Sony’s Spider-Verse and Harry Potter franchise producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman in talks to take intention at Amazon’s Bond universe

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New studies say Spider-Verse mastermind Amy Pascal and Harry Potter producer David Heyman may take over Amazon MGM’s Bond franchise.

I hope Hollywood mega-producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman take their martinis shaken, not stirred. Why? If issues go in line with plan, they could possibly be the brand new overseers of Amazon MGM Studios‘ James Bond franchise. According to multiple reports, Pascal, who, while at Sony, brought the best-grossing Bond films to theaters with Casino Royale, Quantum of SolaceSpectre, and Skyfall, and Heyman, who sits at the head of the table for Warner’s Harry Potter franchise, may achieve management of 007’s future after Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson step down.

Style movie lovers know Pascal because the mastermind of Sony’s animated Spider-Verse motion pictures and the studio’s Spider-Man movies, which starred Tom Holland because the pleasant neighborhood wall-crawler. Pascal helped weave the online of Spider-Man: No Approach House, an occasion movie that grossed $1.95 billion and have become the seventh highest-grossing movie ever.

Along with casting spells for the Harry Potter movie franchise, Heyman’s newest mission is The Rivals of Amziah King, starring Matthew McConaughey. The Rivals of Amziah King had its world premiere at SXSW, the place the movie obtained a standing ovation. JoBlo’s Editor-in-Chief, Chris Bumbray, reviewed the movie, saying it’s “one of the most unpredictable and wildly entertaining” movies he’s seen shortly. You’ll be able to learn Chris’s full assessment right here.

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. Beneath the brand new deal, Wilson, Broccoli, and Amazon would share co-ownership of Bond, with Amazon deciding the franchise’s destiny and course. Whereas Perkins shouldn’t be within the working to helm a Bond mission, demand for his skills is on the rise as motion pictures like Longlegs and The Monkey proceed to resonate with audiences.

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 change into the worldwide superspy. Nonetheless, in line with a leaked memo, the following Bond can be “British and male.”

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Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He began with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, earlier than launching the companion YouTube collection Animation Films Revisited. He is additionally the host of the Speaking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio present specializing in comedian books, movie, music, and extra. You will hardly ever catch him with out headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.

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