‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Producers To Make New James Bond

007 now stories to the producers behind two of the largest franchises in Hollywood historical past.

Amazon MGM in the present day introduced by way of press launch that they’ve signed Amy Pascal — greatest identified for overseeing the Spider-Man franchise for Sony — and David Heyman — who produced the Harry Potter motion pictures for Warner Bros — to provide the primary James Bond movie from the studio.

Pascal beforehand produced the Tom Holland Spider-Man motion pictures along with Marvel, in addition to the favored animated Spider-Verse franchise. Heyman produced all the big-budget Harry Potter movies, in addition to the three Improbable Beasts prequels.

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The press launch included this assertion from Amazon MGM head of movie Courtenay Valenti:

We’re approaching each inventive determination with James Bond, which Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have so masterfully steered, with the best sense of accountability. A part of an elite group of producers who’ve developed and managed large movie franchises to field workplace success and significant acclaim, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are two of probably the most achieved, skilled, and revered movie producers in our business. We’re honored to be working with them on James Bond’s subsequent chapter and are excited to ship to international audiences storytelling that upholds the impeccable legacy of this beloved character.

The arrival of Pascal and Heyman ought to presumably finish a prolonged interval of uncertainty for the franchise, ever since Amazon acquired MGM and the relationship with the longtime producers of the James Bond franchise, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, “all however collapsed” within the phrases of 1 Wall Avenue Journal report. A couple of months after that article was printed, Broccoli and Wilson stepped down as 007 franchise stewards, paving the best way for Amazon (and now Pascal and Heyman) to imagine inventive management of the collection.

The subsequent James Bond movie doesn’t but have a launch date, however now that it has producers, improvement ought to choose up considerably. The earlier movie within the franchise, No Time to Die, premiered in theaters in 2021 after a prolonged delay brought on by the Covid pandemic.