Barbara Broccoli
Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration
It’s long been an open secret that Jeff Bezos has yearned for his own Game of Thrones, and that Amazon’s big swing as it reached for its own massive hit was The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, believed to be the most expensive series ever made. Last September, the show began with […]
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Pioneers Award 2022: Hollywood Bonds Over 007 Producers Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
There was plenty of bonding Wednesday night as producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli received the 2022 Pioneer of the Year Award from the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. It is the first time since the pandemic began that the gala celebration was able to be held. For nearly three decades, Broccoli and […]
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007 Producers Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson Being Honored With British Film Institute Fellowship
The producers of the U.K.’s most successful movie franchise are being awarded one of the British film industry’s highest honors. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, longtime James Bond producers and custodians, are set to receive the BFI Fellowship, the top honor from the British Film Institute. The BFI said it was recognizing the pair’s […]
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Bond Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to Receive 2022 Pioneers Award
James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will be feted with the 2022 Pioneer of the Year Award at a Sept. 21 gala at the Beverly Hilton, the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation announced Thursday. A tradition for more than 70 years, the award recognizes leaders in the motion picture industry whose […]
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Daniel Craig (‘No Time to Die’)
“I did it knowing it would change my life,” says Daniel Craig, thinking back to the moment in 2005 when he accepted the part of James Bond, on The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast. Craig, one of only six people who have played the role, and the person who has held it longest of all […]
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Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Paul Greengrass Among Names on U.K.’s New Year’s Honors List
James Bond gatekeepers and Eon Productions heads Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are among the names on the 2022 New Year’s Honors list, the annual U.K. tradition dating back to 1890 that bestows titles upon individuals in recognition of their work and is presented in the name of Queen Elizabeth II. The duo, who […]
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Why ‘Bond’ Mogul Barbara Broccoli Has Earned a License to Chill
Back in the mid-’70s, a teenage Barbara Broccoli was working her first job in the entertainment industry as an intern for The Hollywood Reporter. At the time, things were looking dismal for women in the industry, even though on-the-rise executive Sherry Lansing was forging her path. THR was being run by another trailblazer, publisher Tichi […]
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Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga to Star in Barbara Broccoli-Produced ‘Macbeth’ on Broadway
Following his final outing as James Bond, Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli are reteaming for a Broadway production of Macbeth, with Passing star Ruth Negga set to star opposite Craig. Directed by Sam Gold, whose helming of Fun Home won the 2015 Tony Award for best direction of a musical, the show is slated […]
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No New James Bond Casting Talk Until 2022, Says 007 Producer Barbara Broccoli
With the world gearing up for the rollout of No Time To Die, having its world premiere in London on Tuesday, U.K. bookmakers have returned to one of their favorite pastimes: speculating as to who might take over from Daniel Craig as the next James Bond, a conversation that has been rumbling on for several […]
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BFI, U.K. Government Officially Launch Global Screen Fund Pilot
Partially a replacement for European funding the U.K. lost access to due to Brexit, the $9.7 million initiative is aimed at boosting Britain's indie film, TV and video games sector internationally.
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‘Sing Street’ Musical Headed for Broadway This Season
Produced by Barbara Broccoli, the show is the second film by Irish writer-director John Carney to be adapted for the stage, following 'Once,' which won eight Tony Awards in 2012, including best musical.
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Barbara Broccoli, Richard Curtis Team on Paralympics Doc from ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Producers
Barbara Broccoli and Richard Curtis are teaming with 'Searching for Sugar Man' producers Passion Pictures on Paralympics doc 'Harder Than You Think.'
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