In this photo illustration created in London on February 23, 2025 the MGM Studios website displays James Bond Franchise details on a phone screen next to an photograph displayed on a laptop screen. James Bond in the hands of an American company: shock horror! Amazon's takeover of Britain's iconic Bond franchise has Her Majesty's subjects worried, with some wondering whether 007 still has a future. After months of wrangling between the films' producers and Amazon MGM studio, extensively reported in the British press, the final blow fell on Thursday, February 23: the American giant will now preside over the destiny of the world's best-known spy. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)