James Bond: Amazon MGM Gains Creative Control
As Amazon MGM gains control of the James Bond franchise, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back to focus on other projects.
As Amazon MGM gains control of the James Bond franchise, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back to focus on other projects.
RIP Bond.
I agree. They will lose the goofy, quirky stuff that makes Bond movies so special. They will probably be bland super self serious Mission Impossible clones now. Sad to see such a long running series die like this.
All the last Bond movies sucked ass already anyways.
Well none of the Craig bond series were for me. I grew up with Connery and Moore. Craig lacked or simply didn't bring what most other actors had to the roll. That said I wouldn't say they sucked. And I say that as someone who enjoyed the Woody Allen/Peter Sellers Casino Royal more.
Had they made him a different double aught, honestly they could have done that with most of the re castings. He's not a time lord after all. I think I would have enjoyed Craig's run more. But plenty of people seem to enjoy his run. People like what they're going to like. Which doesn't make it trash if we don't. Because honestly I love a certain type of good trash.
Bummer.
Well that sucks. To me there was still something special about 007 but now I fear the worst.
"What if... now hear me out... what if we have the next James Bond take place in the future? It'll be like his great-grandson with the same name. Kinda like Moonraker, but even more futuristic." -- Amazon exec, probably.
A shit TV series like this is the first thing that came to mind.
Ehh, Bond movies haven't been good for 20 years at this point anyway. At least I can just start ignoring the series entirely now.
So, a Bond streaming series then?
Wonder how long it'll take them to tank the series. It's a given that it's going to happen.
I have no faith in Amazon to handle this well, but it's not impossible for them to hand it off to someone competent either. At the same time, everything I know about the way the previous stewards of the franchise handled things makes me glad to see them go.
? They handled it as if it were a member of their family. It was their father’s legacy. Many of the key creatives and technicians are the kids of those there at the beginning, learning their trade over decades and handling it with the same dedication. A true cottage industry.
Broccoli is such a ridiculous last name, I'm sorry
Throw away your common sense and get an Afro.
They should take it to streaming. I'd love to see faithful, period adaptations of the books. Moonraker, following Star Wars, was kind of a travesty. A 4 hour adaptation of the book would be great!