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Disney Boss Reveals They Tried to Buy James Bond After Star Wars (And They Would Have Ruined It)
Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
Over the past twenty years, The Walt Disney Company has become the juggernaut of the entertainment world. Though it’s best known for all of its original content and characters that it’s had for decades, in the 2000s it went on a spending spree, buying up companies that then gave it access to even more characters. []
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Gamesradar
· Jun 23, 2026
Not content with Star Wars and Marvel, Disney reportedly considered buying James Bond before Amazon: "I figured let's just buy them all"
Not content with Star Wars and Marvel, Disney reportedly considered buying James Bond before Amazon: "I figured let's just buy them all"
Variety
· Jun 23, 2026
Disney Failed to Buy James Bond Franchise, Walked Away From Owning Twitter Hours Before the Deal Closed and Held Apple Merger Talks
Bob Iger, who stepped down from his second stint as Disney CEO in March, gave an exit interview to Financial Times in which he revealed that he tried to acquire the James Bond franchise for Disney amid a spending spree that included the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars.” Pixar was priority number one []
The Hollywood Reporter
· Jul 10, 2026
The Woman Who Cast 14 James Bonds Has Thoughts on Who Should Play 007 Next
The casting legend behind 14 Bond films opened up at Karlovy Vary about landing Daniel Craig, bringing in Judi Dench — and why she's never read a single Ian Fleming novel.
People.com
· Jul 5, 2026
Hannah Waddingham Weighs in on Whether the Next James Bond Should Be a Woman (Exclusive)
The ‘Ride or Die’ actress also revealed if she’d star in the James Bond franchise
DNyuz
· Jun 29, 2026
‘James Bond’ Casting Director Weighs in on Jacob Elordi, Callum Turner: ‘I Don’t Want to See Any of Them’
The hunt for the next James Bond is on, with names like young Hollywood stars Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson swirling as rumored frontrunners. But not if Debbie McWilliams has any say in it. The longtime “James Bond” casting director who found the last three iterations of the agent, including Daniel Craig, has []
Fark
· Jul 7, 2026
If he just knew the name of a good bondsman [Dumbass]
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Related coverage for "Disney Boss Reveals They Tried to Buy James Bond After Star Wars (And They Would Have Ruined It)": Gamesradar — Not content with Star Wars and Marvel, Disney reportedly considered buying James Bond before Amazon: "I figured let's just buy them all" . Variety — Disney Failed to Buy James Bond Franchise, Walked Away From Owning Twitter Hours Before the Deal Closed and Held Apple Merger Talks. The Hollywood Reporter — The Woman Who Cast 14 James Bonds Has Thoughts on Who Should Play 007 Next. People.com — Hannah Waddingham Weighs in on Whether the Next James Bond Should Be a Woman (Exclusive). DNyuz — ‘James Bond’ Casting Director Weighs in on Jacob Elordi, Callum Turner: ‘I Don’t Want to See Any of Them’. Fark — If he just knew the name of a good bondsman [Dumbass]