When Amazon bought MGM for $8.5 billion again in 2022, they discovered themselves within the James Bond enterprise, because the Bond franchise was arrange at MGM – and so they needed to begin making Bond films as shortly as attainable. Sadly, inventive disagreements between Amazon MGM Studios and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli slowed down the method. So, earlier this yr Amazon paid off Wilson and Broccoli (reported worth: one other $1 billion) to allow them to achieve inventive management over the franchise for the foreseeable future, hiring Amy Pascal of Pascal Photos and David Heyman of Heyday Movies to provide the subsequent Bond movie. Pascal and Heyman shall be selecting the subsequent actor to play Bond, and rumors are swirling furiously (Aaron Taylor-Johnson? Aaron Pierre? Another person?) – however Matthew Belloni of Puck Information reviews that their main focus proper now could be on securing a director. Heyman’s best choice for director was Kids of Males director Alfonso Cuarón, who he labored with on Gravity and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban… however Cuarón has reportedly handed on the provide. So now, the Bond 26 director shortlist is claimed to encompass Edward Berger (Conclave), Denis Villeneuve (Dune), Edgar Wright (Child Driver), Paul King (Paddington), and Jonathan Nolan (Fallout). Berger is claimed to be the one one who has already pitched his tackle Bond to the producers, however the others are anticipated to fulfill with them within the coming days.
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