Overview

• Goode said he met Barbara Broccoli in the early 2000s and pitched Bond as an alcoholic, drug addict who despises himself and others instead of auditioning
• Broccoli concluded the meeting without an offer, and the role ultimately went to Daniel Craig, whose take was darker than earlier films but less extreme than Goode’s concept
• Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson retained ownership of the franchise while ceding creative control to Amazon MGM Studios in a 2025 rights agreement
• Amazon MGM Studios officially tapped Denis Villeneuve to direct the next 007 film following his work on Dune Messiah
• The franchise is now in the hunt for a successor to Daniel Craig with casting decisions yet to be announced