On Thursday, Amazon MGM Studios — which owns the long-running James Bond franchise — announced the studio would be taking over creative control of the series. The franchise has been creatively managed by the children of “007” producer Albert R.

Who will be the next James Bond? Over on X, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos posed the question to his 6 million followers: “Who’d you pick as the next Bond?” Popular answers included a few names that have been bandied about for years,

The James Bond franchise’s longtime casting director is quitting after a storied career working on 13 of the iconic films. Debbie McWilliams told ScreenDaily she was throwing in the towel just after the franchise rights were sold to Amazon—adding that the company’s filmmaking history “does not fill me with any great enthusiasm.

Amazon being what it is and the Bond franchise being what it is, there’s no way Amazon won’t milk this thing for what it’s worth, capitalizing on every last aspect of the spy series until we’re clamoring to get away from Young Bond or Bond: The Early Years or Bond X Reacher.

In a new interview, Timothy Dalton, who played the infamous agent in “The Living Daylights” (1987) and “License to Kill” (1989), reacted to the news that Amazon MGM Studios gained creative control over the film franchise after producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson announced they would be taking a step back.

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A big piece of that is because James Bond has been shepherded by a very exclusive group of people since he hit the screen. Albert Broccoli, one of the co-founders of Bond productions company Eon Productions,

In a huge shakeup for the James Bond series, Amazon will take creative control as longtime producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli step back.

Last week was filled with casting and filming updates from major releases, including a report on when Dune: Messiah will kick off production. Not only is Denis Villeneuve returning to the sands of Arrakis in the coming months,

A movie star from classic James Bond films warned that the series' acquisition by Amazon MGM may bring changes to the long-running franchise.

Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will remain co-owners in a new joint venture with Amazon MGM that hands over the creative reins and control of all future production to the Jeff Bezos-founded company.