We learned early in 2025 that Amazon had gained creative control over the James Bond franchise, a deal that came a few years after Amazon spent $8.5 billion to take ownership of MGM Studios, which distributes Bond movies and has a catalogue of thousands of movies and TV shows. While there’s forward momentum on a new Bond movie at last, with Denis Villeneuve behind the wheel, a new report puts a surprisingly low (relatively speaking) price tag on those creative rights: $20 million.

Deadline is the source, explaining, “EON Productions, the company controlled by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, has filed an earnings report in the UK revealing that Amazon MGM Studios paid $20M for its stake in 007.” The trade notes the deal was previously estimated to be much higher ($1 billion

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