After more than six decades of exclusive control of the filming rights to Ian Fleming’s novels, Eon Productions has sold the creative control of the James Bond franchise to Amazon MGM. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.

The new agreement likely spells doom for the James Bond franchise, as Amazon MGM's plans reportedly include spinoffs, TV series, and more.

There have been whisperings for a while now about who will follow Daniel Craig as 007, but the franchise's new arrangement changes things.

Look, I get it. James Bond is a beloved franchise with a storied history of over seventy years. Sure, the quality of the films themselves has varied since 1962's Dr. No, but the series stands apart from other intellectual properties on account of its prestige and,

As all-powerful Amazon seizes control of the James Bond franchise, previous 007s would have ideas for the next phase, Peter Bart writes.

The biggest news in Hollywood in recent months is the fact that Amazon MGM has taken over creative control of the James Bond franchise. It’s the biggest change behind the scenes since the Bond movies started being produced.

Amazon taking over James Bond may lead to fresh opportunities and a chance to correct past mistakes. EON Productions previously turned down Christopher Nolan for a Bond film due to final cut rights disagreements. Fans hope Amazon will hire Nolan to revitalize Bond with practical effects, gadgets, and possibly casting Henry Cavill.

Following a year of fraught negotiations, Amazon will soon have a full grip on the franchise that has spawned 25 films about Agent 007.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy pledged the tech giant will "take great care" with the franchise and doesn't yet have specific plans for its next creative steps.

With Amazon MGM Studios gaining creative control of the James Bond franchise, who will emerge as the next 007?

After decades of thwarting muscular billionaires bent on world domination, James Bond has at last been captured by one. On February 20th the secretive global organisation known as Amazon announced that it had acquired creative control of the spy-film franchise from Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson,