Deal struck with heirs to legendary film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, long-serving stewards of franchise

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James Bond is now in the hands of a billionaire’s business empire, after Amazon announced it has acquired creative control of the spy franchise from the Broccoli dynasty.

Amazon MGM Studios said it had struck a deal with Michael G Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli, the heirs to the legendary film producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, and long-time stewards of the Bond films.