The most famous spy in film history was a family matter for a long time. The Broccoli family guarded the rights to James Bond for decades. Now creative control for the series of Amazon is going. What does that mean for Agent 007?
Fighting with hard bandages in the Bond films. But even behind the scenes there seems to have been a fight in the James Bond film Franchise in the past few months. For many Bond fans, the fact that the Broccoli owner family is now giving up creative control is a surprise and a bit of a shock, says Bond expert Ajay Chowdhury, who works as a lawyer for intellectual property in the film industry.
It remains to be seen whether this is a good or bad development. The Broccoli family dynasty, most recently represented by Barbara Broccoli and her stepbrother Michael G. Wilson, had strictly awakened the fate of the most famous secret agent in the world in 1961. The dynasty had to come to terms with the stock market-driven streaming giants since 2022, when Amazon bought the traditional film studio MGM and became Amazon MGM. There may be cultures.
Broccoli and Wilson remain co -owners
So far, the James Bond franchise has been the custom suit in times of the mass goods, describes Ajay Chowdhury, co-author of “Spy Octance: The Vehicles of James Bond”, the uniqueness of the brand.
In Amazon's press release, it was said that Broccoli and Wilson would “remain co -owners of the franchise”, but hand over the “creative control” to Amazon MGM Studios. Chowdhury suspects that they remain involved in the profit: “But they want to hand in the content of the content, that is, a team from Amazon will decide on the creative process, script creation, selection of actors and directors.”
Is it now progressing with a new film?
The 83-year-old Wilson looked back at his incredible 60-year 007 career in the press release. The 64-year-old Broccoli stated that it was time to concentrate on other projects.
For Amazon, this now means free rail to blame Bond as a “lucrative content”. And spin-off series doesn't always have to be bad, says Chowdhury. Amazon would definitely have the right people. If you were carefully and passionate, an expansion of the brand would certainly be well received, as you could see from Star Wars or Marvel.
Above all, Chowdhury believes that after the Broccoli family's withdrawal, the next James Bond film could finally go ahead: “We are still away from the casting for a new James Bond for a while, but I think things are getting things Now accelerate properly, because after the establishment of Amazon MGM four years ago, the shareholders prefer to see earlier than later. “
Who will be the next bond?
It has been three and a half years since 007-Daniel Craig said goodbye to the screen in the dramatic 25th bond adventure “no time to die”. Since then it has been speculated whether the next bond could be female, black or homosexual.
Bond fan and author Mark O'Connell hopes that the agent of his majesty does not have to change nationality: “I hope you keep the British-English-European background of the figure. But you will probably be a little more open when it comes to the casting that the budget also get a little bigger. ” It shouldn't be an American bond, says O'Connell. It has to be an English man. “That would be my hope.”
