Timothy Daltonhas revealed he is sad at the prospect ofJames Bondfalling into the hands of Amazon.

It is one of the few wonderful stories weve got in film that is British.

The leading character is British.

Timothy Dalton as James Bond

Timothy Dalton as James BondEON Productions/MGM

We can call it our own, said the actor, who is on the promotion trail for1923.

Barbara is one of the best women in the whole world.

I think shes fantastic.

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Around a Bond movie, everyones got an opinion.

Barbara had that, Dalton explained.

But it is a damn fine series of movies.

I was watching it when I was young, we all were.

Its been part of our lives, so anything that threatens it is kind of sad.

Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, and Henry Cavill have also been mooted.

Amazon are quite capable of making it a hit.