Amazon paid more than €1bn for creative control of James Bond franchise

Amazon said the financial terms were for its eyes only, but it is understood control of 007 was ceded for about $1bn

Daniel Craig, the most recent actor to play Bond, offered his congratulations to longtime stewards of the Bond films Barbara Broccoli and Michael J Wilson on Friday.

Amazon paid more than $1bn for “creative control” of the James Bond franchise.

Amazon MGM Studios said it had struck a deal with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, the British-American heirs to the film producer Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli and longtime stewards of the Bond films.