James Bond’s new owner, Amazon MGM, has already started working out the details of a “fresh, exotic new” Bond that is sparking conversation online.
At CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners in Las Vegas, studio executives Courtenay Valenti and Sue Kroll shared a few details about the latest entry in the franchise.
“We are committed to honoring the legacy of this iconic character while bringing a fresh, exotic new chapter to audiences around the world alongside [producers] Amy [Pascal] and David [Heyman],” they told the audience Wednesday night, per Variety.
“They’re both in London getting started and couldn’t be here tonight, but we wanted to thank them for what we know to make an incredible partnership.”
James Bond fans were divided online by the promise of a new Bond.
“People don’t want a fresh exotic Bond,” one person wrote on X.
Another lamented, “‘Fresh?’ ‘Exotic?’ No, no, no. James Bond was already perfect, why changing the roots of Ian Fleming[‘s] iconic character ?
“That’s it. Bond went woke. Fffff,” one person complained.
Another wondered, “If they wanted to do something ‘fresh’, why buy the James Bond franchise?”
Others were into the idea of a different style for