Merge 104.8 | 10 August 2020
Sean Connery has been voted as the best ever James Bond. He saw off competition from stars including Daniel Craig, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan in the online poll. Sean Connery played 007 in Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever.
Simon Cowell has spoken out after being rushed to hospital with a broken back. He crashed his electric bike at the weekend and underwent six hours of surgery where he “narrowly avoided paralysis”. He posted on Twitter “If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time”. In a separate post, he sent his gratitude to the doctors and nurses who treated him. His back was broken in several places after falling flat on his back. Doctors say the impact missed his spinal cord by about a centimetre.
John Wick 5 has been confirmed even though John Wick 4 isn’t out yet. John Wick 4 with Keanu Reeves has now been delayed for one year due to the pandemic and is now due out in 2022. Movie bosses say they are hoping to shoot both movies back to back when Keanu becomes available early next year. At the moment John Wick 5 doesn’t have a release date.