After the surprise move that saw 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Amazon pay $1 billion dollars for reported 'creative control' over the James Bond franchise, one of the studio's key bosses has outlined the desire to honor the legacy of 007 – as well🥀 as providing an exciting update on the iconic spy's future.

"We are committed to honoring the legacy of this iconic character, while bringing a fresh, exhilarating new chapter to audiences around the world alongside [producers] Amy [Pascal] and David [Heyman]," Amazon MGM's head of film, streaming, and theatrical Courtenay V👍alenti said at CinemaCon (via ).

Valenti added of the producers, "They are both in London getting started and couldn’t be here tonight, but we wanted to thank them for what we k🍃now will be an incredible partnership."

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Wi🦩th 007 under new leaders✨hip (longtime producers and stewards of the franchise Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have now stepped aside), it remains to be seen what Amazon's new strategy will look like, however. Even so, fan response has been largely negative.

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Spe🌳akiജng to , former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan expressed optimism at 007's future under Amazon.

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