James Bond feels like one of the last great film franchises. The eponymous hero may have appeared in different guises and faced all manner of strange villains, but at the core he’s still the same agent on Her Majesty’s Secret Service that appeared on the silver screen back in 1962.
However, that just changed forever with a behind-the-scenes deal that may shift the vision of the Bond franchise entirely — and not necessarily for the better. It may be unprecedented for Bond, but it places the series directly in line with its competitors.
