Former bond producer Barbara broccoli Supports the direction that Amazon MGM Studios takes the latest franchise payment. After the acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve was announced to help the next feature (which will be the first official bond film Minus Broccoli family with creative control), said Broccoli during podcast “Kermode on Film” that she is “proud” for Villeneuve entering the director’s chairman.
“He is a fantastic filmmaker, I’m proud that he will do it,” Broccoli told British film critic Mark Kermode during his podcast, reported by Deadline.
Earlier in 2025, long, farmer producers and half -siblings announced Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson that Amazon MGM Studios would have Complete creative control by IP, with the duo that leaves their daily role. The deal was one reported $ 1 billion; However, both Wilson and Broccoli will remain co -owners in the franchise. Villeneuve was announced As the director in June 2025. While a main star has not yet been named it has been Rumored That Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland and Harris Dickinson are on their way.
It seems that broccoli has taken a big step back from Bond as a whole. “You know, I did it for 44 years and I loved every minute of it, but I come up there now and there are many things I want to do, like this beautiful musical,” she said, quoting the adaptation of “Sing Street” that she produces. “I do many other things. I have other movies I want to do and other stage shows.”
Broccoli added that she wants to focus on projects containing younger, rising stars. “I always say that I got my love for movies from my father (producer Albert R. Broccoli) and my love for the scene from my mother (actress Dana Natol). I grew up with passion for both and talent … that’s what gets me excited, whether it is movie or stage,” especially when you see you and you see you and you see you.
After Broccoli was parted with binding, Hollywood reacted as a whole. Oscar-winning “Conclave”, “all silent on the western front” and “Ballad of a Small Player” film creator Edward Berger told earlier Amount That he is no longer interested in directing a Bond movie after the Amazon business was announced.
“Barbara Broccoli is no longer doing it and she is at the heart of this project, so I think it’s something different,” Berger said. “I don’t know. Things have changed. We will surely miss her very much … Now it’s another equation. I don’t know what the future will look like. I will think about it if someone calls me, but Barbara is at the heart of this. If she is no longer there it will be another thing.”
Previous James Bond Actor Pierce Brosnan, however, told Telegraph That the deal was ”the right decision for Barbara and Michael“And was also one action of “courage” for the duo. “It requires great courage for them to let go,” Brosnan said. “They will still say in questions. I hope that (Amazon) handles the work and character with dignity and imagination and respect.” Brosnan further admitted that Amazon MGM’s new control over the franchise “comes with a certain complaint.”
He added, “History has moved on and I am very proud to have been a part of the story and the legacy of Bond and the films I did with Barbara and Michael. That we moved the needle, that we revived it.
