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The Guide #231: How the hunt for the next James Bond became the franchise’s best marketing tool

The race to crown a new 007 has become its own long‑running spectacle, turning the search for Bond into an event as big as the films themselves

The Guardian - UK

Despite previous reports suggesting James Bond was worth $1 billion, Amazon only paid $20 million for the rights to the 007 franchise

Amazon paid way less for the Bond franchise than originally thought

Total Film

Amazon paid significantly less for James Bond rights than thought, new report reveals

It was previously reported that Amazon MGM paid up to a billion dollars for control of the long-running film franchise

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Playing James Bond gave me longevity, says Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan doesn't have any regrets about playing James Bond.

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Joe Caroff, movie poster designer and creator of iconic James Bond 007 logo, dies aged 103

Caroff designed the iconic James Bond 007 logo and was behind some of the most iconic Hollywood posters like 'West Side Story', 'Last Tango In Paris', and 'Manhattan'.

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Tom Holland fuels James Bond speculation as actor says role is ‘pinnacle’ of acting career

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

The Independent UK

Steven Knight promises the next James Bond movie will be ‘the same but different’ – here’s what that might mean

Denis Villeneuve's Bond movie appoints SAS: Rouge Heroes scribe.

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Meet the new James Bond: how 007 First Light earned its licence to thrill

While the future of the film franchise remains in flux, the developer of the forthcoming video game reveals how it pitched its origin story to Eon Productions, and reinvented the character for a new era

The Guardian - UK

Former James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli praises Amazon's hiring of Denis Villeneuve to direct the next 007 movie, calling him "a fantastic director"

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

Total Film

‘It was always his dream’: How the Dune mastermind just became the most powerful director in the James Bond universe

Some of his earliest movie memories.

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What to know about the next James Bond movie now that Denis Villeneuve will direct it

In the 50-plus years of James Bond, the wait between films has never gone longer than six years

The Independent UK

Gun for hire: what does Denis Villeneuve joining as director tell us about the new James Bond?

The director of the now Amazon-controlled 007 franchise can do action spectacle with art and integrity – the question now is who will he want to wear the tux …

The Guardian - UK

Denis Villeneuve to direct new James Bond film

The Dune, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director – and ‘die-hard Bond fan’ – will helm next movie in the spy franchise with Amazon MGM Studios

The Guardian - AU

007 legend Pierce Brosnan reveals what the next James Bond must have

Pierce Brosnan has insisted that the next James Bond must have a "sense of humour" amongst other things if they are to succesfully take on the part of the 007 spy.

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Man denies breaching restraining order against ex-James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli

Daniel Wilson, 36, fron south London, is accused of contacting Broccoli on 11 dates between April 2022 and April this year

The Independent UK

Alexander Skarsgård to ‘pitch’ different kind of James Bond to Amazon

‘I could be a very polite, diplomatic Swedish James Bond,’ said ‘True Blood’ actor

Evening Standard

James Bond is in ‘safe hands’ with new producers, says Anthony Horowitz

It comes after Amazon revealed they had gained creative control of the British spy franchise in February.

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New 'controversial' James Bond will be 'fresh and exotic', insists Amazon as MGM reboot begins

Producers start work in London without original team as 007 franchise begins new era

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James Bond to 'go back to origins' with 'very young' new star

The new producers behind the James Bond franchise are reportedly planning to reboot the superspy films by going "back to the origins" and casting a "very young" new star, according to actor Daniel Mays.

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Dame Helen Mirren condemns 'sexist' James Bond

Dame Helen Mirren has declared she's never been a fan of the James Bond franchise because she's convinced the character was "born out of profound sexism".

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James Bond should not be a woman due to franchise’s ‘profound sexism’, says Helen Mirren

Actor says she is opposed to the possibility of a female 007 and that cinema should focus on telling stories of ‘extraordinary’ real female spies

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Amazon selects Harry Potter's David Heyman and Spider-Man's Amy Pascal to produce next Bond film

Amazon Studios has selected David Heyman and Amy Pascal to produce the next 'James Bond' film and the pair are "humbled" to make history as part of the fracnhise.

Evening Standard

Former Harry Potter and Spider-Man producers to work on next James Bond film

Amy Pascal and David Heyman will work on the next film for Amazon MGM Studios.

The Guardian - US

Amazon confirms producers to steer next James Bond film: ‘greatest sense of responsibility’

Spider-Man’s Amy Pascal and Harry Potter’s David Heyman will helm the tech company’s first official 007 adventure

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Heavyweight producers Amy Pascal David Heyman ‘being lined up as new James Bond franchise bosses’

After Amazon recently took creative control of the series from long-time 007 custodians Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, it’s been reported big-name producers Amy Pascal David Heyman are being lined up by the firm to head up the future of the James Bond franchise.

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