It’s confirmed, Amy Pascal and David Heyman arrive at the controls of James Bond
Amazon has found its new duo of producers with Spider-Man and Harry Potter supervisors.
“James Bond is one of the most emblematic characters in the history of cinema. We are honored to follow in the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, who have made so many extraordinary films, and we are delighted to keep the spirit of Bond alive while he embarks on his next adventure.”
Amy Pascalbehind the new Spider-manwhether animated or live action, and David Heymanfamous producer of Harry Potterhave just officially been hired by Amazon to oversee the next James Bondwhether films intended for the cinema or series for the video premium – we are already talking aboutA dedicated show in Moneypennythe secretary of 007.
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Since the shock announcement of Departure of its historic producersin February, we knew that the studio was looking for new heads to relaunch the franchise. We learned at the beginning of the month that the boss of the company, Jeff Bezos, had spent no less thanone billion dollars To orchestrate this departure and reclaim the popular figure of 007. We also know that Christopher Nolan It was a time interested in the idea of staging the next blockbuster, with the successor of Daniel Craig, but that he withdrew in the face of internal discussions of the studio.
Now that Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have left, the revival of James Bond will therefore take shape with Amy Pascal and David Heyman, two influential producers in Hollywood. Passed by the 20th Century Fox or Columbia in the years 1980-1990, Pascal was the boss of Sony Pictures for a decade at the 2000-2010 turning point. It was in particular she who supervised the last Spider-manthe rapprochement between his studio and Marvel, but also the derivative films such as Venommuch less appreciated by fans of the superhero. She also supported the last adaptation of Millennium Or The daughters of Doctor Marchfrom Greta Gerwig (with whom she should adapt Narnia for Netflix) and produced Project Hail Maryfrom Phil Lord and Chris Miller, after having collaborated with them on the Spider-verse Animated, adored by the public. Besides, this film carried by Ryan Gosling is a production of Amazon and MGM Studios, just like the future Bonds. Ditto for Challengersfrom Luca Guadagnino, which Amy Pascal has outpervised.
She will co-produce the next James Bond via her company Pascal Pictures, in association with Amazon.
David Heyman joins forces with her and the group via her own box, also: Heyday Films. Son of two producers (his normal mother Heyman notably orchestrated the manufacture of Dangerous linksfrom Stephen Frears), he started behind the scenes of The Indes roadby David Lean, in the heart of the 1980s. Having become essential thanks to the success of the eight films Harry Potterlaunched from 2001 -he is currently working at launch of his seriesthis time for HBO Max- He also supported very different films during his career, I am a legend with Will Smith via Yes man With Jim Carrey or Gravity d’Alfonso cuaron and Once Upon a Time … in Hollywoodof Quentin Tarantino. With the young audience, he returned to success outside Harry Potter thanks to Padadingtonavailable in animated series. He is also one of the biggest successes in Hollywood history: Barbie.
