Longtime James Bond Casting Agent Quits After Amazon Buyout
She said that looking at Amazon’s filmmaking history “does not fill me with any great enthusiasm.”
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The James Bond franchise’s longtime casting director is quitting after a storied career working on 13 of the iconic films. Debbie McWilliams told ScreenDaily she was throwing in the towel just after the franchise rights were sold to Amazon—adding that the company’s filmmaking history “does not fill me with any great enthusiasm.” “I have now hung up my casting hat and have moved on to other film-related projects,” McWilliams told the publication. The outlet reported that she made the decision prior to Amazon’s purchase of the Bond series. The sale takes the iconic film series out of the hands of longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. McWilliams first started in 1981 when she worked on 'For Your Eyes Only', a run that continued up until 2021’s 'No Time To Die.' After the purchase, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took to X to ask users who the next James Bond should be.
Who’d you pick as the next Bond? pic.twitter.com/u7nBaRROlf
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) February 20, 2025
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