Sir Trevor McDonald can be taking on as the large floating head in Channel 4’s reboot of the GamesMaster TV present.
Final month, we realized the identities of the three new hosts for the upcoming GamesMaster reboot. However the titular GamesMaster remained a thriller. There have been rumours that Patrick Stewart would play the role, however it has now been revealed to be a distinct knight of the realm: Sir Trevor McDonald.
Changing the late Sir Patrick Moore (who performed the function in its authentic six-year run), McDonald is becoming a member of Frankie Ward, Rab Florence, and Ty Logan. There nonetheless isn’t any footage of the present but so we don’t know what McDonald seems like as the large robotic head. Assumedly, his segments can be pre-recorded, as within the authentic present.
It’s additionally unknown whether or not the GamesMaster will fill the identical function he did in the course of the authentic present. Beforehand, the GamesMaster would offer gaming tricks to viewers. However on this trendy web age, the place there are numerous guides for the newest releases, the GamesMaster will possible want one thing new to speak about.
‘I’m delighted to be taking over this iconic function for a brand new era of viewers,’ stated McDonald in an announcement to Eurogamer. A newsreader and journalist, McDonald is finest identified for his profession as a information presenter at ITN and ITV’s present affairs programme Tonight With Trevor McDonald. He acquired a knighthood for his companies to journalism in 1999.
Whereas he retired in 2008, he has hosted a number of documentaries for ITV over the past 13 years. Solely final month, he introduced a special episode of Countdown, which was so in style that many are calling for him to be made the everlasting host.
A precise air date hasn’t been shared but, however the present will start later this 12 months. Episodes will go stay on E4’s YouTube channel first, earlier than being broadcast on the E4 tv channel.
The present will see ‘celebrities, gaming stars and tremendous followers’ compete in opposition to one another in varied gaming challenges with the intention to take residence the coveted Golden Joystick Trophy.
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