In a new interview, Timothy Dalton, who played the infamous agent in “The Living Daylights” (1987) and “License to Kill” (1989), reacted to the news that Amazon MGM Studios gained creative control over the film franchise after producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson announced they would be taking a step back.

It's taking around $1 billion to have James Bond stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson cede oversight to Amazon MGM Studios, sources say.

A big piece of that is because James Bond has been shepherded by a very exclusive group of people since he hit the screen. Albert Broccoli, one of the co-founders of Bond productions company Eon Productions,