{"id":3361,"date":"2021-08-20T13:19:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T11:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1323132"},"modified":"2021-08-20T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T11:35:07","slug":"james-bond-bosses-address-franchises-future-beyond-no-time-to-die","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/james-bond-bosses-address-franchises-future-beyond-no-time-to-die\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bond bosses address franchise\u2019s future beyond No Time To Die"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Bond producers are resisting any move to the small screen. <\/p>

By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 20 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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James Bond won\u2019t be found sipping martinis on the small screen any time soon, following comments made by the franchise producers.<\/p>\n

Amazon is acquiring MGM, along with the James Bond film franchise, resulting in recent speculation we could see an Amazon Prime Video series adaptation.<\/p>\n

However, Michael G.\u00a0Wilson, a long-time executive producer for the Bond films, and fellow producer Barbara Broccoli both said that they\u2019ve \u201cresisted\u201d any move away from the big screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019re in denial!\u201d Wilson told Total Film<\/a>\u00a0during a conversation about the franchise\u2019s future and the possibility of 007 appearing in a TV series.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough to think about the future until this film has its moment,\u201d added Broccoli.\u00a0\u201cI think we just really want to celebrate this and celebrate Daniel, and then when the dust settles, then look at the landscape and figure out what the future is. Although I think one thing we\u2019ve certainly learned in the last 18 months is you never know what the future is. So we have to sit down and think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked outright whether a Bond TV series would be a \u2018no\u2019 for her, she responded, \u201cYou got it,\u201d explaining, \u201cWe make films. We make films for the cinema. That\u2019s what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve resisted that call for 60 years,\u201d added Wilson, speaking ahead of the highly anticipated release of No Time To Die<\/a>.<\/p>

No Time to Die is now set as Daniel Craig\u2019s final Bond film, his fifth across a period of 15 years, with actors including Outlander<\/a>\u2018s Sam Heughan<\/a> and Bridgerton<\/a>\u2018s Rege-Jean Page<\/a>\u00a0all listed among the bookies\u2019 favourites to replace him.<\/p>\n