Amazon MGM & Barbara Broccoli At Odds Over James Bond’s Future, Franchise In Jeopardy

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What’s taking Amazon MGM Studios so long on a new James Bond movie? Apparently a lot, as a new Wall Street Journal piece describes trouble behind the scenes between Amazon executives and Bond producer Barbara Broccoli.

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It appears there’s a standoff between the two parties. Amazon wants Broccoli to provide them with ideas for where to take Bond next, but Broccoli abhors the direction Amazon wants to take the character.

And Broccoli is so enraged with Amazon’s ideas, she’s refusing to move forward with a new movie, effectively holding the franchise hostage.