Barbara Dana BroccoliCBE (born June 18, 1960[2]) is a British-American film and stage producer, best known internationally for her work on the
James Bond film series. With her half-brother
Michael G. Wilson, Broccoli controls the James Bond film franchise.
Broccoli graduated from
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where she studied motion picture and television communications.[3][4]
Career
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 continue to run the company as of 2015.[5]
Her most significant role has been as a producer of the Bond films starring
Pierce Brosnan and later
Daniel Craig, in addition to the post-Craig era.[13][14]
Stage productions
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Following her father's death in 1996, Broccoli worked with London theatre producer Michael Rose, to create the stage musical version of 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 was the longest-running and most financially successful show to have ever played there.[15]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang later transferred to Broadway, but was considered a failure, receiving poor reviews and playing just 319 performances, closing with the loss of a large proportion of the initial $15 million investment. The musical has toured extensively in the UK and in Asia, with a revised version of the show touring the United States in 2008.[16]
Chariots of Fire
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.[17] She co-produced the play along with
Hugh Hudson, who directed the 1981
Oscar-winning film.[18]
^Masters, Tim (October 24, 2012).
"Skyfall premiere is biggest and best – Daniel Craig". BBC.
Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2018. Barbara Broccoli, who co-produces the Bond films with Michael G. Wilson, said Skyfall was 'classic Bond but with a contemporary feel'