When one executive referred to Bond as "content", one friend reportedly told the newspaper, it was like a "death knell" to Broccoli.
And speculation now shifts from the next Bond to the entire future of Bond.
The previous longest gap between Bond outings is six years and four months; the way things are looking, this next one could be longer.
Amazon acquired MGM, including the rights to distribute James Bond films, in 2022.
"It's kinda sad to see the last family-owned movie franchise handed over to the suits, and I'm sure Amazon MGM is salivating," posted filmmaker Joe Russo (not the Russo who has worked on some Marvel films, we should point out) on X.
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