The Latest Breaking News from Cubby Broccoli

‘Spider-Man’ star is one of the names mooted to become Daniel Craig’s successor

The veteran Bond producer has high praise for the franchise's next director

The Broccoli family have controlled the James Bond franchise ever since the films were launched by Albert “Cubby” Broccoli (and his partner Harry Saltzman) in 1962. Now, his daughter and stepson, long-serving producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, have announced that they have surrendered creative control to Amazon MGM…

Reactions range from despair to cautious optimism as the streaming giant takes creative reins from long-time stewards Broccoli and Wilson

Barbara Broccoli has been described as "upset" but "resigned" to Amazon's takeover of the James Bond franchise with a source claiming the deal might not have happened if they'd found a "no-brainer" actor to take over from Daniel Craig.

STATE OF THE ARTS: Following years of rumoured tension between the historic custodians of the 007 franchise and their new corporate overlords at Amazon, Jeff Bezos’s company has assumed complete creative control of the franchise. It could be a fate worse than death, writes Adam White – and transform Bond…

Amazon secured the rights to the iconic film series when it acquired MGM for $8.45 billion (£6.69 billion) in 2022, integrating it into its parent studio

Craig has issued a statement after the Bond producers gave Amazon full creative control

Amazon MGM Studios will take over creative control of the James Bond franchise from longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Mike Wilson.