#broccoli dc

[stealingyourbones]

Never will I stop with the steadfast notion that folks in the DPXDC fandom should interact with at least some form of canon DC media.

There are comics, tv shows, radio dramas both old and new, podcasts, movies, magazines, so much shit that intentionally avoiding the media is simply preventing yourself from spawning new ideas and gaining a new appreciation for a fandom that you’re already in.

The Superman Radio Show has episodes 11 minutes long. A lot of the TV shows don’t have episodes that surpass 30 minutes and most are nearly fully clipped on the official DC YouTube channel. The amount of fan made motion comics is astounding. The amount of fanmade animations is equally as incredible.

[foxsoulcourt]

James Bond: end of the Broccoli era

Well, F*%! Amazon, in its ego-istic quest to control eVeRyThiNg. Barbara, thanks for putting up a SHEROIC fight against the behemoth, also reported in Variety.

Never thought I’d be GRATEFUL that Babs and Craig killed Bond in NTTD, but I sure am now!

However, life will go on for Bond (shrugs) and Broccoli herself. Till was a FANTASTIC film, so we have more wonderful productions to look forward to with her guiding them to audiences.

(Yep, there I was, researching US voting rights legislation when I looked up and saw Kash Patel, Walmart, and… James Bond???… trending in AP news. Immediately k n e w what it was about. Darn it.)

[aingeal98]

Cass's high poison tolerance and her years of homelessness making her capable of ingesting 99% of anything that can be called a meal without flinching

VS her autism when it comes to That One Specific Food.

[angrychenyu]

🦇🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃🦇

Supertato x plantspinach

Cosplay: cat noir & ladybug Catwoman & batman

Broccoli and carrots

Cosplay: charlie & veggie luz & amity

Tomato and chilli

Cosplay: scooby doo and shaggy

Dog and white dog

Evil pea

Evil pea name:

Monstertato

Sweet pea

Dr zomboss

Cosplay: spinel joker & Harley quinn

[paulpingminho]

[dabomdiggy]

[cindythebird]

Breakfast :)

[chiaraswritings]

Batman Vs Bruce Wayne Headcanons: Date Night with fem!Reader

Disclaimer: I do not own DC or their settings. This is certainly not canon.

Warnings & Topics: Smut, comfort. 18+.

Important Note: 18+ suggestive headcanons begin after the stars (✶ ✶ ✶), and will have a star (✶) in their intro.

Author's Note: Don't come for me, it's been awhile! For everything. This is my first time posting headcanons so I'm sorry if I didn't do them right. Nonetheless, I hope you're all having an incredible summer, and I hope you enjoy.

Listen on Spotify while you read…

☽ Batman

☽ Batman not wanting to take off the Batsuit until you have to physically take it off him. And then physically put the matching hoodie you got on him.

☽ Batman not being anywhere near finished with the case he's working on.

☽ Batman letting you sit on his lap while he "finishes up real quick".

☽ Batman grumbling because you saw him rubbing his eyes, and now you're worried about the blue light from the Batcomputer affecting him. "The computer is not the enemy, (y/n)."

☽ Batman looking over your shoulder to see who you're texting and rolling his eyes that you're actually playing a merging game.

☽ Batman letting you fall asleep on his lap, and when you wake up, he still has his arms in the exact same position around you as he did an hour ago. The only thing that's changed is the screen.

☽ Batman rolling his eyes fondly when you get bored by his research on the screen. "Technically, this is classified information. You're not even supposed to be reading this."

☽ Batman letting you order Chinese food to the manor from his phone. You abandon his lap only to run up and get it, coming back with the plastic bag. He only eats when you hold the chopsticks up for him (both of his hands are on the keyboard).

☽ Batman allowing you to steal kisses every so often, then complaining you taste like beef and broccoli.

☽ Batman giving you gentle squeezes to check in. He'll run his hand down to yours and squeeze, and you'll capture his hand with your fingers.

☽ Batman finishing his work and turning you in his lap to give you his full attention.

☽ Batman scoffing when you ask if you can watch a Disney movie on the Batcomputer, but it only takes a few moments of convincing before he grumbles and relents.

☽ Batman breathing in the smell of your shampoo as he half-watches the movie with you. You glare at him, subtly telling him to pay attention to the plot, and he finally does. "What, are you quizzing me on it later?"

✶ ✶ ✶ (18+ content ahead) ✶ ✶ ✶

☽ ✶ Batman totally not getting distracted when you take off your shirt and go right back to cuddling in your sports bra. Because he's Batman, of course he doesn't get distracted.

☽ ✶ Batman forgetting all about the movie and starting research on you instead. Our ADHD king. ✨

☽ ✶ Batman making out with you in the middle of the Batcave, his hands unashamedly memorizing your curves. Your waist, your thighs, up to cup your breasts in calloused hands, then back down to your thighs again.

☽ ✶ Batman pulling you into the Batmobile of all places for privacy. "What? It's the closest place with a lock." So now you are destined to have sex in his car. Though the darkened windows do give a certain... aura to the tight space.

☽ ✶ Batman pulling you on top of him in the driver's seat, secretly grateful you made him take off the Batsuit earlier. You're soon locked in a kiss again, his lips eager and his hands running over your thighs.

☽ ✶ Batman gruffly apologizing when you bump your head on the roof of the car as he peels off your leggings unceremoniously. "Careful. It's cramped in here." He keeps his hand near your hand after that.

☽ ✶ Batman's hands supporting your hips as you grind against him, you can feel his growing erection through those goddamn sweatpants you made him wear. The only noise he makes is low grunts and deep exhales through his nose, clear signs to your trained ear that he's enjoying this.

☽ ✶ Batman keeping his hands on your thighs the entire time you ride him. His fingers roughly dig into your skin, keeping your legs parted, helping you move up and down. His lips find yours, muffling your shrill moans.

☼ Bruce Wayne

☼ Bruce Wayne not really having a preference between going out and staying in.

☼ Bruce Wayne loving the way you dress up when you try a new restaurant together. You have the best smear-proof lipstick, so he can kiss you as often as he wants.

☼ Bruce Wayne keeping you close when he sees a camera lens pointing at them. If the picture's going to hit the news, he wants everyone to know you're his girl.

☼ Bruce Wayne not really paying attention to anything but you. He mumbles absently to the waiter, his eyes trained on yours. It could be the completely wrong dish that comes out, one he despises, and he wouldn't really care. He's too happy being with you.

☼ Bruce Wayne not minding your requests to stay in instead of go out. He'll take off his jacket and shoes without a second thought, handing you one of his hoodies to stay warm in. "Here. You're going to steal it later anyways."

☼ Bruce Wayne putting on your favorite Netflix show as you curl up into his sheets. Word on the street is he wanted to buy the whole show just for you, and when the company turned him down, you had to stop him from punching the representative.

☼ Bruce Wayne binging a pack of Oreos with you, and then kissing you even with cookie in your teeth.

☼ Bruce Wayne keeping you close when you fall asleep, but even then he doesn't turn off the show. By this time he's way too invested in the plot he once rolled his eyes at.

☼ Bruce Wayne waking up in the middle of the night to see you re-watching the episodes you slept through, and gladly watching them again. He's so bad at not spoiling the ending. You'd think he could keep a secret, with all the secrets he already keeps.

☼ Bruce Wayne falling asleep right at the climax (he's already seen), and you low-key getting pissed off at him because you're so invested and on edge.

☼ Bruce Wayne drifting in and out of sleep until you finally fall asleep with him, the show playing in the background. You'll have to finish it another day.

☼ Bruce Wayne waking up before you do and brushing his teeth so he won't have morning breath when he kisses you.

☼ Bruce Wayne insisting you can't just eat Oreos for breakfast, though you argue it has the same nutrients as a muffin would.

✶ ✶ ✶ (18+ content ahead) ✶ ✶ ✶

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne insisting he only joined you in the bathroom so he can shave, and nicking himself more than once because he was sneaking peeks at you in the shower.

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne finally giving up on shaving and watching you in the shower without shame. His eyes follow the lather that runs over the curve of your hips and down your legs.

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne staring for so long, you finally open the shower door as an invitation. He strips in record time and steps in, quickly turning the water to a hotter temperature.

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne being fully aroused from the moment he steps in the shower, but taking the time for foreplay. His hands move from your waist, to your stomach, then between your legs, his fingers doing nimble, skilled work there.

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne wrapping one of your legs around his waist, his lips doing their duty on your neck, his fingers working between your legs where you need them the most. He usually takes the lead in foreplay, reducing you to a mess in his arms.

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne keeping his hand between your legs as he thrusts into you, fingertips pressing against your bundle of nerves. He knows exactly how to please you, and how to not overstimulate you.

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne murmuring sweet (sexy) nothings into your ear as he fucks you. All you can do is open your mouth in a silent moan, your breath coming out in a long sigh.

☼ ✶ Bruce Wayne resting his forehead against yours, the water running over your lips, making them look so inviting. He's not so lost in pleasure that he can't notice this, and he pauses his thrusts to kiss you like you're an addiction. Your hips buck, the lack of movement annoying you slightly. He grins and resumes, his fingers moving in between your bodies, fucking you in all the right ways.

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[cheriate]

BATFAM BREAKFAST FOOD PREFERENCES

Dick Grayson: He deserves a protein rich meal, he is an acrobat afterall. but he is someone who likes to have plenty of variety week to week. so no unseasoned chicken and broccoli. please god no. Porridge, eggs, bacon, and plenty of fruit. Also when dick first came into the wayne family house bruce would invite him for sneaky morning fruitloops.

Jason Todd: Anything long lasting/ easy to take on the go. muesli bars, apples, sandwiches, cans of stuff. Loves frosted flakes, but will only now eat them when he's having a really hard time.

Tim Drake: Loves hashbrowns. I don't think tim really likes coffee. (HOT TAKE I KNOW) But a caffeinated drink is a must. A soda, tea, or an energy drinks is a staple in his morning routine. tim must have something to drink in the morning or he will crash out.

Hear me out, lemon lime bitters enthusiast (the schweppes orange one)

Damian Wayne: it's important for a growing boy to get plenty protein and fiber. i'm thinking a savory porridge laden with toppings. boiled egg, fried garlic, green onions. Bread and jam on the side.

Duke Thomas: Classic breakfast lover. Bacon, Scrambled eggs

Stephanie Brown: French Toast, Laden with Fruits like cherries, raspberries, blueberries, yogurt and honey. also a parfeit lover.

Barbara Gordon: Pancakes- with lots of toppings. She is totally a crazy comboist. Babs would love muffin break. I guess the dc version would be sweet justice (DCSHG) for breakfast? That and she steals from her dad in the morning.

Cassandra Cain: Cup of tea and a sandwich.

Bruce Wayne: Alfred makes him full english breakfasts. so bacon, eggs, sausages, baked beans, grilled tomatoes, and fried mushrooms. He also loves raisin bran, but has a soft spot for frootloops and frosted flakes.

Alfred Pennyworth: Full English Breakfast and a cup of tea.

[kissedbyaphrodite]

Some of y'all are just wrong when making hedcanons

I can't believe my posts are becoming rants and rants, but some of y'all deserve rants and rants.

So, recently I saw a post here (Won't tag the OP, or say who it was, because I am not that much of a bitch.) caiming that "The batfam is amazing at drawing humans realistically, because they've been trained to do so. While Damian is bad at it, because all his drawings have an Anime-like feature to them."

Now, to be the friend that is too woke, and to connect to my posts of the racism in DC fandom and just DC overall when it comes to Damian. I first wanna talk about how some of y'all headcanon him not to make him more interesting, but instead to wash down his skills and overall storyline as a character. Whether it is by Headcanoning someone as better than him in a skill of his which has been praised as amazing, or by taking a skill/struggle of his and giving it to a different character. A great friend of mine said this and I agree wholeheartedly:

Damian: I want to be Robin

Tim: But I want to be Robin! Gotham needs me as Robin!

Damian: I want to quit being Robin

Tim: But I want to quit Robin!

Damian: I can draw well

BatFam: No, we can draw well

It's like people can't let him have his own thing that make him different. While also taking away all of Tim's own characteristics to make him a poor sick Victorian child who never had a choice in anything, as if he didn't BEG to be robin and refuse to let the role go, even after Dick passed the mantle down to Damian. (Yes, this is about the TikToker who claimed Tim also wanted to quit Robin but was never allowed to, he didn't want to quit, read a comic please.)

And I bet you're thinking "Ugh, headcanons are just headcanons, can you relax?". And the answer is: I know, but some headcanons are just dumb, and it's okay to call it out sometimes (No Patrick, this doesn't apply to someone headcanoning a character as Queer.). If something is stated in Canon, headcanoning this to be false makes no sense. For example:

If a character specifically states they hate a food, headcanoning them as a lover of said food makes no sense.

If they canonically are a great singer, headcanoning them as an awful singer makes no sense.

When it comes to Queerness and headcanons about a character being queer, it's harder, since many times straight characters are used either as a metaphor for queer people (The X-men), and also, queer characters often have coming out scenes where they say what sexuality they are. Straight characters never have scenes stating they're straight, and often times do have a friendship with someone that has WAY more romantic chemistry with a member of the same sex while having no romantic chemistry with their love interest. Plus, many queer people have gone through phases where they faked being straight to fit in, so maybe they see themselves in a straight character and headcanon them as queer but deep in the closet. So I won't get into this now, because it is very much more complicated than a headcanon about whether someone likes or hates broccoli.

But to explain. A headcanon is never "wrong" unless:

Goes against canon, if it's a comic book (Since some have like, hundreds of comics where things inevitably are replaced or ignored), then whatever is repeated more often is taken as canon or what was first stated is taken as canon.

Fits the character. Like, Jason canonically loves books, he even referenced Shakespeare, Herman Melville, George Orwell (Link to post) and was seen reading Pride and prejudice whie in prison. So it'd make zero sense for me to headcanon him as someone who prefers movies over books.

Is rooted on prejudice. AKA, headcanoning a POC character as sexist or homophobic, headcanoning an Arab character who's an atheist as muslim (More common than you may think), or headcanoning a character is of Asian decent because their parents were neglectful (Looking at the Tim Drake Stans).

Those are the rules in fandom that I grew up with (And I'm not even that much older, we're losing ancient texts way faster than expected.). And nowadays we have this strange thing where a headcanon can't be a headcanon because of a more popular headcanon.

For example, it's now canon that Damian has an accent (Something that I have headcanoned for years.) [Batman and Robin #21].

As someone with an accent, I see many people who claim this is somehow racist, because he speaks in "Gotham accent" (Which I'm pretty sure is just a Jersey accent). But as someone who speaks English as a second language since I was 6, I do have an accent, and the only way I can just not have it is by copying another accent. So considering Damian canonically imitates voices to a T, it wouldn't surprise me if he copied voices and accents to camouflage during missions.

However, many people headcanon him as not having an accent (understandable.). But the problem is that they're against the accent headcanon because their headcanon is more popular. Sorry hun, not how it works.

So, to not turn this into a rant, I'll just say that the headcanon of Damian only being able to draw anime style is wrong, because we have seen him draw realistically for YEARS:

Batman and robin #5

Batman and Robin #18 -

Robin, Son of Batman #4

Detective comic #1003

In fact the anime art style thing is pretty recent, in Batman and Robin #6-7

I'm not a big fan of this comic/run, mostly because of the depiction of Damian. Like, the artstyle I know is popular, but I just don't really like it, I feel like he just looks like Tim Drake with the tiniest amount of melanine. But honestly this post is not about how much I dislike the way Bruce and Damian are depicted in that comic. So I'll move on.

But yeah, headcanons are fine, just as long as they don't go directly against canon. Hope this helps.

[nonbinary-throwdown]

Update on Submissions!

Thank you all for submitting! We received 327 submissions. Of those submissions, 169 unique characters have been confirmed for this competition!

However, we need 192 characters to reach the closest amount for an even tournament. And so, submissions will be reopened until this number is reached.

The list of currently confirmed characters is under the cut. Please only submit characters that are not on the list (this list will be updated as characters are submitted)

Amount needed: 0!

Confirmed Characters

Siffrin (In Stars and Time)

Kris (Deltarune)

Bonnie (In Stars and Time)

Raine Whispers (The Owl House)

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase)

Jim Jimenez (Our Flag Means Death)

Crona Gorgon (Soul Eater)

The Hollow Knight (Hollow Knight)

Testament (Guilty Gear)

Acht (Splatoon)

Frisk (Undertale)

Kirby (Kirby)

Ashes O'Reilly (The Mechanisms)

Murderbot (The Murderbot Diaries)

Nomi-Nomi (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist)

Stevonnie (Steven Universe)

Napstablook (Undertale)

Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)

The Collector (The Owl House)

Danny the Street (DC Comics)

BMO (Adventure Time)

Rita Kaniska (Ohsama Sentai King Ohger)

Marco (AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative)

Janet (The Good Place)

Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Floofty Fizzlebean (Bugsnax)

The Knight (Hollow Knight)

Hange Zoë (Attack on Titan)

Emporio Ivankov (One Piece)

Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Sheriff Sam (Welcome to Nightvale)

Fourteen Fifteen (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Bon Clay (One Piece)

Janel Theranon (A Chorus of Dragons)

Adira Tal (Star Trek: Discovery)

Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper)

Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Ziggy (Hatchetfield)

Morph (X-Men/X-Men '97)

Opera (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Halara Nightmare (Master Detective Archives: Rain Code)

Kazi (The Dragon Prince)

Neferpitou (Hunter X Hunter)

Gin Noto (The Caligula Effect 2)

Setsu (Gnosia)

Shi Qingxuan (Heaven Official’s Blessing)

Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)

The Bard (Wandersong)

Chara (Undertale)

Sunil Jha (Loveless)

Nightshade (Transformers Earthspark)

Two (Battle for Dream Island: TPOT)

Galore (Flight Rising)

Francois Snow (Of the Devil)

Dante (Limbus Company)

Jia (Project Naught)

Uraume (Jujustu Kaisen)

Tam Lang (Mooncakes)

Glass and Gloss (Flight Rising)

Scribbles (Flight Rising)

Loki (Marvel)

Rinn (The Tea Dragon Society)

Bloodhound (Apex Legends (Titanfall Universe))

Lion Ushiromiya (Umineko no naku koro ni)

Broccoli (Broccoli Soup)

Molly (The Warp Effect)

Cody Winter (All for the Game)

Raqio (Gnosia)

Missne (Missne och Robin)

The Student (Broccoli Soup)

F.F./Foo Fighters (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean)

Olive (Broccoli Soup)

Charles Eyler (Hello Charlotte)

The Gourmand (Rain World)

Petrel (What Lurks Beneath)

Masha (The Owl House)

Strawberry Crepe Cookie (Cookie Run)

Mama (AI: The Somnium Files)

Inazuma (One Piece)

Kyusaku "Q" Yumeno (Bungou Stray Dogs)

The Architect (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Cole Seymour (Yaelokre)

Clémente Dearworth (Yaelokre)

Kingsley (Yaelokre)

Peregrine August (Yaelokre)

Gonzo (The Muppets)

Sunshine (Creature Court)

World Hater Majik (Ichi the Witch)

Khai (Starless)

The Toy Soldier (The Mechanisms)

Sibling Dex (The Monk and Robot)

Ibuki (Assasin's Creed Shadow)

Diggory Graves (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Olivier Song (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Asra Alnazar (The Arcana)

Anne Faulkner (Paradox Live)

Mathilde Confiseuse (Tales from the Stinky Dragon)

Cel Sidebottom (Rusty Quill Gaming)

Bot (Inanimate Insanity)

Four (Battle for Dream Island)

Jamilla Gardener (woe.begone)

Osana Najimi (Komi Can't Communicate)

Shamud (Earth's Children)

Seam (Deltarune)

Princess (FAKE TYPE.)

Yuu Asuka (Stars Align)

Violet (Young Justice)

Nico Hakobyan (Danganronpa: Despair Time)

Es (MILGRAM)

Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)

Zoit (Lloyd in Space)

Popeye (Popeye)

Henchperson of indeterminate gender (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Syvan (Elsewhere)

Blanche (Pokemon Go)

The Lamb (Cult of the Lamb)

Myc Cellium (Inside Job)

Hazen (Deceive Inc.)

Demon King Oda Nobunaga (Fate/Grand Order)

Sam (Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love)

Celia (Beastieball)

Davepetasprite^2 (Homestuck)

Grendan "Grandma" "Grenda" "G-Ma" Highforge (Drawtectives)

Echo Reverie (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Phrygian (Friends at the Table: Partizan and Palisade)

Valence (Friends at the Table: Partizan)

Klaus Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)

Tintomara (Drottningens Juvelsmycke)

Bliss (Citizen Sleeper / Citizen Sleeper 2)

Titania (Final Fantasy XIV)

Layne Dawncreek (The Tarot Sequence)

Jess Chambers | Kid Quick (DC Comics)

Pin-Lee (Murderbot (TV show))

The Merciful One (The Dragon Prince)

Valentina/Val (gen:LOCK)

Nathan Seymour/Fire Emblem (Tiger & Bunny)

Courtney Cahatel (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

Nanachi (Made In Abyss)

Tau-indi Bosoka (The Masquerade)

Jax (9-1-1: Lone Star)

Clover (Undertale Yellow)

Etihw (The Grey Garden)

Luka (EmuFeral)

Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV (Cowboy Bebop)

Zira (I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Hoshi (I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Xio (The Sunbearer Trials)

Roguefort Cookie (Cookie Run: Ovenbreak)

A (Xenoblade Chronicles 3: future redeemed)

V1 (ULTRAKILL)

Ima (Ikenfell)

Raquio (Gnosia)

Huzzle Mug (Great God Grove)

Ink5oul (The Magnus Protocol)

Riva (Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey)

GiGi (Chucky (tv show))

Niko (Oneshot)

Justice (Zenshu)

The Interloper (Corru.observer)

Venture (Overwatch)

Naki (Kamen Rider Zero-One)

Kai Bartley (Grey’s Anatomy)

Jae-Yoon (Ordem Paranormal: Natal Macabro)

Frankie Stein (Monster High Gen 3)

Nakuru Akizuki/Ruby Moon (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Nine (Battle for Dream Island/X Finds Out His Value)

Partynoob (Regretevator)

3 & 4 (9)

Nonbinary Yiga Clan Member (unnamed) (Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)

Adjudicator Shrue (The Silt Verses)

Sibling Rane (The Silt Verses)

Charli Ramsey (Marvel Comics)

Pollution (Good Omens)

Desire (Sandman)

Tova (The Sex Lives of College Girls)

Juno Steel (The Penumbra Podcast)

GPS (The Nightly Manor)

Ian Wright (Quantum Leap (reboot))

Rose Noble (Doctor Who)

Frei (Hello Charlotte)

Nagihiko/Nadeshiko Fujisaki (Sugo Chara)

Clove (Valorant)

Marshmallow (Annoying Orange)

Romulus-Quirinus (Fate/Grand Order)

Moray (Undertale Yellow)

Lupe (Four Leaf)

Kai (Godslave)

Fleet (Rectify)

Monster Kid (Undertale)

Barry the Quokka (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Juice Box (Animatic Battle)

August Willenheim (When The Night Comes)

[azzibuckets]

I think the event is a concert in the dmv area (DC) multiple artists are performing there. The broccoli city festival Meg the stallion, gunna , sexy red and many more will be there. Not sure if pazzi will be there but not too far fetched but definitely uncertain 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

even if they go i doubt they’ll post each other anyways

[justforbooks]

The name’s Bezos, Jeff Bezos: what can we expect from Amazon’s James Bond?

With one of the film industry’s most lucrative franchises signed over to Amazon MGM, 007 could be facing down the barrel of spin-offs, quasi-crowdsourcing and a cinematic universe to rival Marvel

The ink could hardly have dried on the contract between Amazon MGM and Eon Productions, the legendary Bond film company run by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, before Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos put up a social media post that went to the heart of the conundrum faced by one of the film industry’s most lucrative franchises: “Who’d you pick as the next Bond?”

The reality underlying Broccoli and Wilson’s decision to cede control to Amazon, the company that has since 2021 been responsible for co-producing Bond films after its purchase of MGM, is that since it became apparent that Daniel Craig wanted to leave the role, the franchise has been struck by a kind of creative paralysis. We are used to increasingly long gaps between their release, but with no new lead actor in sight, Bond 26 has still not even reached the starting gate. Eon kept the quest for a new Bond behind completely closed doors, like a sort of state secret, but Bezos’s first act has been to throw the gates open, with an Elon Musk-esque act of quasi-crowdsourcing. It may be just a PR-grabbing gesture, but it demonstrates that Amazon is planning to do things differently from now on.

The focus, understandably, is how Amazon might develop the franchise. Eon’s method has been to protect the brand like hawks, pouring all their efforts into one huge film, and refusing all suggestions of spin-offs, adaptations, remakes. And it worked: every Bond film has been a box office giant, meaning that this 60-year-old spy-movie series is still bigger than Batman, Lord of the Rings or X-Men. (The only time Broccoli and Wilson caved in to the pressure of a TV spin-off was Amazon’s poorly recieved challenge show 007: Road to a Million, which they presumably felt was far enough removed from the core Bond purpose that it couldn’t really dilute it.) Amazon will be undoubtedly looking to other mainstream “cinematic universes” as a model, and seeking to imitate Star Wars and Marvel’s mix of “main narrative” feature films, standalone spin-off films (Moneypenny: The Early Years and the like), and streaming shows (Rosa Klebb’s Adventures in Space/Time, with any luck) to extend the reach of the storylines.

Of course, picking a new Bond is vital, and who Amazon settles on will determine the nature of what follows. Eon, to outsiders, seemed caught between keeping the traditional audience on side by picking someone not dissimilar to previous incumbents (ie British, white, male, in early middle age) and following its own liberal instincts by installing an actor outside that demographic (towards which they made a tentative move giving Lashana Lynch a role as 007 in No Time to Die). Idris Elba for years was touted as a possible replacement but, as the actor himself said in the past, the blunt truth is that, at 52, he is probably to be too old. The bookies’ choices are more traditional: Happy Valley’s James Norton, Aaron Taylor Johnson (Kick-Ass, Kraven the Hunter, Nocturnal Animals etc), and Babygirl’s Harris Dickinson. Will Bezos go down the progressive route? In the current political climate it’s – frankly – become much less likely.

However, Amazon’s first order of business isn’t casting; it’ll have to appoint an executive (or team) to supervise the franchise. (Experience has shown that even the biggest movie operations need focused figureheads to run things, a la Kevin Feige at Marvel, Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars, and James Gunn and Peter Safran for DC.) What Amazon is really after, in common with the other standalone giants Netflix and Apple, is to crack the blockbuster movie business, something that for all its prowess in delivering product, it has never really managed – in sharp contrast to the streamer’s conquest of high-end TV. All the while the established Hollywood studios, led by Disney and Warner Bros, have used their film-making prowess to make inroads into the streamers’ core business, using their own bespoke players (Disney+ and Max respectively). Purchasing expensive IP, as Disney did with Star Wars and Marvel, as Netflix did with Narnia and Amazon itself with Tolkien, is the main weapon.

The way Bond films are financed will probably change also. Eon was the master of the brand partnership, with which it accrued vast amounts of production funding: leaked emails revealed that Heineken paid £28m to be involved in Skyfall; in return, they got Craig for a huge global advertising campaign. With less need to focus on individual films’ finances, Amazon may feel less obliged to continue Bond’s brand-stuffed aesthetic, and may feel less inclined to cast a lead who looks good holding a beer can. But it remains to be seen how far Amazon will go in developing Bond as a “universe”; Eon made its own tentative attempts to establish a set of potential spin-off villains in Spectre, but appeared to retreat from that back to winding up Bond’s personal narrative in No Time to Die. There is a finite amount of original Bond material to draw on, however, and that point seemed to be reached several movies back, with Quantum of Solace the most recent title actually taken from a Fleming story. (All practical possibilities seem to have been exhausted; we’re never likely to see films called The Hildebrand Rarity or Risico.)

The timing of the deal means that Broccoli and Wilson have chosen to bow out as the series is at a crossroads; decisions made now will affect it for years. Having shepherded Bond together since 1995, the half-brother and sister team have overseen two major transformations (to Pierce Brosnan, and then Craig) and can look back with complete satisfaction. The keys to the Bond kingdom are now entirely in Amazon’s hands.

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One step closer! 😎

It’s official, James Bond has found its producers in Amy Pascal and David Heyman. The duo have been tapped by Amazon MGM to steer the new Bond film, the first to be produced by someone outside the Broccoli family.

Amy Pascal and David Heyman Close Deals to Produce Next James Bond film for Amazon MGM. The producers are behind the ‘Spider-Man’ and 'Harry Potter' franchises.

David Heyman 🇬🇧 British film producer. David is a U.K.-based producer, who adeptly balanced stories and an enchanted world to great effect with the Potter films, including the spin-off series Fantastic Beasts. Heyman, who produced all eight of Warner Bros.’ live-action Harry Potter films and is currently working on HBO / Max’s reimagined series, is attached to the project through Heyday Films.

Amy Pascal 🇺🇸 is an American film producer and executive for Sony Pictures. She produced several Spider-Man films and spin-offs including the Venom film series. Pascal, best known for her work in Bond films including Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall, will produce the new Amazon project through Pascal Pictures.

Pascal will produce the film via Pascal Pictures, with Heyman producing via Heyday Films. It was made immediately clear if they would be producing Bond titles beyond the immediate next film.

These two are producing not directing. So…. Remember. 007 is NOT Marvel or DC. 007 is NOT Star Wars. Please don't dilute it. Make good films with great actors and directors. Outside the US Bond is bigger than Marvel, DC and Co. Everyone grows up with Bond. It's in their DNA. I hope they bring Bond back to Ian Fleming’s rules.

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Posted 25th March 2025

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- May 8th 2025 -

What's for dinner tonight? I made steak alfredo and roasted broccoli.

Do you prefer cold or room temperature drinking water? Room temperature. And sometimes I drink it warm in the wintertime. I fill up my kettle and set it to the lowest "keep warm" setting.

How many different things have you had to drink today? Three. Water, Irish breakfast tea, and sugar-free electrolyte drink mix.

When you read a book, do you use a bookmark or simply dog ear/fold the top of the page? I use a bookmark.

What's the nearest city to you with a population of at least one million? Toronto. Well, that's if we're counting just the city itself and not the entire metro area. The Cleveland metro area has about 2 million, but only about 360,000 within Cleveland city limits.

During the pandemic, did you use reusable or disposable masks? A mix of both. And I still use masks during flu/cold season, because ever since I had covid last summer, being sick makes my resting heart rate go up to like 160 BPM and I'm practically bedbound. I use the N95 ones, which are disposable, but I use them multiple times and hang them up to air out between uses.

What is your favourite local restaurant? There's a farm-to-table restaurant that's really good. Also a Lebanese place with the BEST garlic toum sauce I've ever had. There are lots of other good restaurants and cafes here but those two are my favorites.

Have you ever been harassed while minding your own business walking down the street? Not that I can remember.

Do you own a gun? Have you ever thought about getting one? No.

Do you know anyone who owns a gun? Yes, I have a friend who hunts deer and elk for most of his meat.

What year is/was your 10 year high school reunion? Will you (or did you) attend? It was in 2018, but I didn't go. I was living a 7-hour drive away from my hometown at the time.

Do you cut your sandwiches into triangles or rectangles? It depends on the type of sandwich and the shape of the bread slices that I'm using.

Have you ever seen a panda in real life? Where was it? Yep, at zoos.

Are there any postcards hanging around the house? If so, where are they from? I might have a few that were sent to me by family.

Does it snow where you live? Yes, we get an average snowfall of about 4 feet total every winter.

When was the last time you took a flight? Where did you go? About 6 weeks ago. My husband and I flew down to San Antonio to go to a friend's wedding, then we flew to Washington DC and drove to Wilmington to visit my Granny.

Is there a flight path over your house? Yes, there's a STAR (Standard Terminal Arrival) into CLE. My husband sometimes flies this route over our house on his last flight of a trip, if he's coming from the south. I never flew into CLE when I was a pilot, though, so I haven't flown on that STAR.

Does your neighbourhood have a lot of hills? Not really.

Have you ever had covid? What was your experience like? Yes, once. I managed to avoid it til June 2024. I was very sick for well over a week, lost my sense of taste/smell for a few days, ended up with a sinus infection, and it made my POTS worse. It's 11 months later and I still don't feel fully recovered. My tachycardia and chest tightness/breathlessness are definitely bit worse now.

Do you have any alcohol in your house right now? Yep, we still have a bottle of champagne that we received as a housewarming gift from our realtor, over a year ago haha.

Do you tend to keep alcohol around the house for when you might want it? Not usually. My husband and I rarely drink.

Has a romantic partner ever given you a pet as a gift? No, he would never do that. We'd never get a pet without discussing it together beforehand.

Do you ever talk on the phone with friends? Sometimes with Cory.

What was the last thing someone said to you in person? My husband was telling me goodbye before he left for his flights.

Are you hungry right now? What would you like to eat? Nope.

How far away are your parents right now? They live about 30 miles away.

Do you believe in aliens? Yes. There are trillions upon trillions of other planets in the universe. It's pretty much a statistical impossibility for Earth to be the ONLY planet that harbors life.

Have you ever been bitten by a spider? Nope.

Do you own any clothing made from animal products like leather or fur? Not clothing, but I do have some leather watch bands and leather bags.

What's the best vacation you've ever been on? My husband and I went to London for our 6th wedding anniversary and it was amazing. I could spend several months there and still not see everything I'd want to see.