On Thursday evening the world circulated unexpected information straight from the world of James Bond. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson officially announced that Amazon Mgm Studios took up creative control over the franchise. This information shocked the industry and had an almost immediate response from Daniel Craig, the last Bond, who expressed the gratitude that he could work with the Broccoli family as the most famous agent of her royal Majesty.
“My respect, admiration and love for Barbara and Michael remain unchanged. I wish Michael a long, relaxing (and fully deserved) pension. And in the case of Barbara, regardless of what undertakings he will take, I know that they will be spectacular and I hope to be part of them” – wrote Craig in the official statement cited by Filmweb.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos, the head of Amazon, has already started working to provide fans of 007 new information as soon as possible. After all, the announcement of the one who will take the role of James Bond after Daniel Craig is already waiting for four years. The head of the board of Amazon.com and decided to ask fans of the iconic series a surprising question.
In his latest post in social media, in which he published information about the takeover of interests from Broccoli and Wilson, he asked fans who they would see as Bond. Will it really allow that the voices of admirers of the series decide who will play the new Bond? Time will tell
Taking the franchise of James Bond means that the first time in the history of the series about the appearance of the new film about Agent 007 will not be decided by the Broccolich family. This is shocking information, because not only from the beginning she was producers of works about Bond, but also because it was she who moved the book hero to cinema screens in 1962 and did it until now.
Not only is the end of a certain era, it is also a great breakthrough, whose appearance at this moment is hard to imagine. Finally, the national good of Great Britain, the icon of British culture, was in the hands of the British. So what shape will this famous series take after the Americans takes over?
At this moment, no details were revealed about the new part of the agent’s adventures. However, you should not expect changes that will cause Bond to stop identifying what fans loved him for, because Broccoli and Wilson will remain co -owners of the franchise.
Timothy Dalton has just reacted to the whole situation, who played the role of James Bond in the films “In the face of death” and “License to kill”. The actor is promoting the second season of the series “1923”, but in an interview for “Radio Times” he found a moment to refer to change.
“I was very surprised, shocked. Barbara is in my opinion a fantastic woman and producer, just like her father Cubby Broccoli, with whom I got along well and liked. He had a decisive role in every project. If something was not his thought, it could not be realized. It is a pity that he is not so. He confessed Dalton.
“This is a great brand. The films have chosen different directions over the years, but they have always been connected by something very important. I hope that Amazon will grab this and give people something exciting and entertaining. Anyway, I wish them good luck. I wish them everything, all the best. They will do everything to earn as much money as possible, so I hope that they will also do good films” – summed up the British in an interview with “Radio Times. “