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No Time to Delay: Why Amazon Took Control of James Bond as Next 007 Movie Remains in Limbo
A landmark James Bond Deal between the Broccoli family and Amazon MGM has reshaped the course of cinema's most enduring franchise.
The family felt the e-commerce giant was a poor home for the elegant secret agent and bristled at its efforts to expand the scope of the franchise, while Amazon executives were frustrated by the glacial pace of getting a new film off the ground, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Since its foray into the movie business, Amazon has found some success with critical hits like “Being the Ricardos” and “Manchester By the Sea.” Yet despite spending lavishly on tentpoles like “Red One” with Dwyane Johnson, the company has struggled to launch the kind of broadly appealing films that tap the zeitgeist — and earn money at the box office. Meanwhile Broccoli, 64, plans to remain in Hollywood but focus her time and attention elsewhere as a producer, having recently bought the rights to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s memoir “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.” She’s also working on the musical “Buena Vista Social Club,” which is slated to open on Broadway in 2025.
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