The Feb. 20 announcement that Amazon will soon gain creative control blew out of the water what some James Bond experts have been saying.

Did Eon Productions, and its parent company Danjaq, ever have a succession plan?

Jeff Bezos, chairman and founder of Amazon, intervened personally to ensure the company would gain creative control of the James Bond film franchise, The Hollywood Reporter said.

The Bond film franchise is on the cusp of a major change.

Many Bond fans were unhappy with the Bond tribute at the 2025 Oscars.

Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, $1 billion richer thanks to Amazon, bid adieu to Bond at the 2025 Oscars.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of GoldenEye, a movie that ensured James Bond would continue. The anniversary is ironic given how Amazon is poised to take creative control of the franchise.

Barbara Broccoli of Eon Productions rejected Christopher Nolan directing Bond 26, Variety reported.

Supposedly, Cubby Broccoli told his daughter Barbara to not let temporary people make permanent moves. Daniel Craig did just that.

Two prominent female executives, Barbara Broccoli and Kathleen Kennedy, seem ready to exit around the same time.