Disney Considered Buying JAMES BOND Before Amazon Took Control of the Franchise

Disney Attempted To Buy $7.9B Action Franchise Before Amazon

After acquiring Pixar, Disney set their sights on Marvel, Star Wars, and a beloved action franchise worth $7.9 billion, now owned by Amazon.

I Just Found Out Disney Wanted James Bond, And There's One Reason I'm Relieved It Didn't Happen

When Bob Iger took over Disney in 2005, he quickly put together a list of potential acquisitions. One of the iconic franchises on his list was James Bond, which was still owned by the Broccoli family (and has since been acquired by Amazon). I’ll say upfront that I’m not a Disney hater by any means, but I’m really glad this was a deal Iger couldn’t get done. There is really one specific reason why: Disney overexposes everything. Marvel, Star Wars…

Disney Considered Buying JAMES BOND Before Amazon Took Control of the Franchise

Before Amazon landed the rights to James Bond, it seems Disney had dreams of adding 007 to its ever-growing collection of blockbuster franchises.Former Disney CEO Bob Iger recently revealed that after the company successfully acquired Pixar, there was a period when Disney felt like it could take on just about anything. That confidence eventually led to major purchases like Marvel and Star Wars, but those weren't the only properties on the compan…

Disney Bought Star Wars & Marvel, but 1 Major Franchise Got Away

Photo Credit: Disney Disney’s biggest “what if” moment involved a franchise worth billions, and it wasn’t the one you’d expect. Bob Iger revealed the iconic film series that slipped through the studio’s fingers during its historic acquisition spree. Disney failed to acquire one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises Former Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed in an exit interview with the Financial Times that the studio tried to acquire the James Bond franch…

Disney Boss Reveals They Tried to Buy James Bond After Star Wars (And They Would Have Ruined It)

Over the past twenty years, The Walt Disney Company has become the juggernaut of the entertainment world. Though it’s best known for all of its original content and characters that it’s had for decades, in the 2000s it went on a spending spree, buying up companies that then gave it access to even more characters. First, Disney bought Pixar, the animation company that it had already been in partnership with, but now owned outright. Then came Marv…