Amazon has taken creative control of the James Bond franchise in a landmark deal reportedly worth over $1 billion. This means Amazon will be responsible for any and all content produced around the famous MI6 agent from this point forward.
Eon Productions, originally headed by the legendary Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, produced 25 Bond films, dating all the way back to the release of Dr. No in 1962. After Albert’s death in 1996, his daughter Barbara Broccoli and fellow producer Michael G. Wilson took ownership of the rights.
MGM distributed Bond films since 1981’s For Your Eyes Only. Amazon bought MGM in 2021, thus acquiring the distribution rights to Bond and other MGM franchises like Stargate. Several clashes reportedly took place between Amazon and Broccoli. One reason being rumored that Broccoli resented Amazon referring to future Bond movies as “content”.
As of now, there’s no official word on who will portray the next James Bond. However, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently interacted with fans in an X post. Henry Cavill has emerged as the fan favorite to take on the iconic role.