Amy Pascal, David Heyman to Produce Next James Bond Movie for Amazon MGM Studios

It’s official, the James Bond franchise has found its producers in Amy Pascal and David Heyman. The pair have been tapped by Amazon MGM to steer the new Bond film, the first to be produced outside the Broccoli family.

Pascal will produce the filmvia Pascal Pictures, and Heyman will produce via Heyday Films. 

Last week, rumors emerged that two were both in talks to board the next 007 feature.

“We are approaching every creative decision with James Bond, which Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have so masterfully steered, with the greatest sense of responsibility,” said Amazon MGM Studios’ Head of Film, Courtenay Valenti.

“Part of an elite group of producers who have developed and managed massive film franchises to box office success and critical acclaim, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are two of the most accomplished, experienced, and respected film producers in our industry. We are honored to be working with them on James Bond’s next chapter and are excited to deliver to global audiences storytelling that upholds the impeccable legacy of this beloved character.”

“James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema,” added Pascal and Heyman. “We are humbled to follow in the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson who made so many extraordinary films and honored and excited to keep the spirit of Bond very much alive as he embarks on his next adventure.”

Bond reunites Pascal with Amazon MGM Studios. She is currently in post on the studio’s upcoming Phil Lord and Christopher Miller-directed “Project Hail Mary” and previously produced the Luca Guadagnino-directed “Challengers”.

Along with Lord and Miller, she is producing the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video streaming series “Spider-Noir” and upcoming has “Narnia” which Greta Gerwig is directing for Netflix, as well as Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” alongside Heyman, also for Netflix.

Heyman, meanwhile, is best known for producing all eight film adaptations of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter books, as well as the three “Fantastic Beasts” films. 

Among his other credits are Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity,” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” as well as the Paul King-directed “Paddington,” “Paddington 2,” and “Wonka.”

Heyman is currently in pre-production on the Harry Potter television series and in post-production on Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguru’s “Klara and the Sun.”