As Amazon MGM gains control of the James Bond franchise, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back to focus on other projects.

As Amazon MGM gains control of the James Bond franchise, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back to focus on other projects.

  • hakase@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Ehh, Bond movies haven’t been good for 20 years at this point anyway. At least I can just start ignoring the series entirely now.

  • B0NK3RS@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    Well that sucks. To me there was still something special about 007 but now I fear the worst.

    • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      “What if… now hear me out… what if we have the next James Bond take place in the future? It’ll be like his great-grandson with the same name. Kinda like Moonraker, but even more futuristic.” – Amazon exec, probably.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    They should take it to streaming. I’d love to see faithful, period adaptations of the books. Moonraker, following Star Wars, was kind of a travesty. A 4 hour adaptation of the book would be great!

  • Makeitstop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    I have no faith in Amazon to handle this well, but it’s not impossible for them to hand it off to someone competent either. At the same time, everything I know about the way the previous stewards of the franchise handled things makes me glad to see them go.

    • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      ? They handled it as if it were a member of their family. It was their father’s legacy. Many of the key creatives and technicians are the kids of those there at the beginning, learning their trade over decades and handling it with the same dedication. A true cottage industry.