Barbara Broccoli

Broccoli was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of the James Bond producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and actress Dana Wilson Broccoli (born Dana Natol). She was raised in London and attended Lady Eden's school in Kensington.{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/why-bond-mogul-barbara-broccoli-has-earned-a-license-to-chill/ar-AARzPi0|title=Why 'Bond' Mogul Barbara Broccoli Has Earned a License to Chill|author=Tatiana Siegel|date=December 7, 2021|work=MSN|access-date=January 10, 2022|archive-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110145026/https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/why-bond-mogul-barbara-broccoli-has-earned-a-license-to-chill/ar-AARzPi0|url-status=live}}

Broccoli graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where she studied motion picture and television communications.{{Cite web|url=https://sftvnewsroom.lmu.edu/barbara-broccoli/|title=LMU Film School – Barbara Broccoli – Loglines|date=December 5, 2012|website=SFTV Newsroom|language=en-US|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502201339/https://sftvnewsroom.lmu.edu/barbara-broccoli/|url-status=dead}}

In 1995, her father Cubby Broccoli handed over control of Eon Productions, the production company responsible for the James Bond series of films, to Barbara and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson; they retained creative control of the series until 2025.{{Cite news|title=A Family Team Looks for James Bond's Next Assignment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/business/media/a-family-team-looks-for-james-bonds-next-assignment.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2015|issn=0362-4331|first=Brooks|last=Barnes|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210004318/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/business/media/a-family-team-looks-for-james-bonds-next-assignment.html|url-status=live}}

Broccoli was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to film, drama, philanthropy and skills.{{London Gazette|issue=63571|supp=y|page=N8|date=1 January 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2021/12/31/bond-producer-barbara-broccoli-made-cbe-for-work-in-film-and-drama/ |title=Bond producer Barbara Broccoli made CBE for work in film and drama |author= |date=31 December 2021 |website=Express and Star |publisher= |access-date=2 January 2022 |quote= |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102125519/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2021/12/31/bond-producer-barbara-broccoli-made-cbe-for-work-in-film-and-drama/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/barbara-broccoli-michael-g-wilson-paul-greengrass-among-names-on-u-k-s-new-years-honors-list-1235068629/ |title=Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Paul Greengrass Among Names on U.K.'s New Year's Honors List |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=31 December 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher= |access-date=2 January 2022 |quote= |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102125517/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/barbara-broccoli-michael-g-wilson-paul-greengrass-among-names-on-u-k-s-new-years-honors-list-1235068629/ |url-status=live }}

Broccoli and Wilson received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures in 2013. In 2014, she was selected as a member of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_21332.html|title=Berlinale 2014: International Jury|access-date=December 31, 2013|work=Berlinale.de|language=de|archive-date=January 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118121828/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_21332.html|url-status=live}}

Broccoli became President of the National Youth Theatre after the success of their 60th Anniversary Diamond Gala at Shaftesbury Theatre in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Meet The National Youth Theatre Team |url=https://www.nyt.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022191145/https://www.nyt.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-team |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |access-date=September 29, 2021}}

Broccoli started working in the Bond series at the age of 17, working in the publicity department of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2021-12-07 |title=Why 'Bond' Mogul Barbara Broccoli Has Earned a License to Chill |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/barbara-broccoli-profile-james-bond-1235058174/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109193754/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/barbara-broccoli-profile-james-bond-1235058174/ |url-status=live }} Several years later, she served as an assistant director on Octopussy (1983). She eventually progressed to the role of associate producer for the film The Living Daylights (1987).{{Cite book|last=Priggé|first=Steven|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=40UTI-uUHpwC&pg=PA17|title=Movie moguls speak: interviews with top film producers|page=17|publisher=McFarland Publishing|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7864-1929-6}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-28 |title=SPOTLIGHT November 2022: Barbara Broccoli, Beloved BOND and Beyond – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS |url=https://awfj.org/blog/2022/10/28/spotlight-november-2022-barbara-broccoli-beloved-bond-and-beyond/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |language=en-US}}

Broccoli's most significant role has been as a producer of the Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan and later Daniel Craig, with Broccoli taking over from her father to join Wilson as a producer for 1995's GoldenEye (starring Brosnan) and retaining creative control of the franchise throughout the entire Craig era.{{Cite web|quote=Barbara Broccoli, who co-produces the Bond films with Michael G. Wilson, said Skyfall was 'classic Bond but with a contemporary feel'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20044627|title=Skyfall premiere is biggest and best – Daniel Craig|first=Tim|last=Masters|date=October 24, 2012|website=BBC|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425233420/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20044627|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-03 |title=Barbara Broccoli says James Bond is undergoing 'whole new reinvention' |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/barbara-broccoli-says-james-bond-080000563.html |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=uk.movies.yahoo.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320224931/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/barbara-broccoli-says-james-bond-080000563.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=James Bond's long-serving producers give control to Amazon |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mn9gz5x3mo |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}

In February 2025, Broccoli and Wilson announced that they would be ceding creative control of the Bond franchise to Amazon MGM Studios, forming "a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights".{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=James Bond Shocker: Amazon MGM Gains Creative Control of 007 Franchise as Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson Step Back |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/james-bond-amazon-mgm-gain-creative-control-1236313930/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Variety.com |language=en-GB}} They reportedly sold the creative rights to Amazon for an estimated $1 billion, with the exact structure of the deal not publicly known.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Anthony D'Alessandro,Justin |date=2025-02-20 |title=Amazon MGM Studios Shelled Out An Extra $1 Billion-Plus To Take Control Of James Bond: What's Next For The Franchise |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/james-bond-amazon-mgm-studios-deal-1236296104/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Tom |date=2025-02-21 |title=Amazon pays $1 billion for creative control of James Bond franchise |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/arts/article/amazon-paid-1-billion-james-bond-franchise-fp6x3tt7n |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}} Despite ceding creative control, Broccoli and Wilson chose to remain onboard as co-owners of the franchise.{{Cite web |last=AI |date=2025-02-20 |title=Amazon MGM Studios Announces New Joint Venture with Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli |url=https://www.007.com/amazon-mgm-studios-announces-new-joint-venture-with-michael-g-wilson-and-barbara-broccoli/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=James Bond 007 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lake |first=Sydney |title=Amazon clinches creative control of the James Bond franchise in a skyfall deal |url=https://fortune.com/2025/02/20/amazon-james-bond-mgm-studios-creative-control-michael-wilson-barbara-broccoli-deal/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Fortune |language=en}}

Following her father's death in 1996, Broccoli worked with London theatre producer Michael Rose to create a stage musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the 1968 musical film starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes. Broccoli rehired the original songwriters from the film to write the new material for the stage version. The Sherman Brothers wrote five new songs for the show which debuted on April 16, 2002. The show ran at the London Palladium, and it was the longest-running and most financially successful show to have ever played there.{{cite web| title=Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the Musical| publisher=Eon productions| url=http://www.chittythemusical.co.uk/show_history/|access-date=November 14, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208044008/http://www.chittythemusical.co.uk/show_history/| archive-date=December 8, 2009| url-status=dead}}

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang later transferred to Broadway, but it received poor reviews and closed with the loss of a large proportion of the initial $15 million investment.{{Cite web |last=Riedel |first=Michael |date=2005-10-14 |title='CHITTY' ISN'T FLYING – MORE BOMB THAN BANG, SHOW COULD CLOSE SOON |url=https://nypost.com/2005/10/14/chitty-isnt-flying-more-bomb-than-bang-show-could-close-soon/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=2005-04-29 |title=Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |url=https://variety.com/2005/legit/reviews/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-3-1200526254/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The musical toured extensively in the United Kingdom and in Asia, with a revised version of the show touring the United States in 2008.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123423-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-Launches-National-Tour-in-Florida-Nov-18 "'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' Launches National Tour in Florida Nov. 18"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082040/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123423-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-Launches-National-Tour-in-Florida-Nov-18 |date=April 7, 2014 }}. Playbill, November 18, 2008

In 2012, during the festivities surrounding the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Broccoli co-produced Chariots of Fire, the London stage adaptation of the 1981 film of the same title. Broccoli's involvement with Chariots of Fire extended back to 1980, when she introduced her friend Dodi Fayed to the screenplay; he later co-financed the film and became its executive producer.Jury, Louise. [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/london/chariots-of-fire-will-run-in-west-end-to-honour-dodi-fayed-7660581.html "Chariots of Fire Will Run in West End... to Honour Dodi Fayed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330221002/https://www.thisislondontickets.co.uk/ |date=March 30, 2024 }}. London Evening Standard, April 19, 2012. She co-produced the play along with Hugh Hudson, who directed the 1981 Oscar-winning film.{{Cite web|url = https://www.playbill.com/article/chariots-of-fire-to-head-to-west-ends-gielgud-theatre-after-hampstead-premiere-com-192676|title = Chariots of Fire to Head to West End's Gielgud Theatre After Hampstead Premiere|date = April 18, 2012|access-date = September 29, 2021|archive-date = September 29, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210929005904/https://www.playbill.com/article/chariots-of-fire-to-head-to-west-ends-gielgud-theatre-after-hampstead-premiere-com-192676|url-status = live}}

• La Cava (2000) based upon her mother's 1977 novel Florinda
• A Steady Rain (2007)
• Catwalk Confidential (2009)
• Once (2011)
• Strangers on a Train (2013)
• Love Letters (2014)
• Othello (2016)
• The Kid Stays in the Picture (2017)
• The Band’s Visit (2017)
• The Country Girls (2017)
• Cyprus Avenue (2018)
• ear for eye (2018)
• Sing Street (2019){{Cite news |last=Godfrey |first=Jake |date=2024-10-09 |title=Sing Street {{!}} John Carney musical heading to London in 2025 |url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/sing-street-john-carney-musical-heading-to-london-in-2025/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241123204130/https://filmstories.co.uk/news/sing-street-john-carney-musical-heading-to-london-in-2025/ |archive-date=2024-11-23 |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=Film Stories |language=en-GB}}
• Fleabag (2019){{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Marc. J |date=6 March 2019 |title=A Look at Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag Off-Broadway |url=https://playbill.com/article/a-look-at-phoebe-waller-bridge-in-fleabag-off-broadway |access-date=12 February 2025 |website=Playbill}}
• Macbeth (2022){{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2021-09-29 |title=Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga to star in Macbeth on Broadway |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/sep/29/daniel-craig-ruth-negga-macbeth-broadway-barbara-broccoli |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
• Buena Vista Social Club (2025)

Broccoli married director and film producer Frederick M. Zollo in 1991, and they had one child. They later divorced.{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=November 6, 2015 |title=A Family Team Looks for James Bond's Next Assignment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/business/media/a-family-team-looks-for-james-bonds-next-assignment.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210004318/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/business/media/a-family-team-looks-for-james-bonds-next-assignment.html |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=November 14, 2015 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2021-12-07 |title=Why 'Bond' Mogul Barbara Broccoli Has Earned a License to Chill |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/barbara-broccoli-profile-james-bond-1235058174/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

• Octopussy (1983)
• A View to a Kill (1985)

• The Living Daylights (1987)
• Licence to Kill (1989)

• GoldenEye (1995)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• Casino Royale (2006)
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• Skyfall (2012)
• Radiator (2014)
• The Silent Storm (2014){{Cite web |last=Halligan |first=Fionnuala |date=14 October 2014 |title=The Silent Storm |url=https://www.screendaily.com/the-silent-storm/5078627.article |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}
• Spectre (2015)
• Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
• Nancy (2018)
• The Rhythm Section (2020){{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2020-01-29 |title=The Rhythm Section review – Blake Lively on a thrilling quest for revenge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/29/the-rhythm-section-review-blake-lively-jude-law |access-date=2024-04-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
• No Time to Die (2021)
• Till (2022){{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/chinonye-chukwu-emmett-till-movie-finds-young-lead-in-jalyn-hall-orion-pictures-1234811719/|title=Chinonye Chukwu's Emmett Till Movie Finds Its Young Lead In Jalyn Hall|date=August 9, 2021|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809214442/https://deadline.com/2021/08/chinonye-chukwu-emmett-till-movie-finds-young-lead-in-jalyn-hall-orion-pictures-1234811719/|archive-date=August 9, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=September 11, 2021}}

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