One former James Bond has a thing or two to say about the decision by longtime producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli to relinquish control of the franchise to Amazon MGM Studios. While promoting his role in season 2 of Paramount+’s 1923,

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The broad strokes of the deal state that the streaming production powerhouse “will gain creative control of the James Bond franchise,” thanks to a new joint venture. Addressing the decision in Amazon’s press release announcing the deal, producer Michael G. Wilson had this to say: