Crime writer Lee Child has said he believes Amazon MGM Studios will try “to dominate the entire year” with James Bond franchises if their future instalment proves commercially successful. The British author, 70, created the former military police anti-hero Jack Reacher – which has been turned into an Amazon Prime series called Reacher starring US actor Alan Ritchson. Advertisement Last week, Amazon MGM Studios announced that they were taking creative control over the 007 character with a new venture that would see them co-own the franchise rights with Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
Author Lee Child said the Bond concept was ‘dated’ and needed a ‘shake-up’ (Victoria Jones/PA) Child told BBC One’s morning programme BBC Breakfast that Bond had got “to change”. He added: “It’s so rooted in post-war Britain, the whole idea of Bond (is about him) ..
. being a compensation (as) we’ve lost our real power, but Bond could sort anything out. “The concept is dated, and it needs a shake-up.
It needs refreshing. And the people that (were) looking after it before, I think, are just worn out. And so new blood, new energy is going to be good for it.
” Advertisement When asked if he thought it would mean spin-offs, he said: “We’re doing a Reacher spin-off absolutely. “And I’m sure that will happen (with Bond), because what Amazon generally likes to do is, if they get a hit, they want to dominate the entire year with it. “And so we ca.
