{"id":209590,"date":"2025-10-08T17:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/209590\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:25:07","slug":"prime-video-removes-guns-from-james-bond-promotional-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/209590\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Video removes guns from James Bond promotional artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daniel Craig\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FPFSXD2YDJHXDDO6YALIMSQW4I.jpg\"\/>Daniel Craig poses for the media as he arrives for the German premiere of the James Bond movie &#8216;Spectre&#8217; in Berlin, Germany in 2015  (AP Photo\/Michael Sohn, File)AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EC5CJ7RX5VF6HBFAZW6PYKPFTY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/us-news\/2025\/06\/londons-secret-tunnels-that-helped-inspire-james-bond-will-open-to-public-with-a-bar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/us-news\/2025\/06\/londons-secret-tunnels-that-helped-inspire-james-bond-will-open-to-public-with-a-bar.html\">James Bond<\/a>\u2019s iconic gun has been removed from all promotional artwork associated with the character on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/tv\/2025\/09\/prime-video-slashes-prices-on-amc-bet-and-bundles-for-a-limited-time-only.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/tv\/2025\/09\/prime-video-slashes-prices-on-amc-bet-and-bundles-for-a-limited-time-only.html\">Prime Video<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2LF24NUOEFFXDBDH43GRI72S5U\">It\u2019s unclear when exactly Prime Video implemented this change, but eagle-eyed fans began to notice it on Oct. 2, with many taking to X (formerly Twitter) to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FYCHJHLVORCWDBIHNCO2OR2OIU\">Many Bond enthusiasts were irate that Amazon, which acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/celebrity-news\/2025\/02\/james-bond-movie-franchise-making-a-major-change-buzz.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/celebrity-news\/2025\/02\/james-bond-movie-franchise-making-a-major-change-buzz.html\">creative control of the James Bond franchise<\/a> in February 2025, would toy with such well-known images of the secret agent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5MML5JXFYJCQLOZ7LOFXIHCBNU\">\u201cBond without his gun is like Batman without his cape \u2014 you\u2019ve stripped away the very symbol of who he is,\u201c <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeCan72\/status\/1974867354036396351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeCan72\/status\/1974867354036396351\">commented<\/a> one user on an image that showed all of the new Bond movie posters with a weaponless 007.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PJ3WE6V5WVC6XO364AXJZ4QS7M\">In some of the altered posters, the gun was simply cropped out, while in others, the weapon was edited out entirely, leaving Bond with an awkward hand position. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7PWW7PLZVBA47OG2CHCFIBQJZE\">\u201cThis is utterly pathetic from @amazon and needs correcting,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hotspur_82\/status\/1974112702722371758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hotspur_82\/status\/1974112702722371758\">quipped<\/a> another fan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"P7LATJ4U5VENZE6AIBCH6FFH3E\">Other comments <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/quizwritermark\/status\/1974011192143200743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/quizwritermark\/status\/1974011192143200743\">called<\/a> the move \u201cutter woke nonsense\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ka_ka_kanes\/status\/1974124546749051044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ka_ka_kanes\/status\/1974124546749051044\">claimed<\/a> that Prime Video was \u201ccensoring the past, erasing history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZO6FYH7VBND4FA5BTBTSI4UTKQ\">This change occurred just days before James Bond Day, which is celebrated annually on Oct. 5 to commemorate the 1962 world premiere of the first James Bond film, \u201cDr. No,\u201d in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TF2N4OEFBFEBZC54V6SXN4LWGM\">Prime Video has yet to issue a statement regarding its erasure of Bond\u2019s firearms. The guns are still seen in the movies, just not in any promotional artwork on the streaming service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DPKR6CHXT5FLFJ7GS2NGLHCTZA\">All 25 Bond movies from Eon Productions, which star actors like Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Daniel Craig as the legendary Bond, are currently available to stream on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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