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MGM are more likely to delay B26 than this.
1) EON can't out films as fast as they used to because they're just a small family business and modern movies are massive operations.
2) EON are managing the Bond franchise just fine and these other side projects (Films Stars, Rhythm Section, etc) are no distraction.
But you can't really have it both ways - if EON have the capacity to make all sorts of side projects (it's a few of them now!), then surely they should also be able to run a tighter ship on Bond. But if they're stretched thin on Bond, they should shed some of these other projects.
https://deadline.com/2020/02/gerard-butler-remote-control-leonine-germany-stx-efm-1202866026/
You're forgetting one critical element in all this: MGM.
MGM needs a producing partner for Bond. They can’t make these on their own anymore, which is why deals were made with Sony and Universal throughout Craig's run. Universal only struck a one film deal with MGM, and they only made that deal because Daniel Craig was attached as the star. In order for EON to make Bond 26, they need MGM to find another production partner that would be interested in investing in a non-Craig Bond film.
Also the only reason NTTD was delayed was not because EON was focusing on side projects, it was delayed because Daniel Craig wanted a break and they granted him that.
Wasn't NTTD also a bit delayed by MGM not settling on a distribution partner on time? When SP released, MGW said that they'd find a partner by January 2016, it took them until May 2018 to announce the deal.
When it comes to MGM, the Bond franchise will face uncertain times that could have far more impact than EON making a film.
The moment MGM effectively sells the whole thing off, things get way more complicated. Best case scenario is that they stay partnered with Universal and renew that deal, but that might lead to some hefty negotiations too.
The thing that made it relatively easy with Sony was that Amy Pascal was EON's ally and supported Craig's casting.
Well, exactly. It's their moneymaker, the franchise the public is interested in and when you have sure thing, why go for lesser?
I think Broccoli and Saltzman discovered this back with projects like Call Me Bwana with Bob Hope and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which I understand didn't do as well as we'd think it did, although Saltzman still did other films with other studios. I recall an interview with Cubby in the '80s and him mentioning they had other titles, but maybe he had the foresight to know they weren't worth going forward with. George Lucas used to say something similar and I think he's only done one such project to moderate success.
Just because you can do other projects, why do them if they don't have any real potential?