9 h. ago No Prime To Die! Amazon's James Bond takeover could at last see one of these stars cast as the next 007

Since Daniel Craig hung up his tux in 2021, movie fans have shaken and stirred several names into the mix, from Idris Elba and Tom Hardy to Richard Madden and even Superman's Henry Cavill.

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28 h. ago Next James Bond should be British, says former 007 Pierce Brosnan

Leak reportedly confirms next Bond will be a man, as actor says it was ‘right decision’ to pass franchise to AmazonThe next James Bond should be British, Pierce Brosnan has said, as a leaked memo reportedly confirmed the character will remain a man.The Irish actor, who played the spy from 1995 to 2002, also said it was the “right decision” for creative control of the franchise to be handed to Amazon-MGM, in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Pierce Brosnan on 007 future as he says next James Bond must be British

The 007 actor has been speaking about the future of the Bond film empire

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45 h. ago James Bond owners reveal gender of the next 007 following fears the franchise was being taken over by 'woke' Hollywood

EXCLUSIVE: Fans of 007 feared Amazon Studios would corrupt the British super spy after buying the Bond franchise and rights for £770 million from Bond stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson.

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53 h. ago Amazon plots first female 007 as James Bond franchise plans shake

Other proposals included spin-offs centred around Bond’s CIA ally Felix Leiter

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55 h. ago James Bond fans in frenzy about who could be next 007 after Amazon takeover

After Amazon confirmed the purchase of the James Bond franchise, the race to find the next 007 has heated up. Who will be the first Amazon Prime Video Bond?

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4 d. ago James Bond: Longlegs director swears off directing 007 film after Amazon deal

Filmmaker let his feelings known in blunt response

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7 d. ago Why did the Oscars spend more time mourning 007 than David Lynch, one of the greatest artists to ever live?

In a ceremony that championed independent film and individual creativity, the visionary director behind ‘Blue Velvet’ received only an obligatory nod. Meanwhile, James Bond was treated to a mind-boggling 10-minute tribute. What’s up with that? asks Clarisse Loughrey

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7 d. ago James Bond fans convinced next 007 will be a woman after Oscars tribute

In February, Amazon MGM Studios announced they were taking creative control over the 007 character

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7 d. ago James Bond fans speculate female 007 is happening after Oscars tribute

In February, Amazon MGM Studios announced they were taking creative control over the 007 character

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9 d. ago Amazon launch hunt for James Bond's new boss: Tech giant needs new 007 franchise leader after taking creative control for $1bn

Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G Wilson handed creative control of the franchise to the tech giant owned by Jeff Bezos in a move which left Hollywood shaking.

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9 d. ago James Bond nightclubs, vodka, aftershave: 007 writer on the spy’s future with Amazon

As the Bond franchise heads to the online giant, thriller author William Boyd foresees a slew of spin-offs and says AI is not a threat to human screenwritersAmong the people best placed to predict how any James Bond of the future might look is a British writer with a strong feel for spies and for spying. William Boyd has been drawn back to the terrain repeatedly in his books. What’s more, he wrote his own official Bond novel, Solo, in 2013.Now Amazon has picked up the rights to the character, Boyd foresees a succession of 007 spin-off products and entertainments. Perhaps even be new AI-generated novels? “Certainly wait for Bond aftershave – and for the theme park and the dinner jackets,” he said. “The new owners will have to commodify everything about their billion-dollar purchase, so there will be nightclubs and vodkas.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Former James Bond Timothy Dalton says 007 Amazon deal is 'sad' and reveals why he thinks any new actor cast to play the super

Dalton, who took the leading role in The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill, has become the latest to raise concerns over the new takeover deal just announced.

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1 week ago James Bond legend seen on rare outing amid news Amazon is taking control of 007 franchise

Amazon Prime Video spent over $1B to take control of the James Bond franchise after the streamer already spent $8.5B to acquire MGM Studios

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2 w. ago The brutally frank comment from an Amazon insider that sums up the fate of James Bond... and who 'villain' Bezos could choose as the next 007, revealed by CAROLINE GRAHAM

The announcement that creative control of 007 would be ceded to Amazon came following reports that the Broccoli-controlled film franchise had been in 'crisis' since Daniel Craig's No Time To Die.

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2 w. ago Amazon's takeover of the James Bond franchise branded 'absolutely terrible news' amid fears 007 story will be 'diluted or exploited' and turned into a TV series

Amazon's takeover of the James Bond franchise has been branded 'absolutely terrible news' amid fears it will 'diluted or exploited and possibly be turned into a TV series.

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2 w. ago Live like James Bond: The 007 filming locations you can visit

The secret agent has left bullet holes and martini glasses across the world, from Jamaica to the Scottish Highlands, Istanbul to Shanghai

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2 w. ago James Bond star complains 007 'won't be British anymore' after bombshell takeover

Following the shock news that the James Bond franchise is now under the control of Amazon, a former Bond girl has shared her concerns about how 'British' it will be going forward

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2 w. ago The name’s Bezos, Jeff Bezos: what can we expect from Amazon’s James Bond?

With one of the film industry’s most lucrative franchises signed over to Amazon MGM, 007 could be facing down the barrel of spin-offs, quasi-crowdsourcing and a cinematic universe to rival MarvelThe ink could hardly have dried on the contract between Amazon MGM and Eon Productions, the legendary Bond film company run by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, before Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos put up a social media post that went to the heart of the conundrum faced by one of the film industry’s most lucrative franchises: “Who’d you pick as the next Bond?”The reality underlying Broccoli and Wilson’s decision to cede control to Amazon, the company that has since 2021 been responsible for co-producing Bond films after its purchase of MGM, is that since it became apparent that Daniel Craig wanted to leave the role, the franchise has been struck by a kind of creative paralysis. We are used to increasingly long gaps between their release, but with no new lead actor in sight, Bond 26 has still no...

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2 w. ago Which actors have played James Bond as Amazon takes full creative control of 007

As Amazon takes over the franchise, many are anxious about Bond's future.

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