Thursday, August 18, 2005
BROSNAN OUT AS BOND, RAPPER FAT JOE IN AS NEW BRITISH SUPERSPY
Rotund rapper Fat Joe was named as the new James Bond today, replacing four-timer Pierce Brosnan. The producers of the Bond franchise said they were thrilled to sign the rapidly rising rap reconteur to a seven-picture $220million deal, the highest in British superspy film history.
To capitalize on the intense buzz over the first black Bond, the release of the next film -- "Tomorrow Never All Dat" -- is being moved up in time for Christmas 2006, and the new soundtrack single composed by Burt Bacharach -- "Suck My Goldfinga, Bitch" -- is due in stores this fall.
