Changing the Guardian for 007 while Amazon is creatively controlled by James Bond franchise
In a major earthquake for the film industry, Amazon MGM Studios said he would be creatively controlled on Thursday by the franchise James Bond from long -lasting producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
The agreement comes due to the increasing speculation about the fate of one of the world’s most popular franchises, after the Wall Street Journal report said in December that the conflict between the Broccoli family and the giant of the e-commerce had put Bond’s future on the break.
The last movie Bond, No time to diewho raised almost $ 800 million in the global cash register, released in 2021, and was Daniel Craig’s last appearance in the role.
Since then, the franchise is in search of a new actor who would play Bond, and there was no announcement regarding the time tape of the next movie.
In 2022, Amazon bought Bond’s parent’s studio, MGM, as part of his media, who gave the real distribution of a long -term action franchise, but not creative control.
The deal with MGM strengthened the progress of the technological giant in the media work, as he included a huge catalog with more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows, helping him get more soil with streaming rival Netflix and Disney+.
Possible spread outside the movies
According to the conditions of joint investment on Thursday, all parties would remain co -owners of the right -wing franchise of intellectual property, but Amazon MGM would have creative control.
This would give technological giant much more freedom in their approach to the series, because fans are waiting for the movie 26. Bond and discovering who will bring an iconic Tuxedo after Craig’s 2021 exit.
Happy Valley Actor James Norton, Divergent the star Theo James and Blows Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is among those with the biggest chances of playing Suave Save, according to Ladbrokes betting website, although fans have speculated and heavy weights, including Idris Elba and Henry Cavill.
“We are honored to continue this precious heritage and look forward to that in the next phase of the legendary 007 we will be for the audience around the world,” said Mike Hopkins, Head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios.
The announcement on Thursday also means that for the first time in more than half a century of bonds, Brokoli will not green illuminate the next movie 007 or choose to inherit your TUX. Amazon MGM also predicts the expansion of the franchise outside the movie.
Inspired by the Ian Fleming novels, the Bond franchise lasted for over 60 years, collecting more than $ 7 billion in the global cash register, making it one of the most successful ever.
All the time, big creative decisions, including who becomes Bond, have remained in the family through huge changes in business, including new corporate superhumans.
“With my career in 007, which stretched for almost 60 incredible years, I deviate from the production of James Bond films to focus on art and charity projects. Therefore, Barbara and I agree that it is time for our reliable partner, Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon MGM Studios, James run James bonds to the future, “Wilson said.
Wilson and Broccoli have been half -brother who have been franchise guards since 1995.
