For the late James Bond producer Albert 91裸聊视频淐ubby91裸聊视频� Broccoli, receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was a true high point in his career. He said as much accepting the prize, a non-competitive honorary Oscar, at the in 1982.

presented it to him that night while his family in the audience looked on, including his daughter, Barbara Broccoli, who was reduced to a puddle of tears, and her brother, Michael G. Wilson.

91裸聊视频淗e always treasured it,91裸聊视频� Barbara Broccoli said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. 91裸聊视频淚t was the most important physical possession he had.91裸聊视频�

The award, then a bust of the inimitable 91裸聊视频渂oy wonder91裸聊视频� producer of Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 early years, sat on his mantlepiece for many years. Now, Broccoli, 64, and Wilson, 82, are following in 91裸聊视频淐ubby91裸聊视频檚91裸聊视频� footsteps as the 40th recipients, collecting the Oscar statuette Sunday at the in Hollywood.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a rare honor, and I think that makes it extra special,91裸聊视频� Wilson said.

Since its inception in 1937, the award has only been given 39 times, celebrating creative producers for a lifetime of quality films. The roster of honorees is a who91裸聊视频檚-who of Hollywood legends from David O. Selznick and Walt Disney to Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. And only once before Broccoli has it gone to a woman, .

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 very humbling,91裸聊视频� Broccoli said. 91裸聊视频淚 think of so many people who have come before us, so many people I wish had been given the honor who aren91裸聊视频檛 with us anymore.91裸聊视频�

Though she is quick to point out all the others she thinks more deserving, the fact is that no one quite occupies the space that Broccoli and Wilson do as the guardians of the Bond franchise, one of the longest running film series in history.

Since Cubby and Harry Saltzman purchased the rights to Ian Fleming91裸聊视频檚 novels in 1961, the 25 films released by EON productions have grossed over $7.6 billion at the global box office. And despite all odds, the major creative decisions, including who gets to be Bond, have stayed in the family through massive changes in the business, including new corporate overlords.

For many years, EON split profits with MGM, which financed and distributed the movies. But that got slightly more complicated in May 2021, several months before , opened, when for $8.45 billion. The siblings continue to own 50% of Bond and maintain creative control over its future. They91裸聊视频檙e also adamant about theatrical.

91裸聊视频淧eople are playing it very safe. I think in times of crisis like this, you91裸聊视频檝e got to be brave,91裸聊视频� Broccoli said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 certainly a new era in the movie business, so we91裸聊视频檙e trying to figure it out.91裸聊视频�

Broccoli has been entrenched in the world of Bond her entire life. She was only a year old when the deal was signed and spent much of her youth on sets around the world. One of her earliest memories was filming 91裸聊视频淵ou Only Live Twice91裸聊视频� in Japan. She was 6.

Her father91裸聊视频檚 passion for the films was infectious and she followed him into the business, learning the trade from the ground up. Though she didn91裸聊视频檛 quite start without connections, as Cubby had when he came to Hollywood in 1934, she never shied away from doing 91裸聊视频渢he dirty work.91裸聊视频� During one indie shoot, she remembers scrubbing toilets before the wrap party.

Wilson came into the family when his mother married Cubby in 1959. With two actor parents, he didn91裸聊视频檛 imagine a career in entertainment for himself. Instead, he pursued law. Then Cubby asked for his advice during a dispute, Wilson 91裸聊视频渃aught the bug91裸聊视频� and never looked back.

Cubby passed the torch to the kids in 1995; he died the next year. Since then, Wilson has operated as the business affairs person and Broccoli as more of a creative and practical producer. Their different skills and interests were compatible.

91裸聊视频淚 think it worked out pretty well,91裸聊视频� Wilson said. 91裸聊视频淲e were a good team.91裸聊视频�

During their tenure, they bid farewell to the Pierce Brosnan era and welcomed Daniel Craig as the seventh Bond; firm in their decision, despite the immense backlash. They also produced non-Bond films, like

But the spotlight on them has intensified as the world awaits official word on Bond No. 8. People are always playing the guessing game with the role, whether it was the long-running fan campaign for Idris Elba or any number of promising young actors who pop on the scene. The latest, stickiest rumor is , but Broccoli and Wilson are staying tight-lipped on even a general timeline for when an announcement might come.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a big decision,91裸聊视频� she said.

They91裸聊视频檝e teased some things: It will be a man. He91裸聊视频檒l likely be in his 30s. Whiteness is not a given. And whoever says yes is doing so with the expectation of at least a decade91裸聊视频檚 worth of films. One thing is certain: There91裸聊视频檚 going to be a period of adjustment for audiences in the transition. Every Bond had its detractors, especially at the start. Broccoli saw firsthand the vitriol of the internet era when Craig was cast (91裸聊视频渁nti-Daniel nonsense,91裸聊视频� she called it.)

But when people finally saw 91裸聊视频淐asino Royale,91裸聊视频� the sentiment shifted to love. The five Craig Bonds are the highest grossing in the series, not adjusting for inflation. It remains one of her proudest moments. And a new Bond means new opportunity.

91裸聊视频淓very time we cast a new actor, the films change. It91裸聊视频檚 the excitement of a new Bond, a new direction,91裸聊视频� Wilson said. 91裸聊视频淓very one of these people who took on the role offered something new and different.91裸聊视频�

Plus, they91裸聊视频檙e playing the long game with Bond, producing and cinema in general. And not losing sight of the Cubby spirit.

91裸聊视频淗e always said films were like the circus coming to town,91裸聊视频� Broccoli said. 91裸聊视频淵ou set up your tent, everybody comes and you create magic. It91裸聊视频檚 all about pleasing the audience, making sure that people get their bang for their buck.91裸聊视频�