James Bond game show casts Succession’s Brian Cox as The Controller

Amazon’s new ringmaster is a… 007’s Road to a MillionAn Amazing RaceBrian Cox is the Scottish veteran actor best known recently for playing the media patriarch Logan Roy. Succession.

Cox is said to have been hired specifically for his Logan Roy-like energy in the role of “The Controller”. The Controller is a shadowy figure who presides over fates of the show’s contestants, and is seemingly equal parts Bond villain and equivalent of Bond’s spymaster, M.

“The Controller is villainous and cultured, and revels in the increasingly difficult journeys and questions the contestants must overcome,” says the press release. “He has millions of pounds to give away — up to £1M per couple — but he doesn’t make it easy. Whilst he lurks in the shadows, he is watching and controlling everything.” So, he’s rich, cruel, and a control freak. You got it.

“I enjoyed my role as both villain and tormentor, with license to put the hopeful participants through the mangle,” said Cox in a statement. The contestants were not told if Cox would make them play Boar On the Floor.

007’s Race to a MillionThe contestants compete as two-person teams in an adventure around the world that takes them to many Bond locations including Scotland Highlands, Venice and Jamaica.

The following are some alternatives to the word “Advantage”SuccessionThe current fourth season is drawing to an end. 007’s Race to a Million Cox will have the opportunity to take advantage of the popularity he’s gained from this show. It’s a perfect fit — not least because Logan Roy probably would make a great Bond villain. There’s even precedent to prove it. There’s even precedent to prove it. Tomorrow Never Dies, Jonathan Pryce played the antagonist Elliot Carver, a megalomaniac media baron allegedly based — like Logan Roy — on Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch.