After decades of thwarting muscular billionaires bent on world domination, James Bond has at last been captured by one. On February 20th the secretive global organisation known as Amazon announced that it had acquired creative control of the spy-film franchise from Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson,

Amazon’s surprise deal to wrest control of 007 from the Broccoli family marks the latest front in a decades-old war to lock up the last remaining billion-dollar franchises.

The recent news that Amazon MGM Studios will be taking creative control of the James Bond franchise from the Broccoli family has sent shockwaves through Hollywood. The actors who have played 007 over the years have started to express their reaction to the news—and one, Timothy Dalton, shared he’s disappointed by the move.