The actors who have portrayed James Bond over time, from left: Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, and Sean

Bezos, who helped oversee the evolution of Amazon into a multi-media conglomerate that made inroads into online streaming and film with the acquisition of MGM Studios in 2022, immediately took to social media to ask fans who they want to see don the infamous MI6 agent’s black tuxedo and tie next.

After officially taking creative control of the 007 franchise, Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos is taking pitches for who should play the next James Bond. The billionaire asked his 4.3 million Instagram followers Thursday morning whom they would pick to take on the coveted role after Daniel Craig,

New York native Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, who died in 1996, was an original producer of the Bond films alongside Canadian producer Harry Saltzman, who died in 1994. The first movie in the spy thriller series was “ Dr. No ” in 1962, starring Sean Connery.

In a huge shakeup for the James Bond series, Amazon will take creative control as longtime producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli step back.

In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control

For more than 60 years, one family has determined everything about James Bond, from how he takes his martini (“shaken, not stirred”) to his firearm (Walther PPK) and vehicle (Aston Martin) of choice.

Amazon in 2022 bought the studio MGM, which had the rights to the "James Bond" franchise. Now it's taking creative control.