Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company was eyeing the James Bond franchise before Amazon swooped in and made the purchase.
"It was like the clouds lifted and the sun started to shine again," Iger told the Financial Times, in regards to Disney buying Pixar. "We felt unstoppable. We put together a list of acquisition targets. Marvel was one, Star Wars was another, James Bond was one. We had a list and I figured let’s just tick them off and buy them all."