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No, Amazon Didn't Pay $20 Million For The Rights To James Bond
- EON Productions' UK filing shows it sold its Bond stake and subsidiaries to Amazon MGM Studios for $20 million on 20 February 2025.
- Earlier this year Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli stepped back from day-to-day stewardship and formed a joint venture with Amazon MGM to retain co-ownership.
- Deal analysts note the headline figure may hide complexities as industry reporting estimated $1B, but EON Productions' filing disputes this and observers suggest stock options or earnouts may affect payout.
- The creative team includes producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman, with Denis Villeneuve directing and Steven Knight writing; filmmakers will search for a fresh British actor next year, filming James Bond 26 in 2027.
- Having bought MGM for $8.5 billion in 2021, Amazon sees EON Productions' 2024 revenue of $16.3 million signal a strategic shift toward smaller-scale films after divestment.
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Amazon Paid Just $20 Million for the James Bond Franchise
Amazon, one of the wealthiest corporations in the world, paid a relative pittance for control of the James Bond franchise: $20 million.That means Amazon paid less than the $25 million that Daniel Craig was reportedly paid for his final Bond film, No Time to Die.Per The Hollywood Reporter, this revelation comes from a U.K. tax filing made by EON Productions, the former 007 franchise production company run by Barbara Broccoli and her stepbrother, …
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