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Former James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli praises Amazon's hiring of Denis Villeneuve to direct the next 007 movie, calling him "a fantastic director"

The veteran Bond producer has high praise for the franchise's next director

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Amazon selects Harry Potter's David Heyman and Spider-Man's Amy Pascal to produce next Bond film

Amazon Studios has selected David Heyman and Amy Pascal to produce the next 'James Bond' film and the pair are "humbled" to make history as part of the fracnhise.

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Pierce Brosnan insists that the next James Bond must be British: 'That's a given...'

Pierce Brosnan has insisted that the next James Bond must be British after the '007' franchise was taken over by Amazon Studios.

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James Bond star Timothy Dalton ‘sad’ over Amazon taking creative control of 007

Former 'James Bond' star Timothy Dalton has said he is "sad" series producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are giving creative control of the series to Amazon MGM Studios.

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Ex-James Bond star Timothy Dalton weighs in on controversial Amazon takeover: ‘Good luck to them’

‘It’s sad that [Cubby Broccoli] is not with us anymore, that’s all I can say,’ said the actor

The Independent UK

James Bond is now controlled by Amazon – the franchise’s history holds clues to the future of 007

The Broccoli family have controlled the James Bond franchise ever since the films were launched by Albert “Cubby” Broccoli (and his partner Harry Saltzman) in 1962. Now, his daughter and stepson, long-serving producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, have announced that they have surrendered creative control to Amazon MGM…

The Conversation

Amazon's James Bond takeover sparks fan anxiety and fury: exciting new era or a fumble for 007?

Reactions range from despair to cautious optimism as the streaming giant takes creative reins from long-time stewards Broccoli and Wilson

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Barbara Broccoli 'upset' but 'resigned' to James Bond takeover

Barbara Broccoli has been described as "upset" but "resigned" to Amazon's takeover of the James Bond franchise with a source claiming the deal might not have happened if they'd found a "no-brainer" actor to take over from Daniel Craig.

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Amazon has taken control of Bond – and may have just killed him

STATE OF THE ARTS: Following years of rumoured tension between the historic custodians of the 007 franchise and their new corporate overlords at Amazon, Jeff Bezos’s company has assumed complete creative control of the franchise. It could be a fate worse than death, writes Adam White – and transform Bond…

The Independent UK

Daniel Craig reacts as Amazon takes full creative control of James Bond franchise

Amazon secured the rights to the iconic film series when it acquired MGM for $8.45 billion (£6.69 billion) in 2022, integrating it into its parent studio

Evening Standard

Daniel Craig expresses his ‘admiration’ following Amazon’s James Bond takeover

Craig has issued a statement after the Bond producers gave Amazon full creative control

The Independent UK

Amazon Takes Control Of James Bond For 'Next Phase Of The Legendary 007'

Amazon MGM Studios will take over creative control of the James Bond franchise from longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Mike Wilson.

International Business Times

Jeff Bezos asks followers who they’d cast as James Bond minutes after Amazon announces control of 007

It was announced earlier today that Amazon MGM has taken creative control of the 007 franchise

The Independent UK

The Bond Franchise Just Changed Forever

In an unprecedented move, creative control of the James Bond film series is now in a conglomeration's hands.

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TechRadar

Amazon MGM Studios acquires the license to thrill as its gains full creative control of the entire James Bond franchise in landmark deal

The entertainment industry has been left shaken and stirred by Amazon's acquisition of the 007 brand.

The Independent UK

James Bond producers give full creative control to Amazon after 60 years

Broccoli family dynasty has struck deal with Amazon MGM studios amid concerns over the franchise’s future

Evening Standard

Amazon to gain creative control of James Bond in joint venture deal

The move follows Amazon MGM acquiring the rights to distribute Bond movies in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Stars lead emotional tributes to Quincy Jones at Oscars Governors awards

Rashida Jones read the speech her father had drafted ahead of his honorary Oscar, while Richard Curtis called on the industry to ‘create a mechanism that helps change things’

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Broccoli And Wilson: Bond Producers Honored With Prestigious Award

Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, stewards of the Bond franchise, receive prestigious Thalberg Award for lifetime achievement in film production.

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Every Pierce Brosnan James Bond movie ranked, from worst to best

TechRadar runs the rule over Pierce Brosnan's mixed four-movie stint at MI6.

The Independent UK

Monty Norman: Composer behind James Bond’s signature music

The eternally popular theme, together with the now-famous shots of the gun barrel and 007 firing back, has accompanied every Bond film since ‘Dr No’

The Guardian - UK

Next Bond film will be ‘complete reinvention’ but won’t shoot for ‘at least two years’

Barbara Broccoli has revealed details about the future of the 007 franchise after the departure of Daniel Craig

Daily Mirror

Bond girl Caroline Munro still looks fabulous thanks to 'coffee, stress and chocolate'

Caroline, who played murderous, helicopter-flying Naomi opposite Roger Moore’s 007 in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me, is now 73

The Guardian - UK

James Brolin on building aeroplanes and wooing Barbra Streisand: ‘When I first saw her I went whoa!’

He’s US TV royalty, Barbra Streisand’s other half, and has some seriously impressive hobbies – but even at 81, the Lightyear star still suffers from ‘collywobbles’

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