The James Bond franchise could be expanded with a female 007 spin-off, after streaming giant Amazon previously pitched the idea to producers. Other proposals included spin-offs centred around Bond’s CIA ally Felix Leiter and a prequel focusing on MI6 secretary Miss Moneypenny.

There were multiple propositions for the James Bond franchise when Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli were still the producers. However, the pair reportedly rejected every single one of them.

For better or worse, the James Bond franchise is now in the hands of Amazon. A new bombshell report sheds light on how the deal came to be and the company's spin-off plans that were shot down by producers.

With Amazon MGM Studios gaining creative control of the James Bond franchise, who will emerge as the next 007?

Brosnan, 71, has now seemingly thrown his hat into the ring after being asked whether he would want to reprise the role. The Irish actor played Bond in four films between 1995 and 2002 – GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day.

As the James Bond franchise undergoes a major shake-up, word on the street is that the next leading 007 character could finally be a woman. It was recently confirmed that Amazon MGM Studios would be taking over Bond after the Broccoli family ceased creative control.

Imagine a standalone James Bond TV series on Prime Video in which James Bond never appears. It could happen. According to a new report, one of the reasons that longtime stewards of the Bond film franchise—Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.