Broccoli's (and until 1975, Saltzman's) family company, Danjaq, has held ownership of the series through Eon, and maintained co-ownership with United Artists since the mid-1970s. Wilson as producer and in 1995 Broccoli stepped aside from Eon and was replaced by his daughter Barbara, who has co-produced with Wilson since. From 1984 Broccoli was joined by his stepson Michael G. The single exception during this period was Thunderball, on which Broccoli and Saltzman became executive producers while Kevin McClory produced. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman co-produced most of the Eon films until 1975, when Broccoli became the sole producer.

Six actors have portrayed 007 in the Eon series, the latest being Daniel Craig.Īlbert R. With a combined gross of over $7 billion, the films produced by Eon constitute the fifth-highest-grossing film series. In that time, Eon Productions has produced 25 films as of 2021, most of them at Pinewood Studios. It is one of the longest continually running film series in history, having been in ongoing production from 1962 to the present (with a six-year hiatus between 19). The James Bond film series is a British series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, '007', who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming.

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