Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are yet to announce who will take on the role next The producers of the James Bond franchise have said the films will “change” in a “new direction” when the next lead actor is announced. READ MORE: ‘No Time To Die’ review: Daniel Craig’s surprisingly emotional final fling Daniel Craig wrapped up his stint as 007 after five films with 2021’s No Time To Die , and Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
Wilson, who oversee the Bond estate, have not confirmed who will be taking on the role next. The duo are being awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award on Sunday (November 17), an honorary Oscar given to film producers who work “reflects a consistently high quality”, and ahead of that they have spoken to the Associated Press about the future of the franchise.
“Every time we cast a new actor, the films change,” said Wilson. “It’s the excitement of a new Bond, a new direction. Every one of these people who took on the role offered something new and different.
” Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. CREDIT: Getty Images Broccoli, 64, and her half-brother Wilson, 82, are the children of Albert R.
“Cubby” Broccoli, who along with Harry Saltzman oversaw the Bond films from their beginnings with 1962’s Dr. No . Despite the films raising a collective $7.
6billion (£6billion) at the global box office, the key decisions about the future of Bond on screen rest with the family. Tom Hardy has long been considered among t.