Bond 26 News

Amy Pascal and David Heyman will report to the one Amazon executive Barbara Broccoli was willing to work with. For sixty years, the creative direction of the Bond films began and ended with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. Every casting decision, every director, every story arc—nothing moved without Eon Productions’ approval. But that chapter […]

Today Amazon MGM Studios has officially confirmed Amy Pascal and David Heyman as producers of the next James Bond film. This afternoon Amazon MGM issued a press release confirming Amy Pascal and David Heyman will producer the next James Bond film. The official announcement puts two of Hollywood’s most seasoned franchise producers at the helm […]

Amy Pascal and David Heyman are reportedly being lined up to lead the future of James Bond as Amazon MGM prepares for its first post-Broccoli era. With Amazon’s creative control of the Bond franchise nearing completion, attention has turned to who will produce the next phase of 007. According to Deadline, Amy Pascal and David […]

A new report claims Amazon is moving quickly to get the next James Bond film into production, with filming aimed for 2026. Fans of 007 have grown used to long gaps between missions. But if a new report is accurate, Bond 26 may arrive sooner than expected. According to The Sun, Amazon is fast-tracking development […]

Amazon MGM Studios takes a measured approach to Bond 26, while Christopher Nolan’s bid to direct collapses over final cut control. With Amazon MGM Studios soon in creative control of the James Bond franchise, speculation about the next 007 adventure has been running rampant. However, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has poured cold water on any […]

Debbie McWilliams, who helped choose three James Bonds, has retired from casting after over 40 years with the franchise. The next James Bond will be the first in over four decades not to bear the hallmark of Debbie McWilliams, the casting director who has shaped the series since 1981. Confirming her departure in an email […]

Amazon MGM reported to pay Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson $1 billion to take over full creative control of James Bond. As The James Bond Dossier reported yesterday Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson are to step down from 007, leaving Amazon to chart the course for the franchise. What wasn’t known until now […]

For the first time in over six decades, the James Bond franchise will move forward without the creative direction of the Broccoli family. Amazon MGM Studios will take full creative control of the James Bond franchise following a new agreement with long-time producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The deal marks the end of […]

The studio is planning its own international theatrical distribution arm as its deal with Warner Bros. nears expiration. Amazon MGM Studios is preparing to launch its own international theatrical distribution arm, a move that will give it direct control over its films’ global releases. With its current overseas deal with Warner Bros. set to expire […]

Barbara Broccoli is reported to be in a creative standoff with Amazon that has left James Bond’s next chapter in limbo. Nearly three years after Amazon’s $6.5 billion purchase of MGM, the studio behind the James Bond franchise, the tech giant’s plans for 007 are at a standstill. The delay stems from a clash between […]