by Chris Snelgrove
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In 2022, Amazon paid a cool $8.5 billion to buy MGM, giving it the rights to release future films in the James Bond franchise. However, there has been no real news about the super-spy's next appearance, and we now know that's because rights holders and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson clashed with Amazon over Bond's future. Broccoli reportedly thinks Amazon executives are “stupid” about their plans to create a Marvel-style set of James Bond films, and not only is she right, but the delay she's caused will arguably save the franchise from bankruptcy. Special transgressions.
Cauliflower turns rotten towards the Amazon
According to the Wall Street Journal, Broccoli is the main reason behind the delay of James Bond, as he refused to develop new films in the series with… Amazon Because she hates their whole approach. Not only is she annoyed by the company's desire to turn this beloved cinematic franchise into a slew of TV shows and movies, but she's annoyed that future Bond adventures are referred to as “content.” Although not every film released under the Broccoli title is a winner (ghost(For example, it was a complete mess.) Its stubbornness is clearly keeping Amazon from destroying one of the greatest franchises in the world.
Broccoli has reportedly described Amazon as holding the James Bond franchise “hostage”, and the delay it has caused appears to be its way of rescuing the super-spy from his captors. Some fans may take the cynical view that this is just a behind-the-scenes power play, a way for her to maintain relevance and control in Bond's brave new world. However, we see it another way: Broccoli has learned from the failure of both marvel Amazon does not want its beloved character to fall victim to the excesses of corporate greed.
James Bond delay prevents MCU-type disaster
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been interconnected from the beginning, of course Nick Fury Smashing post-credits sequence Iron man. However, you could argue that it's the beginning of the end for this series (or, at least, the beginning of superhero fatigue that has… Wonders to a major budget failure) by trying to cram as much episodic content into Disney+ as humanly possible. The release of the James Bond films is viewed as a major cinematic event, and this delay will prevent it from being diminished by a host of bad TV shows.
Speaking of which, it's almost impossible to discuss the future of James Bond on Amazon without discussing how that company is coping Lord of the Rings. Only 37 percent Power rings Viewers watched the entire first season and beyond Rotten tomatoesthe popcorn meter shows that audiences gave the show a dismal rating of 49 percent. The second season was a little better than the first, but the fact is that more people flocked Boys This is an indication that this spinoff failed to convince the general public even when it alienated Tolkien purists for making arbitrary changes to the lore.
It's impossible to know everything James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli thinks about Amazon, but what we do know suggests that her delay is preventing her legendary character from facing the same problems that Marvel and the Lord of the Rings did. Clearly, thinking of great franchises as “content” and producing a bunch of spin-offs that no one asked for is the quickest way to weaken a brand and drive away viewers. And doing it right when a new Bond actor is cast could doom the franchise to failure like it hasn't known since License to kill It became the lowest-grossing Bond film in America.
Ironically, it wasn't that long ago that the biggest battle over this franchise was which talented actor (or maybe even actress) would replace Daniel Craig in the title role. Now we know that something much worse could happen to James Bond than poor casting… If not for this delay, he might have already devolved into soulless content designed to do nothing but sell action figures and movies. My neighbor Members. Fortunately, Broccoli has stepped in, and she may be our last defense against enduring a bunch of worse Bond movies than even Season 4 of BoysAnd for that, we are eternally grateful.
source: Wall Street Journal
