The James Bond franchise has found its producers in Amy Pascal and David Heyman. Pascal and Heyman have been tapped by Amazon MGM to steer the new 'Bond' film, the first to be produced by someone outside the Broccoli family.
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00:00The James Bond franchise has found its producers in Amy Pascal and David Heyman.
00:06Pascal and Heyman have been tapped by Amazon MGM to steer the new Bond film,
00:10the first to be produced by someone outside the Broccoli family. Pascal will produce the
00:15film via Pascal Pictures, with Heyman producing via Hay Day Films. Pascal is the producer behind
00:20the Spider-Man franchise, with the Tom Holland-fronted films grossing over $3 billion
00:25at the global box office, while Heyman shepherded the Harry Potter franchise,
00:30including the spinoff series Fantastic Beasts, to commercial highs. It wasn't made immediately
00:34clear if they would be producing Bond titles beyond the immediate next film. The selection
00:38comes after Amazon MGM closed a deal with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson,
00:43the producers whose family has been producing 007 movies since the 1960s, to take over creative
00:49control of the Bond franchise. Pascal and Heyman said in a joint statement,
00:53James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema.
00:57We are humbled to follow in the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson,
01:01who made so many extraordinary films, and honored and excited to keep the spirit of
01:05Bond very much alive as he embarks on his next adventure. For much more on this story
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