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I don’t know what your source‘s definition of big is, but I could see a chain of events where EON and Amazon (Jennifer Salke) have a meeting to discuss where this is going after the takeover, Salke brings up a TV show and BB either resolves to or straight up says we’re not doing anything until you’ve put some grown ups who know how to produce a movie in front of me…
As far as I know a TV series based off of Fleming’s characters is not something Broccoli is entertaining— ever. And she was clear on this.
But Salke did pitch this idea to Broccoli again, and was shot down again.
My feeling is, IF this is happening (and I’m theorizing), that Broccoli would want Salke gone with no compromises on EoN’s part.
They want a creative and financial executive with experience who can usher in this new era.
They don’t want a novice who’s never put a film like this together.
That doesn’t mean Amazon fires Salke, they just shift her away from the MGM slate, and more specifically, the Bond films (in particular, 😂 ). They replace her with someone with loads of experience on big budget tent pole films.
And I imagine that this HR article is embarrassing for Amazon— it’s obviously not just EoN who aren’t impressed with Salke but many others too…
The other big thing would be that they are covertly trying to figure out ways to get out of the partnership with MGM. Again, that would be huge, but I don't know how realistic it is. AFAIK they hold shared copyright over the previous 25 films, so EON would basically have to cut off their head to spite their nose (to butcher an expression) and go with adaptations of the novels without any of the movie iconography which is something we thought we'd only see from someone other than EON once the novels go into the public domain at some point in the future. Very, very unlikely.
Maybe the middle ground is that she just makes it clear that she will only talk with people at MGM and won't directly take meetings with or notes from anyone at the parent company which would kill any of the synergy deals (TV show, Bond films streaming on Prime, book deals through Amazon, merch partnerships etc.) we kind of expected to come down the pike.
That article was basically an expose of how incompetent this person has been.
And Broccoli doesn't need to get her fired, as I stated above. But she can demand that Salke, because of lack of experience, be moved to another position-- which is fair. Bond isn't some small budget genre pic, it's a huge tent pole event production and needs people with experience to assist EoN... especially as they're developing a new era.
Edit: though I take your point in general - the Batman suit is rarely seen in live action tv.
Yeah, if you're Barbara Broccoli, something like that is just about the worst possible example of what you don't want Bond to become. You kind of have to commend her for that. Throughout the piece, it says that Amazon Studios under Salke massively overpays for stuff and EON could probably make absolute bank from them if the above is how they are running these projects. But Citadel is going to bomb and be forgotten, and BB doesn't want that for Bond, obviously...
And then there's that one with Ana De Amas and Chris Evans: why are there so many spy couple things coming out, and why do they all look so dull?
Better late than never…….
Let’s enjoy the films that sit on our shelf, and let this play out. There’s absolutely no predicting how long a management change at Amazon will take. If it happens at all (……..).
As far as I’m concerned, BB proves again that she’s vital to the health of Bond. Imagine if they sold to Amazon? They’d be in development and preproduction on Bond-universe films and tv shows, giving us watered down productions.
Whether you like the last era or not (and I didn’t like the Brosnan era, but didn’t worry since I knew a new era would bring a new tone), BB is the right gatekeeper for this series.
The only positive aspect seems to me, that Broccoli thankfully won't allow TV series or Spin-off movies.
I think it’s been clear in the history of the series, @Kojak007 , that every new actor brings their own tone and gifts to the role.
We will never have another Connery run— there’s only one Connery.
George Lazenby was a blank slate who tried, so whatever he brought to the role is also unique to him.
We won’t get another Moore (no matter how hard Brosnan tried)— there’s only one Moore.
There’s only one Dalton, Brozz and Craig.
Each era benefited from the time they were made.
So who knows, @Kojak007 … you may get something in the new era….
But you’re right about BB.
@peter I'll agree when she delivers a Bond film that appeals to more than the diehard craig fans.
I have no problem with the Craig fans enjoying their era, but we have to move on and show some growth away from the same tropes they've been using since the 2000's.
If the next film successfully recaptures the oldschool flair and swagger of bond that so many are looking for, and gives us the larger than life cinema experience we've been craving, I'll be the first one singing babs praises trust me.
And did you read my post? I said with each new actor something new comes along with it.
I suggest slowing down and reading articles and posts three times over before posting, lol...
@peter you said you didn't like brosnan, but they changed course into something you did like.
my opinion of babs is dependant on whether she can do the same for the fans who want a return of the classic mission based adventure, or if she ignores them.
(Which is a clunky sentence-- that's what you should have zeroed in on)...
Like I said: read articles and posts three times before replying, lol.
I didn't know what would come after Brozz, just as you have no idea what's coming after Craig. The point is, EoN make films for the GLOBAL AUDIENCE and not for some guy in Toronto, or some guy who goes by Mendes4Lyfe.
It's called the film business, because it is a business and they have the unenviable task to assess what is the best film that could bring in the most eyeballs. It's a massive crap shoot and they know they're going to piss off people who take their films as a personal affront against them. But so long as there are more butts in seats, than not, they're doing their job!
That's what all studios and films set out to do.
Yeah, and the market for people wanting a return of classic bond is so wide even other franchises like mission impossible and john wick have moved in to take advantage of that fervor.