It’s been a long-ass weird day. Ive been battling ILLUSIOM. They lie when they claim they are protecting TRADITIONS. They’re trying to scramble everything into smithereens and reconstruct everything with massive think-tank computer companies so no one can fallow the breadcrumbs home. But, my BAD agents Victoria and Starfish – were prepared, and are preparing the way,!

My brother is missing.

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Speculation about the next James Bond has been running rampant ever since No Time to Die hit theaters in 2021. Daniel Craig would finally step away from the role after 15 years and hand the license to kill over to someone else. Then the trail went cold. As it turns out, Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM Studios has put the entire franchise in limbo.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the relationship between Barbara Broccoli, who controls the James Bond film franchise, and Amazon soured after the purchase. Broccoli has reportedly told friends that she doesn’t trust Amazon and its algorithms to give the legendary character the theatrical treatments he deserves. When speaking about the long-awaited 26th entry, she said that there’s still no script, no story, and no new actor to play Bond.

“These people are f— idiots,” is something else she’s reportedly said about Amazon.

Barbara Broccoli decides when a James Bond movie is ready to go into production. For now, she seemingly has no interest in working with Amazon on any James Bond movies. The report notes that the Broccoli family has always taken their stewardship of the franchise very seriously, and they’re unwilling to tarnish that legacy.

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Meanwhile, they’ve watched corporations buy and sell every entertainment franchise under the sun, from Star Wars and Marvel to DC and Harry Potter. Amazon was salivating over the idea of its own Bond Cinematic Universe, expanding the franchise to the small screen with spinoffs and new 00s. But every decision requires Broccoli’s approval.

One friend told WSJ that Broccoli was especially annoyed when Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke referred to James Bond as “content” in an early meeting.

Over two and a half years after Amazon closed its acquisition of MGM Studios, the only original James Bond “content” the conglomerate has produced is the reality show 007: Road to a Million. Notably, the show was in development prior to the acquisition.

Barbara Broccoli Confirms That the New James Bond Must Be British and a Man

By Rob London

Published 11 hours ago

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As soon as the credits rolled on No Time to Die, Daniel Craig‘s final bow as 007, Bond fans wondered who might take the mantle of the British super-spy next. Some have even wondered if the casting might stray from the white, straight, British, male mold set by Craig and his predecessors. Thanks to a new article from the Wall Street Journal, we know franchise steward Barbara Broccoli‘s views on the issue: she’s flexible in some areas, but Bond is going to stay a male Brit for now.✕

According to the article, “Broccoli has told friends that she doesn’t have any qualms with casting a nonwhite or gay actor, but does believe Bond should always be played by a man, and should always be played by a Brit.” Broccoli is the current steward, alongside her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, of Eon Productions, the production company behind the Bond series. She is the daughter of Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, who founded Eon in 1961 to adapt Ian Fleming‘s James Bond spy novels into films; it has gone on to become one of the most successful film franchises in cinema history. Wilson’s son, Gregg Wlison, has taken on a growing role at the company and the article notes that he “has appeared to be more sympathetic to calls for an update to Bond.”

Where Were the Previous James Bonds From?

The six men to “officially” play Bond – Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Craig – were of course all men, but whether they were all British is open to some debate. Moore and Craig were both born in England, while Dalton was born to English parents in Wales and moved to England as a child. Connery was Scottish, of course, and very proud of it. The notion of Britishness in Scotland is at times a thorny one, but Scotland is part of the British Isles, and remains part of the United Kingdom – although Connery himself was a vocal proponent of Scottish independence. Brosnan is Irish, and while Ireland is also considered to be part of the British Isles, he himself once stated “It amuses me in some respects that they should confuse me with an Englishman when I’m a dyed-in-the-wool, born and bred Irishman.” Lazenby is the only Bond to not hail from any part of the British Isles; he was born and raised in Australia, moving to the UK as an adult where he became a successful model before starting his acting career. Of course, Lazenby also only made one movie as Bond.