long—serving producers barbara broccoli and michael g wilson have announced they're stepping down. filmuarding the quality and class of this franchise. up, thenjeff bezos could reinvent himself as the that is the genuine fear of fans like me, i think they will mess it up. he is a bald man, lets see how he looks stroking a cat. has he got a cat? i don't know, we will have to check that. do you think there is a risk that now 007 movies? could we end up with a case of james bond overkill? absolutely because they see 007 as a licence to print money. example, ruined by far too much content and spin offs. amazon have already given us the and i think you can expect a moneypenny spin off, a 0 spin it at the cinema. let's talk about runners and riders to be daniel craig has put himself out of mescal as potential replacements, any other names have wanted their man, who has been linked with this role before, to get it. am not, iwould put my money on harris drifting into the betting at 4—1. if you are looking to build a franchise character, for about 12 years. just hope that he is british! an ameri

takeover of following amazon's takeover of the creative control of the franchise, rights holders michael g wilsonise. james bond. name in the credits. when harry saltzman and �*cubby�* broccoli acquired the rights to dr no in 1961, it was the beginning of a film 007 may have been created by ian fleming, but the bond of the movies owes much to the broccolis. and you can add cool casting, cool music, cool cars, that is all... whilst this is there in the books, it becomes the magic of bond is very much down to the broccolis? yes, very much so. wilson, are now giving up creative control to amazon, owned by mgm. it's the most valuable asset this country has. bond, james bond. daniel craig or direct the next movie. made at pinewood, was the broccoli formula. amazon's a streamer. or marvel, with a deluge of extra content. firmly in the back seat. david sillito, bbc news. and we all can't wait for next james and we all can't wait for nextjames bond. and we all can't wait for next james bond. to have with us here on bbc news. you with us here oanbc news. for watching, you with us here oanbc news. forwatch

the james bond franchise. rights holders michael g wilson and barbara broccoli.t broccoli in 1962, amazon say it's looking forward to ushering at the saturday paper. andy, great to talk to you about this today. so what is the thinking, then? the broccolis were very protective of the bond but many say of the bond brand but many say it is a missed opportunity for building, franchise world building, now there is the chance for that franchise world building, now ther amazon? ance for that franchise world building, now ther amazon?-|at . franchise world building, now ther amazon?— franchise world building, now ther amazon? with amazon? certainly that of a sword, whether— with amazon? certainly that of a sword, whether it _ with amazon? certainly that of a sword, whether it is - with amazon? certainly that of a sword, whether it is the - with amazon? certainly that of a sword, whether it is the sort| a sword, whether it is the sort that people who have been following for following james bond for decades will want to see is another question entirely because amazon mgm i

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longtime 007 producers michael g. wilson and barbara broccoli will remain as co-owners with amazon, but amazon will finally have creative control of the james bond intellectual property going forward. financial terms of the deal have not yet been released. tonight at seven, have you gotten that letter? homeowners told to make changes on their properties or lose their insurance policies. we investigate. also, why is president trump targeting one of the bay area's most historic and beautiful parks? those stories and more coming up on our 7:00 news. up next on nightly news, the menendez brothers speak from behind bars about getting bullied in prison. the rare new interview with lyle and erik menendez serving life for the murder of their parents. and an update on their possible resentencing in the months ahead. nightly news is next. >>> >>> tonight, president trump's whirlwind first month back in office. the dramatic cut to the federal government. billionaire elon musk center stage at cpac with a golden chainsaw. more than 70 ex

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michael g. wilson broccoli, who brought the bond films to theaters, will continue on as co-owners of the franchise. >> wouldn't quite be a bond film without the broccoli family still involved in it somehow. but you know, i'm glad they can breathe new life into it. keep it going. >> well, the thing is, it's kind of been languishing for a while. i mean, you had daniel craig had this long run, and then it was all these questions about who's the next bond going to be. they throw out a bunch of names and nobody could agree on anything. so i hope with amazon in charge, they'll just go, all right, here's what we're doing. and they certainly have the money to do it. but it's such a great franchise. i still keep saying idris elba is would be the perfect. he would be james bond. >> and you know, they ran into a problem and i got it. i like i think pierce brosnan maybe was the last bond before daniel craig if i'm not mistaken. and you know, i liked him fine. but they ran into a problem with the bourne identity mo

is taking creative control of james bond as part of a new deal with the long time producers michael g. wilsonnd barbara broccoli. the duo, who have led the series since 1995, will remain co—owners but step back from the films. wilson is retiring while broccoli is focusing on other projects. it comes amid growing speculation over the franchise's future, with no new 007 announced since daniel craig's final appearance in 2021. amazon acquired mgm in 2022 and will now control the intellectual property rights, with the deal expected to close next year. that's the news on gb news, a full roundup here in about an hours full roundup here in about an hour's time now, though, plenty more with michel. >> thank you very much for that. i'm michelle dewberry and this is dewbs& co. i like that story there about james bond. i've got to say, i'm astonished. it's actually still james bond and it hasn't managed to migrate to james bond. i would give it probably about five minutes before that happens alongside me. i've got kelvin mackenzie, the former editor of the sun and bill rammell former labour minister. i

is taking creative control of james bond as part of a new deal with the long time producers michael g. wilsonnd barbara broccoli. the duo, who have led the series since 1995, will remain co—owners but step back from the films. wilson is retiring while broccoli is focusing on other projects. it comes amid growing speculation over the franchise's future, with no new 007 announced since daniel craig's final appearance in 2021. amazon acquired mgm in 2022 and will now control the intellectual property rights, with the deal expected to close next year. that's the news on gb news, a full roundup here in about an hours full roundup here in about an hour's time now, though, plenty more with michel. >> thank you very much for that. i'm michelle dewberry and this is dewbs& co. i like that story there about james bond. i've got to say, i'm astonished. it's actually still james bond and it hasn't managed to migrate to james bond. i would give it probably about five minutes before that happens alongside me. i've got kelvin mackenzie, the former editor of the sun and bill rammell former labour minister. i

that the james bond franchise is moving on from the broccoli dynasty as barbara broccoli and michael g. wilsone stepped down after decades at the helm. the pair, whose family launched the films in 1962, are now handing creative control to amazon mgm studios in a major shake—up. it follows years of speculation about bond's future, four years after daniel craig's final outing in no time to die. broccoli and wilson, though, will stay on as co—owners, but amazon will now take the lead on the iconic spy series. those are the iconic spy series. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in half an houn i'll be back with you in half an hour. now, though, it's over to dawn. >> thank you very much. now, as the rift between volodymyr zelenskyy and donald trump deepens after the us president described his ukrainian counterpart as a dictator, nigel farage has given mr zelenskyy his backing. >> putin that invaded, it's him that's behaved badly. he's been brought to the table and now what needs to happen, what needs to happen is ukraine needs to get proper security guarantees, because i t

creative control of the james bond franchise as part of a new deal with long time producers michael g. wilson and barbara broccoli. the duo have led the series since 1995 and will remain co—owners, but step back from the films. it comes amid growing speculation over the franchise's future. there have been no new 007 films announced since daniel craig's final appearance in 2021. amazon will now control the intellectual property rights, with a deal expected to close next year. that's the news on gb news. plenty more still to come right here with headliners. >> for the very latest gb news, direct your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/advent. >> james matthewson. >> james matthewson. >> hello! welcome to. >> hello! welcome to. >> headliners. >> headliners. >> where we give you the best. >> where we give you the best. >> of. >> of. >> tomorrow's newspapers with the. best of today's comedians. but first things first. >> we're going to have. >> we're going to have. >> a look at. >> a look at. >> the. >> the. >> front pages. >> front pages. >> of the guar

creative control of the james bond franchise as part of a new deal with long time producers michael g. wilson and barbara broccoli. the duo have led the series since 1995 and will remain co—owners, but step back from the films. it comes amid growing speculation over the franchise's future. there have been no new 007 films announced since daniel craig's final appearance in 2021. amazon will now control the intellectual property rights, with a deal expected to close next year. that's the news on gb news. plenty more still to come right here with headliners. >> for the very latest gb news, direct your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/advent. >> james matthewson. >> james matthewson. >> hello! welcome to. >> hello! welcome to. >> headliners. >> headliners. >> where we give you the best. >> where we give you the best. >> of. >> of. >> tomorrow's newspapers with the. best of today's comedians. but first things first. >> we're going to have. >> we're going to have. >> a look at. >> a look at. >> the. >> the. >> front pages. >> front pages. >> of the guar