Amazon finds new James Bond producers after taking over from Broccoli family

Former Sony movie main Amy Pascal and “Harry Potter” shaper David Heyman volition instrumentality the reins of the adjacent James Bond movie arsenic its caller producers, Amazon MGM Studios said Tuesday.

The quality comes little than a period aft longtime Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother, Michael G. Wilson, made a woody with the tech elephantine to springiness up originative power of the franchise. Broccoli and Wilson are the heirs to the Bond franchise that was controlled and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. They are inactive co-owners.

Amazon gained the organisation rights for Bond erstwhile it purchased MGM Studios successful 2022.

“We are humbled to travel successful the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, who made truthful galore bonzer films and honored and excited to support the tone of Bond precise overmuch live arsenic helium embarks connected his adjacent adventure,” Pascal and Heyman said successful a associated statement.

Amazon MGM Studios movie caput Courtenay Valenti cited the pair’s acquisition shepherding large franchises — Pascal has been a shaper connected the past 3 “Spider-Man” films starring Tom Holland arsenic good arsenic the “Spider-Verse” movies, portion Heyman produced each 8 “Harry Potter” movies.

“Part of an elite radical of producers who person developed and managed monolithic movie franchises to container bureau occurrence and captious acclaim, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are 2 of the astir accomplished, experienced, and respected movie producers successful our industry,” Valenti said successful a statement. “We are honored to beryllium moving with them connected James Bond’s adjacent section and are excited to present to planetary audiences storytelling that upholds the impeccable bequest of this beloved character.”

Pascal spent 18 years astatine Sony, including arsenic its movie main but near successful 2015 successful the aftermath of a cyber hack and the leak of embarrassing emails. While astatine Sony, Pascal gained respect successful Hollywood arsenic a filmmaker-friendly enforcement who shepherded immoderate of the studio’s best-known pictures. She’s besides known for her sensation and soft-glove relations with talent, including Adam Sandler.

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