But don’t take that as a sign that EON Productions is resting on its laurels. As you'll continue to read, there were other comments made in regard to the point of why this next “reinvention” of James Bond is important; and these may be the most important.

The James Bond franchise is one of the oldest and most respected in movie history—and it currently sits at a crossroads. It’s been several years since Daniel Craig hung up his Walther PPK and stepped away from the role in No Time to Die, the end of an era on the road to a new one.

For the late James Bond ... who gets to be Bond, have stayed in the family through massive changes in the business, including new corporate overlords. For many years, EON split profits with MGM, which financed and distributed the movies.

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