Amazon will now control who will play 007, who will write the next script, and when the film goes into production—three critical pieces that had been held up by a yearslong stalemate.

The family that has for decades held complete control over everything involving the globe-trotting superspy is relinquishing it to Amazon.

Ever since the most recent "Bond" actor, Daniel Craig, was killed off in 2021's "No Time to Die," the search has been on for a new actor to take up the role of 007. But giving control of "Bond" to one of the biggest companies in the world could have ripple effects throughout the film industry.

The James Bond franchise is nothing short of a miracle. It’s a miracle that every single actor to officially play Bond is legendary in his own way (including Dalton and especially Brosnan). It’s a miracle that each film has been able to adapt to the times while still being entirely faithful to the character.

In a huge shakeup for the James Bond series, Amazon will take creative control as longtime producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli step back.

With the Broccoli family ceding creative control to Amazon MGM studios, 007 is destined for new horizons. Bond. James Bond. They’re words familiar to moviegoers around the world, but the James Bond franchise may be reintroducing itself in an entirely new way in the future.

Amazon MGM Studios will assume creative control of the spy franchise from longtime guardians Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

Amazon MGM Studios has gained creative control of the James Bond film franchise by establishing a new joint venture with longtime custodians Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.