Future James Bond films have been reportedly stalled due to disagreements between Amazon Studios and franchise producer Barbara Broccoli.

The report outlined that the fallout is due to differences over the creative direction of the franchise, with Amazon reportedly in favour of “Marvel-style” ideas to expand the franchise, such as spinoff shows and films.

No, for fucks sake. No!

Broccoli is reported to have baulked at the pitch, telling friends that Amazon are “fucking idiots” who are taking the franchise “hostage”. She has reportedly expressed her disinterest in continuing to work with Amazon for any Bond films. NME has reached out to Amazon MGM Studios for comment.

“Fucking idiots” indeed. And too predictable, to be honest.

  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    154·
    19 hours ago

    arguably the Daniel Craig ones did that by being actually fairly believable spy movies that made slight sense.

    Bond is about using a magic watch to blow up vaguely Russian people and sleep with barely legal teenagers

    • cobysev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      19 hours ago

      […] sleep with barely legal teenagers

      Funny you should say that. Roger Moore gave up the Bond role when he realized that his Bond girl co-star was younger than his own daughter. He felt really icky having romance scenes with her and decided it was time to end his contract.

    • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
      21·
      15 hours ago

      If Bond is about that, why does the Daniel Craig Bond use almost no gadgets?

      At least the first 3 movies, the only gadgets is like a handgun that detects who uses it, a Bond car from the Sean Connery era, some explosive necklace and … a phone.