The producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson will move away from the creation of the films 007, leaving control to Amazon.
This is the start of a new era for the James Bond franchise: Variety Announcement this Thursday, February 20, 2025 that Amazon regained creative control of the cinematographic saga 007. The duo Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who hit the creative direction that feature for many years had taken for many years , will now be content to be the rights managers of 007.
“With the conclusion of Dying can wait And Michael’s retreat, I feel that it is now time to focus on my other projects, “said Barbara Broccoli in the columns of Variety. The daughter of producer Cubby Broccoli had started her work on franchise in 1977, by being at work on marketing of The spy that loved me. She was then an assistant director ofOctopussy in 1983, before becoming the producer of Killing is not playing in 1987.
For his part, Michael G. Wilson, 83, announced that he was withdrawing from the role of producer of the James Bond films for “[se] devote to artistic and charitable projects “. He worked on the franchise 007 since 1972, until producing Moonraker In 1979. Since then, they had the last word on the choice of actors who embodied James Bond, but also the creative direction of films and scenarios.
Develop James Bond for Streaming
This announcement comes even though a battle on the future of the franchise was playing behind the scenes between Amazon and the duo. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson wanted to keep the heritage of James Bond, making him a cinema hero playing blockbusters who have to make theaters, as we are used to. But Amazon, owner of MGM and its catalog since 2022, plans to develop the adventures of the spy on the license to kill as widely as possible, and in particular for its platform of streaming Video bonus.
So Amazon will have the keys to what James Bond will become. This also involves the future choice of the actor who will play 007, but also all possible and imaginable developments: one or more derived television series, spin-offs and sequels, games … Everything is now to be reinvented.
Fans of Star Wars experienced a similar turnaround a few years ago, when George Lucas had sold Lucasfilm to Disney+. Will the future of the British spy have the same face as the galactic universe that we know today, mainly developed on Disney+ (even if many films are in preparation)? This remains to be confirmed. Just like the reaction of fans from the start of James Bond, who are still looking forward to discovering the face of the new 007.