Future of James Bond hangs in balance amid stand off between Barbara Broccoli and Amazon following $6.5 billion MGM purchase
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It's been just over three years since Daniel Craig's last James Bond film No Time To Die hit theaters, and we're seemingly no closer to learning who the new 007 is than we were then. While there have been large gaps between Bond eras, like the six years between Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan, there typically isn't longer than a two-year wait for Bond films, even in a regime change.
![[For the past 30 years, the James Bond franchise has been controlled by produers Barbara Broccoli, the daughter of original Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli, and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/06/93344541-14212899-image-a-46_1734674782132.jpg)
For the past 30 years, the James Bond franchise has been controlled by produers Barbara Broccoli, the daughter of original Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli, and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson. Just a few months after Craig's last foray into the 007 universe, Amazon plunked down a whopping $6.5 billion to acquire Bond distributor MGM.
![[The producers and Amazon - particularly exec Jennifer Salke (above) are at an impasse, with Amazon demanding ideas for new Bond movies though Broccoli has seemingly no interest in making them with Amazon]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/06/93344543-14212899-image-a-47_1734674801747.jpg)
It seems the future of the franchise that started with Sean Connery's Dr. No in 1962 is in dire straights, according to a new report from Wall Street Journal. The producers and Amazon are at an impasse, with Amazon demanding ideas for new Bond movies though Broccoli has seemingly no interest in making them with Amazon.
![[Amazon's Jennifer Salke was tasked with dealing with Broccoli, with insiders claiming Broccoli was turned off almost immediately when Salke referred to the franchise as 'content.']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/06/93344545-14212899-image-a-48_1734674893994.jpg)
Daily Mail has reached out to Broccoli's Eon Productions for comment on this new report. It's been just over three years since Daniel Craig 's last James Bond film No Time To Die hit theaters, and we're seemingly no closer to learning who the new 007 is than we were then.
![[There have been many discussions about who should play 007 next, with some believing they should go so far to cast a Black man or even possiblly a gay man or a woman.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/06/93344533-14212899-image-a-49_1734674908027.jpg)
