Clarkson Responds To Grand Tour Axe Claims
Yesterday, The Daily Mail claimed the the future of The Grand Tour was in doubt. “There is nothing to suggest they are going to do another one [series]. No one has signed anything and employees are wondering where everyone will go once filming wraps,” the tabloid’s insider source claimed, suggesting that the motoring show wouldn’t live beyond the initial three-series deal signed with Amazon Prime. It didn’t take host Jeremy Clarkson long to respond.
Replying to a fan on Twitter about the claims, the 57-year-old said “Don’t believe the f—king [Daily] Mail,” followed by a pair of Tweets to his 7.2 million followers that read: “So sad to hear Geordie Gregg [sic] is about to be fired as editor of the Mail on Sunday. I always rather liked him….Sorry Geordie. I may have published something which is horse sh-t. Annoying, isn’t it.” Ouch.
Speaking to the Mail at the weekend, Grand Tour producer Andy Wilman simply said: “We are focusing on series three at the moment.” A TGT spokesperson meanwhile told The Mirror: “The team have only just finished series two and have not begun filming series three yet - so it’s too soon for any decisions to have been made.”
Reporting on the Mail’s story, Jalopnik wasn’t able to receive comment from Amazon itself, but a source from the firm “indicated that this rumor might be baseless,” the publication said.
Series two of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s Top Gear follow-up ended last month, and the third series should debut around November - December 2018.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Anyone else picturing Geordie Gregg as a bloke from Newcastle named Greg?
Na, I see him more as a 6.5 muscular African man named Moses or “Big Mo”
Next thing you know the mail might say that Jeremy punched chris evans on the set of The Grand Tour and that Chris harris is actually Richard Hammond and that Matt LeBlanc is a cold steak
This is the poor state of tabloid journalism today, utterly pathetic.
That was always the point of tabloids, being horsecrap, baseless accusation, flashy titles etc - aimed at shallow minded, impulsive people
today ? that’s always been tabloid journalism. The sad thing is the regular media is turning into this too
or it could be the cover-up of some spy misson……
no i havent too much kingsman
I dunno about that last one, judging by the way he reads a script matt leblanc may very well be just a cold steak with some white af teeth
I guess that’s one way to build hype for the next season
true as Jeremy help put 11 per cent tv increase, so he did as amazon when from 3.8 million UK subscriber to 4.3 million job done.
despite puting out world class work, is anyone really that bother about Top Gear season 25 it feel like after the lord mayor show Matt.
Clarkson is at his best when he hates on someone, not it the Daily fail matt car shows are back bady yea to quote Jalopnik Kristin Lee.
So far I think the new series of top gear is some of the best ever produced. I can’t stand the grand tour. My opinion some will agree some won’t.
Bollocks
To be fair, the Daily Mail these days only panders to the mentally challenged because of how sh*tty their content has become.
So,it’s going to be more than 3 series.
does that mean he’s coming on then?
See that? I told you before. Don’t trust tabloids, ever.