was 92.

Hickman, who lived in Montecito, died Wednesday, his family announced.

He was the older brother (by three years) of the late Dwayne Hickman, who starred on the 1959-63 CBS comedy The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Darryl appeared with his brother in Captain Eddie (1945) — he played famed fighter pilot Eddie Rickenbacker as a boy — and on three first-season episodes of Dobie as older brother Davey, who came home from college.

In 1951, after appearances in more than 40 movies, Hickman — who had been a contract player at Paramount and MGM — became disillusioned with the business and entered a monastery, though he was back in show business before long.

Hickman had made his first...

Casino Royale has been adapted multiple times, with various film and TV versions changing up the story with their own unique twists. The 1954 TV adaptation marked James Bond's first appearance on screen, creating a legacy that would continue for 70 years. The 1967 spoof version of Casino Royale was a hit at the box office, despite receiving poor critical reception for its bizarre take on the spy genre.

As one of the largest franchises in history, it’s unsurprising that James Bond has seen three screen adaptations of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale. James Bond has seen eight actors portray 007 in the movies, with the reimaginings of the mysterious spy also coming with multiple remakes of Ian Fleming’s original novel. While Daniel Craig’s 2006 franchise film gets all the glory, Ian Fleming’s first James Bond story, Casino Royale, has also been adapted a few times outside of Eon Production’s series.

The James Bond franchise has been such a popular saga that audiences have now come to expect a new entry in the series every few years. While being inundated with reboots, sequels, and superhero movies are bound to cause fatigue among moviegoers who would rather see original projects, the Bond franchise has continuously reinvent itself by placing new actors in the role of Ian Fleming’s signature super spy. Although longtime fans of the series would debate which actor’s performance best embodies the characters, it was certainly the success of Sean Connery’s performance in Dr. No that helped launch the franchise on its current trajectory. While Dr. No was the first theatrically released film in the series, the first James Bond adaptation was on the forgotten anthology series Climax! And the TV series focused on the pivotal story of Casino Royale: James Bond's origin story.

The James Bond franchise has had multiple actors playing 007 in various adaptations, including TV, radio, and movies. Lesser-known actors like Barry Nelson, Bob Holness, and Bob Simmons have all portrayed James Bond at some point. The 1967 version of Casino Royale featured multiple versions of James Bond, including one played by Ursula Andress, showcasing her versatility as both a Bond girl and a spy.

Though six actors are famous for playing the martini-drinking secret agent, multiple actors have portrayed 007 in TV, radio, and movie adaptations of James Bond. The James Bond franchise has been a staple of the spy genre since author Ian Fleming released the first 007 book, Casino Royale, in 1953. In 1961, Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Salzman formed Eon Productions and began creating almost exclusively James Bond films. In Eon’s time producing the movies, James Bond has become one of the movie franchises with the most recast characters...

Joan Evans, an actress who was the goddaughter of Joan Crawford, died Oct. 21 in Henderson, Nevada, according to her son, John Weatherly. No cause was given.

During her career, she worked with the likes of Farley Granger, Audie Murphy, Irene Dunne, and Esther Williams, among many others.

Among her film roles were parts in On the Loose (1951), It Grows on Trees (1952); and Skirts Ahoy! (1952).

She signed her first film contract in 1948 at age 14 to work with producer Samuel Goldwyn.

While doing reshoots, she was accidentally shot in the arm by Farley Granger. His gun discharged and she need emergency surgery and hospitalilzation.

Evans later appeared in such films as The Outcast (1954), A Strange Adventure (1956), The Flying Fontaines (1959) and The Walking Target (1960), and on TV shows including Climax!, The Millionaire, Cheyenne, 77 Sunset Strip, Wagon Train, Zorro, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Tall Man and Laramie.

She stopped acting in the...

Joan Evans, the daughter of screenwriters and goddaughter of Joan Crawford, who starred opposite Farley Granger in her first three films and with Audie Murphy in a pair of Westerns, has died. She was 89.

Evans died Oct. 21 in Henderson, Nevada, her son, John Weatherly, told The Hollywood Reporter.

She also toplined the Charles Lederer-directed On the Loose (1951), playing a suicidal teenager in the drama written by her parents, Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert; portrayed Irene Dunne’s daughter in the fantasy It Grows on Trees (1952); and enlisted in the U.S. Navy with Esther Williams in the musical comedy Skirts Ahoy! (1952).

Evans played the love interest of Granger’s character in the title role of Roseanna McCoy (1949), a drama loosely based on the family feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. The two worked together again in the 1950 releases Our Very Own and Edge of Doom, a bleak film noir directed by Mark Robson.

Every artist needs to get their start somewhere, and many celebrated filmmakers began by working in the world of television. Today it is a lot more common to see filmmakers switch back and forth between the two mediums. Directors like David Lynch, Jean-Marc Vallée, and Park Chan-wook will happily dip their toes into the world of TV and then go back to movies. However, before the era of streaming and prestige TV, these directors used their TV credits to break into film.

Many directors who broke out in the '60s and '70s got their start on TV, as it was becoming an exciting medium to test out new talent. Sadly, this group does not include many women, as they were being gate kept from the directors' chair for decades, and mobility between the mediums was much harder for them to achieve. While these filmmakers would go on to...

Lori Nelson, the 1950s starlet who was kidnapped by an amphibious monster in Revenge of the Creature and portrayed Barbara Stanwyck’s younger daughter in Douglas Sirk’s All I Desire, has died. She was 87.

Nelson had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years and died Sunday at her home in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, her daughter Jennifer Mann said.

In Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) and Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955), Nelson played Rosie Kettle, one of the daughters of the characters played by Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride in the Universal series of films.

Nelson also made her mark in I Died a Thousand Times (1955), a remake of the Humphrey Bogart classic High Sierra in which she portrayed the club-footed love interest of Jack Palance’s crook; Pardners (1956), working opposite Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in their penultimate film together...