Timothy Dalton, star of 'The Living Daylights' and 'Licence To Kill,' says it is sad that James Bond has fallen into the hands of Amazon MGM Studios.

Amazon now has creative control over the James Bond franchise, the company announced Thursday, following reported tensions between the company and the series’ longtime producers, who disagreed with Amazon’s plans for the franchise.

Amazon MGM Studios announced on Thursday, Feb. 20 that it is taking creative control over the James Bond franchise from longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson; the series last released a movie with 2021's No Time to Die,

The rights to the character had been held by a family for decades, now Amazon will have creative freedom. Still, the future of James Bond remains in question.

Amazon MGM Studios has formed a joint venture with Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli to house the new James Bond intellectual property rights. The new venture gives Amazon MGM Studios full creative control of the beloved 007 franchise, however all parties will remain co-owners together.

A new report has indicated the jaw-dropping sum Amazon paid to get creative control of the James Bond franchise.

In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control

The studio will take the reins for the 60 year-old movie property, while Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will remain co-owners as they move to the sidelines as part of a joint venture transaction.

New York native Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, who died in 1996, was an original producer of the Bond films alongside Canadian producer Harry Saltzman, who died in 1994. The first movie in the spy thriller series was “ Dr. No ” in 1962, starring Sean Connery.

Amazon. In a historic announcement, Amazon MGM Studios now has creative control over the James Bond franchise.

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,