On 20 February, Amazon announced it had struck a deal to have “creative control” over the movies after negotiating with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, the heirs to the series.
Last week in a statement, Amazon’s film chief, Mike Hopkins, said the company was “honoured to continue this treasured heritage, and look forward to ushering in the next phase”.
“I have no idea what Amazon would do with it, and I have no idea what the relationship of Amazon to the Broccolis will be,” he said.
The news was quickly followed by Amazon’s executive chair, Jeff Bezos, asking fans who they thought should be the next Bond on social media.
He also expressed no concern over the financial success of the deal, saying “Amazon are quite capable of making it a hit”.
