The producers behind the “Spider-Man” and “Harry Potter” movie franchises will oversee the subsequent James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios introduced on Tuesday.
The appointment of Amy Pascal and David Heyman is step one in Amazon’s plan to relaunch the British spy franchise, after taking full artistic management final month.
Who will change Daniel Craig?
The producers are anticipated to play a significant function in deciding who will change actor Daniel Craig because the super-suave MI6 agent, in addition to selecting the subsequent movie’s director and manufacturing schedule.
Amazon MGM Studios movie chief Courtenay Valenti mentioned the pair would “ship to world audiences storytelling that upholds the impeccable legacy of this beloved character.”
Pascal, who beforehand ran main Hollywood studio Sony Footage, is best-known for her work on varied “Spider-Man” movies, together with the current live-action motion pictures starring Tom Holland.
She is not any stranger to the Bond franchise. Throughout her tenure, Sony Footage launched 007 movies “On line casino Royale,” “Quantum of Solace” and “Skyfall.”
Heyman, who’s British, produced all eight movie diversifications of J.Okay Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books.
His different credit embrace “Gravity,” “Barbie,” and the “Paddington” movies.
The announcement will solely gasoline the swirling hypothesis about who will subsequent play James Bond, probably the most well-known characters within the historical past of cinema.
Craig’s ultimate outing, “No Time to Die” – the twenty fifth James Bond movie – was launched in 2021 and earned $775 million.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Henry Cavill and Theo James are amongst these at present thought-about frontrunners.
Held distribution rights
In 2022, Amazon purchased storied Hollywood studio MGM, which held distribution rights to Bond’s in depth again catalog.
Nevertheless it was not till final month that the corporate struck a cope with longtime Bond producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, to acquire full artistic management. The deal was closed on Monday.
The franchise had been intently guarded by the Broccoli household since 1962’s “Dr. No.” They famously insisted on preserving the integrity of the Bond character and model, resisting spin-offs and licensing that many trade specialists anticipate to see following Amazon’s takeover.
“James Bond is without doubt one of the most iconic characters within the historical past of cinema,” Pascal and Heyman mentioned in a joint assertion.
“We’re humbled to observe within the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson who made so many extraordinary movies and honored and excited to maintain the spirit of Bond very a lot alive as he embarks on his subsequent journey.”
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