Amazon MGM is getting right down to work on Bond.
Courtenay Valenti, head of Movie, Streaming and Theatrical, and world advertising chief Sue Kroll, mentioned tonight that producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman are at present in London transferring ahead with a brand new 007 in the end.
Valenti referred to as the duo “filmmaking legends.” After paying as much as acquire artistic management of the franchise, Amazon MGM not too long ago introduced them on to supply the subsequent 007 installment.
“We’re dedicated to honoring the legacy of this iconic character, whereas bringing a contemporary, exhilarating new chapter to audiences around the globe alongside Amy and David,” she mentioned. “They’re each in London getting began and couldn’t be right here tonight, however we needed to thank them for what we all know can be an unbelievable partnership. Thanks, Amy and David!”
The large step ahead on Bond was made doable by a deal in February with longtime James Bond producers and creative masters Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who relinquished management of the beloved spy franchise and handed the reins to the brand new homeowners.
Amazon acquired the studio in 2022 for $8.5 billion. That included all its IP. However the Bond franchise was uncommon because it remained creatively the area of Wilson and Broccoli, who had declined to maneuver forward on something new because the merger.
The e-commerce large paid out one other $1 billion to realize artistic management. As a part of the deal, Amazon and the producers fashioned a brand new three way partnership to deal with the Bond mental property rights, with Broccoli and Wilson remaining co-owners of the franchise.
The very urgent query mark stays the brand new James Bond himself. Regardless of years of untamed hypothesis about who may change Daniel Craig, there have been no substantive updates, though it now appears that must change.
The Bond replace arrived at Amazon MGM’s debut at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of theater homeowners in Las Vegas. The studio is ramping up its theatrical slate to 16 movies in 2027 and constructing out a worldwide distribution arm.
