Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights, and those parties will remain co-owners of the franchise. Under the terms of the new venture, Amazon MGM Studios will gain creative control of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction.

Since the most recent series starring Daniel Craig came to a close with the 2021 movie No Time To Die, the industry has been wondering what next steps are for the franchise including who would follow Craig and play the iconic spy. Deadline reports insiders say that no decisions have been made on the future Bond films including who will star, direct or write the next film. Aaron Taylor-Johnson was the long-time bookies’ favourite to become the next 007, but the latest odds suggest James Bond is now most likely to be played by either James Norton or Theo James.

“Since his theatrical introduction over 60 years ago, James Bond has been one of the most iconic characters in filmed entertainment,” said Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios.  In 2022, Amazon acquired MGM, including a vast catalogue with more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows. Since the MGM acquisition, Amazon has held rights to distribute all of the James Bond films, and as a result of this transaction will have creative control over future productions.

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