One is “shocked”, the other does not care: Daniel Craig and Timothy Dalton react to the resumption of James Bond by Amazon

The actors who played James Bond do not have the same opinion on the acquisition of the legendary MGM studio by Amazon. Timothy Dalton, who camped the role of 007 in the films “Killing is not playing” (1987) and “License to kill” (1989), told Radio Times to be “very surprised” and “shocked” This decision. “The films have taken very different directions over the years, but there is still something good in the originals,” he said.

“They will do their best to earn a lot of money, and I hope they will make good films,” he adds, wishing them “good luck” to make “the kind of film that brought so much of excitement and joy to so many people ”.

Jeff Bezos’ group had bought the legendary MGM studio in 2022 for $ 8.45 billion (more than 8 billion euros), but the Broccoli family kept exclusive control over the brand. Amazon would have spent $ 1 billion, according to Times, to have the stranglehold on creative control.

The fed up of the last James Bond

The reaction of Daniel Craig, the last actor to have embodied the spy on the screen, is much more reserved than that of his elder. He was content to greet the work of Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, historic producers of the franchise. “I wish Michael a long relaxing (and well-deserved) retirement and whatever the projects that Barbara will undertake, I know that they will be spectacular and I hope to be able to be part of it,” he said in a press release transmitted to CNN.

The actor had agreed to stack a last time in 2021 in “Die can wait”, after having explained to Time Out London magazine that he had “had his dose”. “I would prefer to break this glass and cut my veins,” he said before the release of “Specter” in 2015. He also said that it was his feeling of the moment and not necessarily a final decision, which could change depending on “money”.

After the release of the film, the shooting of which was marked by many setbacks, no other James Bond took over. Which should quickly change under Amazon. Jeff Bezos, now in possession of the rights of the secret agent 007, asked the people who follow him on Instagram who they would see in the role of the spy.