Next 'James Bond' Film Enlists 'Spider-Man' and 'Harry Potter' Producers in Major Shake-Up (2025)

UPDATE: Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed that Amy Pascal (Spider-Man, Challengers) and David Heyman (Paddington, Harry Potter) are set to produce the James Bond franchise after the departure of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson. They will be in charge of creating the next 007 film, which currently does not have a release date or cast. Check out their joint statement below:

“James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema. We are humbled to follow in the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson who made so many extraordinary films and honored and excited to keep the spirit of Bond very much alive as he embarks on his next adventure.”

The original article, as follows:

The James Bond franchise could be homing in on its new creative team with reports suggesting that Amazon have already engaged with two high-profile producers with a long history of working with big IPs to usher in the new era of Bond.

According to Puck, former Harry Potter producer David Heyman, and Amy Pascal, who worked on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy have been approached to take the creative helm of the franchise, and unless something goes terribly wrong, Amazon execs are said to be set on making this dream team the next keepers of the Bond flame.

As well as producing several Harry Potter movies, Heyman was part of the production team on Barbie and Wonka, while Pascal was previously involved in Daniel Craig’s Bond movies, making her an easy choice to step into the breach left by the long-term team of Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

How the 'James Bond' Franchise Will Move Forward

The news that long-term Bond gatekeepers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson were stepping away from the franchise after decades of ensuring that James Bond retained certain qualities and traits was not met with the most enthusiastic reception. Fans were outraged at the mighty Amazon machine coming in to bulldozer their way through the franchise, turn it into a "woke" mess, and water it down to the consistency of dishwater. However, according to some insiders, the worry over massive changes to the character may be unfounded. One source previously said:

“There have been so many erroneous rumors about the future of Bond. Amazon is committed to keeping the spirit of Bond alive and that means he has to be British or from the Commonwealth – and he has to be male.”

The James Bond franchise has never quite been in the same state of flux as it is right now, and most of the focus online is about who will be the next person to take over the role of James Bond. While the likes of Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, The Gentlemen’s Theo James, and former Superman Henry Cavill remain the favorites, one James Bond expert and superfan Graham Rye previoulsy suggested that there should be someone a little less well known taking over the license to kill.

Rye, who is the editor behind 007 Magazine, threw his weight behind a little-known Scottish actor and star of Miss Scarlet and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Stuart Martin , as the only actor who can successfully take over the character and retain a lot of the qualities that many fans believe are essential to the success of the franchise's new iteration. Rye previously said:

"There's only one actor out there at the moment that can do justice to this. He's Scottish and his name is Stuart Martin."

Martin has seen his chances rise rapidly recently, with Rye even going on to liken the actor, and his potential as James Bond, to that of the beloved original, saying he could play 007 "very much in the vein of Sean Connery." However, there is currently no way ot knowing who will actually be stepping into the role of Bond until the announcement is made. With this latest development, perhaps that has just moved one step closer.

Source: Puck

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Summary

James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks and Jeffery Deaver; a new novel, written by William Boyd, is planned for release in 2013. Additionally, Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.The fictional British Secret Service agent has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip and video game formats as well as being used in the longest running and the second-highest grossing film franchise to date, which started in 1962 with Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2012, there have been twenty two films in the Eon Productions series, with a twenty third, Skyfall, due for release on 26 October 2012. The film will star Daniel Craig in his third portrayal of Bond: he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have also been two independent productions of Bond films, Casino Royale, a 1967 spoof, and Never Say Never Again, a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film, Thunderball.The films are renowned for a number of features, including the musical accompaniment, with the theme songs to the films having picked up Academy Award nominations on several occasions. Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond's cars, his guns and the gadgets he is supplied with by Q Branch.