What Happens to James Bond Franchise Once Amazon Takes Over MGM?

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Last week, it was announced that Amazon has acquired MGM and its vast library of films and TV series. And as part of that massive deal, the tech company has become 50% owner of one of the most storied franchises in all of film—the James Bond film series.

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When the announcement of the deal between Amazon and MGM was made, the film franchise that got spoken about most in the acquisition is the James Bond film series. While MGM doesn’t own the complete rights for the franchise, as James Bond is creatively controlled by the production duo of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, Amazon is now the parent company of the studio that will distribute the 007 spy films.

Variety. A rep for Eon Productions did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

So with Amazon’s $8.45 billion absorption of MGM, are future James Bond films destined to be relegated to an initial streaming release?