When it was revealed that longtime James Bond Stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson would no longer be making the next 007 film for Amazon MGM Studios, the question went “Who Will?” As reported in multiple deals on Tuesday morning, the answer is Amy Pascal and David Heyman, two veteran producers who know a lot about the world of large franchises.
Pascal oversaw the production of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in his role as executive and chair of Sony/Columbia Pictures Spiderman The film and the adventures of James Bond Casino Royale, Amount of comfortand Skyfall. After leaving Sony in 2015, she became an independent producer of films, including films Posts, Little womanand has won an Oscar Award Spider-Man: On the Spider-Verse.
Meanwhile, Heyman manages to help the shepherd. Harry Potter He also directs books on the big screen Amazing beast The same goes for movies. In a joint statement, the producer duo said, “James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in cinema history. We are humbled to follow in the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson.
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It is unclear what that next adventure will look like. Because no director has been cast as Bond at the moment, and no new actors have been cast. Back in 2022, Broccoli and Wilson said they wanted an actor in their 30s (with the exclusion of many older young actors), but Pascal and Heyman are theoretically working with a clean slate about how they’ll take the direction to take the franchise.
I think both producers have come up with ways to figure out how to tell a Bond story in this current era is far more complicated than James remembers whether he’s shaking or upset about his Martini, but both producers have a track record of navigating the storytelling characteristics of the franchise. Still, for Bond fans, this is a promising sign that at least 007 will return late.
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