As James Bond 26 is in development at Amazon MGM, the first cast member eyed by Jeff Bezos addresses rumors that they are joining the upcoming film.

Among the most striking modifications to the James Bond franchise occurred when Amazon Prime Video substituted original James Bond movie posters with revised editions that electronically eliminated or trimmed the legendary firearm from photographs of the secret agent.

Amazon received backlash from 007 fans after airbrushing out James Bond's gun in new artwork, so quietly took the images down

While Amazon hasn’t publicly commented on the trigger warnings or the poster edits, the twin controversies mark a clear shift in how one of cinema’s most enduring franchises is being reframed for modern audiences. The "woke" Bond movies are on Prime Video now.

Sydney Sweeney addressed the rumors that she’s been cast as a Bond girl in the upcoming “James Bond” reboot. “I can’t,” the “Euphoria” star, 28, said after a long pause when asked if there was any truth to the matter during Variety’s Power of Women cover story published Monday. “I don’t know.”

What’s the going rate for James Bond‘s license to kill? Well, Amazon MGM paid $20 million to Eon Productions for creative control of the 007 franchise, according to public filings. Earlier this year,

James Bond has been disarmed by Amazon, with all guns removed from promotional material for the franchise. The streaming giant, which recently acquired the rights to the Bond franchise, has stripped 007 of his sidearm in new images advertising the films online.

EON Productions has offered some insight into the financials of Amazon MGM Studios' deal to take creative control of the James Bond franchise.