Six decades of 007 on screen: from Dr. No and the Connery classics through Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, and Craig, to the Amazon MGM era and the franchise's next chapter.
Ian Fleming introduces secret agent James Bond, 007, in his first novel.
The producers buy the film rights to Fleming's novels and form Eon, the company behind the official series. Mid-1961; exact day approximate.
Sean Connery debuts as Bond in London; the first Eon film launches cinema's longest-running franchise.
The third film becomes a global phenomenon - the Aston Martin DB5, the laser table, and the Bond formula perfected.
The biggest box-office hit of the Connery era; its visual effects win the series an Academy Award.
George Lazenby's single outing as Bond, now re-evaluated as one of the series' best films.
Roger Moore debuts as 007, beginning a record seven-film run, with Paul McCartney's hit title song.
Moore's signature film, featuring the Lotus submarine car and the Oscar-nominated 'Nobody Does It Better'.
Connery returns as Bond in a rival production made possible by the Thunderball rights dispute.
Timothy Dalton brings a harder, Fleming-faithful edge to 007 at the London premiere of his first film.
After a six-year hiatus, Pierce Brosnan debuts and proves Bond works after the Cold War; the N64 game becomes a classic too.
Brosnan's final film premieres in the franchise's 40th-anniversary year.
Daniel Craig debuts in a gritty reboot adapting Fleming's first novel - widely ranked among the best Bond films.
The 50th-anniversary film premieres and becomes the first Bond movie to gross over $1 billion; Adele's theme wins an Oscar.
Craig's fourth film reintroduces the SPECTRE organization and Blofeld to the Eon series.
Delayed by the pandemic, Craig's final film premieres in London and gives Bond an unprecedented ending.
Amazon completes its $8.45 billion purchase of MGM, bringing Bond distribution under the tech giant.
Longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson hand creative control of 007 to Amazon MGM in a landmark deal.
Amazon MGM announces Denis Villeneuve as director of the next James Bond film, the first of the new era.