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Amazon The company will create creative control over the lucrative James Bond movie franchise Announce Thursday.
The James Bond film has long been produced by Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who inherited from father Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Controlled. Wilson and Broccoli will now provide creative control for MGM Studios Amazon got it It will be US$8.45 billion in 2021.
Amazon acquired the issuance rights of the bond franchise after the MGM acquisition, but had no creative control.
As part of the deal, Amazon’s MGM Studios, Wilson and Broccoli formed a new joint venture to accommodate bond intellectual property rights, and they will remain co-owners of the franchise.
“We thank the late Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman for bringing James Bond to the world “Fans around the world cherish it,” Mike Hopkins, head of cinemas everywhere, and Michael G. Amazon’s Prime Video and MGM Studios, said in a statement. “We are honored to continue this precious Legacy and look forward to bringing welcome to audiences around the world in the next phase of Legend 007.”
Wilson and Broccoli said in a press release that they both returned to focus on other projects from making Bond Films.
“Barbara and I agree that it’s time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future,” Wilson said.
To nod, Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos Write in a post on X“Who do you choose the next bond?”
Bond movie franchise spanning over 60 years is One of the best-grossing series In history.
Valuable IP will be a boon to Amazon’s vast media and entertainment business, including Prime Video streaming service. Prime Video is one of Amazon Prime’s main privileges, the company’s primary subscription service, priced at $139 per year. As of 2021, the company said it has more than 200 million major subscribers worldwide.