In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Dalton, who played 007 in the movies The Living Daylights and Degree to Killregretted the idea that a British icon is under the creative control of an American company.
“It is one of the few wonderful stories that we have in the cinema that is British. The main character is British. We can say that it is ours”Said the actor.
The agreement of 1,000 million dollars of Amazon MGM Studios with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson To take the creative reins of Bond, he shocked the industry last week.
Dalton said Bond would miss the unique touch of Broccoli, which saw her carefully handle the brand and resist the temptation to turn the Ian Fleming hero into “content” with endless spin-offs.
“Barbara is one of the best women in the world. I think it’s fantastic. In a Bond movie, everyone has an opinion. That usually makes something less special, but it is limited to people who know what it does and knows what they want, then it will be exacerbated and will be good. Barbara had that, ”Dalton explained.
He added: “I have no idea what Amazon will do with her, and I have no idea what Amazon’s relationship with the Broccoli will be. But it is a very good series of movies. I saw her when I was young, we all saw her. It has been part of our lives, so anything that threatens her is something sad”
Dalton said it was essential that Amazon MGM Studios chose a British actor To play Bond because “that’s where he was born, so are the stories.” The company is already thinking about the next version of the MI6 agent, and its founder Jeff Bezos He is probing his followers on social networks about who should play the character.
James Bond’s future
Since Daniel Craig James Bond left after No time to die In 2021, there have been speculations about who will occupy the position of 007. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, James Norton, Damson Idris, Theo James and Josh O’Connor They have been linked to paper. Tom Hardy, Idris Elba and Henry Cavill They have also been mentioned.
After the agreement, Mike Hopkins, director of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, paid tribute to Bond’s inheritance. “Since his presentation at theaters more than 60 years ago, James Bond has been one of the most emblematic characters of film entertainment … We are honored to continue with this valuable inheritance and we hope to mark the beginning of the next phase of the legendary 007 for the public around the world. ”
Dalton concluded: “Everyone who has something to do with this will work very hard to make it a success. Amazon is perfectly able to achieve it. ”
Source: Ambito
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