Jeff Bezos Asks ‘Who’d You Pick as the Next Bond?’ After Amazon Takes Control of 007 Franchise; Henry Cavill Fans Swarm His Replies
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Amazon founder and current executive chair Jeff Bezos has a question: “Who’d you pick as the next Bond?” Following the shocking news that Amazon MGM Studios has taken full creative control of the 007 franchise, Bezos riled up the fandom on X by asking his 6.8 million followers for their thoughts on who should succeed Daniel Craig as the world’s most famous movie secret agent.
Amazon MGM Studios and longtime Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced a new joint venture to house the 007 intellectual property rights.
Under the venture, the three parties are co-owners of the franchise, but it is Amazon MGM that gets the creative control. Social media users started flooding Bezos’ replies with their thoughts on who should become the new James Bond, from Tom Cruise to James McAvoy.
But it was the Henry Cavill social media army that swarmed Bezos’ posts with pictures and gifs pitching the former “Superman” actor to become the new 007.
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