Secret agent James Bond is one of the most popular movie characters and now they are going to release a series that has all the flavor of this saga.
What series are we talking about? The answer is citadel, Amazon Prime Video’s James Bond-esque spy action show created by directors Joe and Anthony Russo. They are responsible for movies like The Invisible Agent (2022), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
Now, in a recent interview with TF, the directors revealed interesting details about the series.
“It’s an accurate way of talking about it, without a doubt. I mean, we loved James Bond growing up.”
“We’re huge Bond fans, but our job is to try to take what we love about these kinds of genres and movies that have influenced us and find ways to bring them to spaces and places that surprise us. Our job as storytellers is not to bring you another version of Agent 007.”
“Our job as storytellers is to bring them a new experience that excites and surprises them. So we hope to reach that goal. We’ll see”.
“We certainly thought of it as spy verse. That’s the approach we take.” they concluded.
Citadel Amazon Prime Video series
What is this new series about?
Will it look like the James Bond movies? The story centers on Citadel, which was an independent global spy agency that was tasked with keeping everyone safe. But 8 years ago it was destroyed by Manticore operatives, a powerful syndicate that manipulates the world from the shadows.
With the fall of the Citadel, elite agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) had their memories wiped. Since then they have created new lives and have remained hidden unaware of their past. Until one night, Mason is tracked down by his old Citadel colleague Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci), who desperately needs his help to stop Manticore from establishing a new world order. Mason searches for his ex-partner, Nadia, and the two spies embark on a mission that takes them across the globe in an effort to stop Manticore, while struggling with a relationship built on secrets, lies, and a dangerous but dangerous love. eternal.
Also featured in the series are Lesley Manville as Dahlia Archer, Osy Ikhile as Carter Spence, Ashleigh Cummings as Abby Conroy, Roland Møller as Anders Silje and Davik Silje, and Caoilinn Springall as Hendrix Conroy.
Citadel will debut exclusively on Prime Video on April 28, 2023.
While the James Bond saga is now on hiatus. Since they have finished the Daniel Craig stage and are looking for a new actor to give life to the most famous spy in cinema.
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