Longlegs and The Monkey filmmaker Osgood Perkins has robust phrases about probably directing a Bond movie for Jeff Bezos’s Amazon.
Longlegs and The Monkey director Osgood Perkins is shaken and stirred after a Reddit AMA (by way of Indiewire) wherein a fan requested if he’d be fascinated by directing a James Bond film. “Are you open to directing a Bond movie/trilogy? If so, who would you cast as your version of Bond?” Perkins rapidly replied, “No, because fuck Jeff Bezos.”
The vibes of Osgood’s response to the query are definitive, because the in-demand filmmaker made no bones about vocalizing his distaste for the Amazon figurehead. Perkins’s feedback comply with a spat of confusion concerning the way forward for the James Bond franchise. In late February, Amazon MGM Studios and longtime Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli introduced a shift in management as they ceded artistic management over to Amazon. Underneath the brand new deal, Wilson, Broccoli, and Amazon would share co-ownership of Bond, with Amazon deciding the franchise’s destiny and path. Whereas Perkins will not be within the working to helm a Bond venture, demand for his abilities is on the rise as films like Longlegs and The Monkey proceed to resonate with audiences.
One other identify floated as a candidate for a 007 venture is Conclave filmmaker Edward Berger. Whereas talking with Selection‘s Marc Malkin on the 2025 Oscars crimson carpet, Berger mentioned his curiosity in getting concerned with the Bond franchise has shifted after the alternate of possession.
“Barbara Broccoli is no longer doing it and she is at the heart of this project, so I think it’s something different,” Berger mentioned when requested if he’d helm a Bond film. “I don’t know. Things have changed. We will certainly miss her very much.”
Berger’s feedback point out an about-face concerning his curiosity within the Bond franchise. Beforehand, Berger mentioned he was “100% interested in Bond” when Broccoli was concerned. Nevertheless, “now it’s a different equation. I don’t know what the future is going to look like. I am going to think about it if anyone calls me, but Barbara is at the heart of this. If she is no longer there it becomes a different thing.”
007’s destiny has dangled from the sting of a artistic cliff for what seems like a very long time, with actors like Henry Cavill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Hardy, Dan Stevens, Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Regé-Jean Web page, Tom Hiddleston, and extra rumored to turn into the worldwide superspy. In the meantime, Amazon stays silent about its plans for the enduring character, although I’m positive they’re mulling it over day by day. You don’t depart that type of cash on the desk for lengthy. No matter they determine, expectations are by the roof, and on-line blowback is alive and properly. I hope they type one thing out quickly. The longer they wait, the extra anxious followers turn into.
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