New deal gives Amazon and MGM Studios creative control of the James Bond franchise
A new deal will see Amazon and MGM Studios take creative control over the James Bond series. Long-time producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson will step back, ending a family legacy that dates back to the first Bond film starring Sean Connery over sixty years ago. Variety executive editor Brent Lang spoke with NBC News' Joe Fryer and Savannah Sellers about what this means for 007's future.Feb. 21, 2025
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- The Guardian
The gripping, emotive tale of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira's disappearance: best podcasts of the week
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- Daily Mail
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9 hours ago
- NBC News
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The Penzance Musical' 'Sunset Boulevard' Best play revival 'Eureka Day' 'Our Town' 'Romeo + Juliet' 'Yellow Face' Best leading actress in a play Laura Donnelly, 'The Hills of California' Mia Farrow, 'The Roommate' LaTanya Richardson Jackson, 'Purpose' Sadie Sink, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Sarah Snook, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Best leading actor in a play George Clooney, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Cole Escola, 'Oh, Mary!' Jon Michael Hill, 'Purpose' Daniel Dae Kim, 'Yellow Face' Harry Lennix, 'Purpose' Louis McCartney, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Best leading actress in a musical Jasmine Amy Rogers, ' Megan Hilty, 'Death Becomes Her' Audra McDonald, 'Gypsy' Nicole Scherzinger, 'Sunset Boulevard' Jennifer Simard, 'Death Becomes Her' Best leading actor in a musical Darren Criss, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Andrew Durand, 'Dead Outlaw' Tom Francis, 'Sunset Boulevard' Jonathan Groff, 'Just in Time' Jeremy Jordan, 'Floyd Collins' James Monroe Iglehart, 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical' Best direction of a musical Saheem Ali, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Michael Arden, 'Maybe Happy Ending' David Cromer, 'Dead Outlaw' Christopher Gattelli, 'Death Becomes Her' Jamie Lloyd, 'Sunset Boulevard' Best direction of a play Knud Adams, 'English' Sam Mendes, 'The Hills of California' Sam Pinkleton, 'Oh, Mary!' Danya Taymor, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Kip Williams, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Best featured actress in a play Tala Ashe, 'English' Jessica Hecht, 'Eureka Day' Marjan Neshat, 'English' Fina Strazza, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Kara Young, 'Purpose' Best featured actor in a play Glenn Davis, 'Purpose' Gabriel Ebert, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Francis Jue, 'Yellow Face' Bob Odenkirk, 'Glengarry Glen Ross' Conrad Ricamora, 'Oh, Mary!' 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Brigitte Reiffenstuel, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Best choreography Joshua Bergasse, 'Smash' Camille A. Brown, 'Gypsy' Christopher Gattelli, 'Death Becomes Her' Jerry Mitchell, 'Boop!' Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Best orchestrations Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, 'Just in Time' Will Aronson, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Bruce Coughlin, 'Floyd Collins' Marco Paguia, 'Buena Vista Social Club' David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, 'Sunset Boulevard' Best sound design of a play Paul Arditti, 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Palmer Hefferan, 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Daniel Kluger, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Nick Powell, 'The Hills of California' Clemence Williams, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Best original score 'Dead Outlaw,' David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna 'Death Becomes Her,' Julia Mattison and Noel Carey 'Maybe Happy Ending,' Will Aronson and Hue Park 'Operation Mincemeat,' David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts 'Real Women Have Curves,' Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez Best costume design of a musical Dede Ayite, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Gregg Barnes, 'Boop!' Clint Ramos, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Paul Tazewell, 'Death Becomes Her' Catherine Zuber, 'Just in Time' Best lighting design of a musical Jack Knowles, 'Sunset Boulevard' Tyler Micoleau, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, 'Floyd Collins' Ben Stanton, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Justin Townsend, 'Death Becomes Her' Best sound design of a musical Jonathan Deans, 'Buena Vista Social Club' Adam Fisher, 'Sunset Boulevard' Peter Hylenski, 'Just in Time' Peter Hylenski, 'Maybe Happy Ending' Dan Moses Schreier, 'Floyd Collins' Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Celia Keenan-Bolger
