Will Amazon's 007 franchise ever take center stage again? Thinking about this, I flashed back to a conversation with an actor friend telling me, "I've just been offered a big payday as the next James Bond but I can't get over the feeling that his every line has been said before – and maybe better.

The former Superman actor, who has said he "would love to play Bond", was widely regarded to have been the runner-up years ago when Craig landed the part for the first of his five 007 films, 2006's Casino Royale.

Creative control of the James Bond franchise is being ceded to Amazon MGM Studios. What might that mean for 007's future?

For more than 60 years, one family has determined everything about James Bond, from how he takes his martini (“shaken, not stirred”) to his firearm (Walther PPK) and vehicle (Aston Martin) of choice.

Fans fear that the floodgates are well and truly open now that the Silicon Valley giant is in charge. Here's what we think might happen

Craig played the character for 15 years, and his departure spurred years of speculation about what its future might be.

Amazon MGM Studios. State of play: Amazon announced today that it had formed a new joint venture that gives it creative control of the James Bond fran

Amazon MGM Studios will take creative control of the James Bond franchise following a landmark joint venture agreement with longtime producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the parties announced Thursday.

In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, Amazon MGM announced Thursday that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control. Longtime Bond custodians Michael G.

Amazon MGM Studios and longtime Bond custodians Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli formed a new joint venture in which they will co-own James Bond intellectual property rights — but Amazon MGM will have creative control.

The series creator and producer, Albert "Cubby" Broccoli launched the James Bond film series over 60 years ago, and later passed the franchise down to his daughter, Barbara Broccoli, and stepson, Michael G.