Overview

• Matthew Goode recounted his early-2000s meeting with producer Barbara Broccoli where his pitch for a darker, book-faithful Bond never led to an audition.
• Goode’s vision portrayed 007 as an alcoholic, drug-addicted loner consumed by self-loathing—a depiction Broccoli deemed too bleak.
• Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson sold development rights to Amazon MGM Studios in February while retaining ownership of the Bond property.
• Amazon MGM recently appointed Denis Villeneuve to direct the next James Bond film, marking the first director selection under its new stewardship.
• Producers are actively searching for Daniel Craig’s successor, weighing actors who can balance Fleming’s original grit with cinematic appeal.