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James Bond<\/a> may have a license to kill, but Amazon Prime Video seemed reluctant to highlight that fact, removing the character\u2019s iconic Walther PPK pistol from a series of posters released to mark James Bond Day on October 5.<\/p>\n After the streamer released a series of posters commemorating each movie in the 007 franchise, fans noticed something missing, specifically the famous spy\u2019s weapon. This included posters of Sean Connery<\/a>\u2019s Dr. No<\/a> and Pierce Brosnan<\/a>\u2019s Goldeneye<\/a>, in which the gun was literally airbrushed from the original image. Other images were cropped as to not show the firearm.<\/p>\n This led to backlash and mocking online, with many calling out the streamer and sharing their fears for the future of the Bond franchise under Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n \u201cThey photoshopped all the guns out of the James Bond movie thumbnails. Just in case you still had hope for Amazon being in charge of the franchise,\u201d wrote one X user.<\/p>\n \u201cNew poster art for the James Bond movies by Amazon, and as you can see with some of them, they used pics of Bond holding a gun but removed the gun (particularly Dr No, Octopussy and Goldeneye) \u2026..what absolute wet wipes!\u201d said another.<\/p>\n Rivals<\/a> actor Rufus Jones<\/a> noticed the new postes make it look like Connery and Brosnan are making an offensive hand gesture. \u201cAmazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you\u2019re a wanker,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n \u201cNotice in these Amazon #JamesBond digital posters they\u2019ve removed all the guns and given awkward poses? Welcome to a world where promoting James Bond 007 needs to be done without his sidearm,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous, we can already get a good idea of what direction the franchise will take in Amazon\u2019s hands,\u201d said one commenter.<\/p>\n \u201cAs if you needed any confirmation that Amazon is going to ruin what\u2019s left of the Bond franchise\u2026\u201d another added.<\/p>\n Others had fun with the strange choice, with one fan writing, \u201cJust being disarming, darling.\u201d<\/p>\n Prime Video changed the posters over the weekend following the backlash. According to Deadline<\/a>, the gunless artwork has been replaced by stills from the Ian Fleming spy movies. However, the shots still don\u2019t show any with the character brandishing a firearm.<\/p>\n