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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    I just browsed through the last couple of hundred postings on this thread, and they are all legitimate and contribute to the subject. I still wonder why this particular thread should be pinned on at the top of the thread list as an "announcement". It's as arbitrary and as much wishful thinking as any other "What if..." discussion and should be treated as such, instead of being elevated to some higher realm by permanently being placed at the top of the list.

    You can choose to unpin it for yourself if you want; it doesn't stay at the top of the recent discussions for me as I unpinned it. I think you can click the pin next to it or something in the list view?
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    Posts: 14,262
    mtm wrote: »
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    I just browsed through the last couple of hundred postings on this thread, and they are all legitimate and contribute to the subject. I still wonder why this particular thread should be pinned on at the top of the thread list as an "announcement". It's as arbitrary and as much wishful thinking as any other "What if..." discussion and should be treated as such, instead of being elevated to some higher realm by permanently being placed at the top of the list.

    You can choose to unpin it for yourself if you want; it doesn't stay at the top of the recent discussions for me as I unpinned it. I think you can click the pin next to it or something in the list view?
    Yes if you drag the cursor over the right area of the listed post, there is a gear-type wheel called up as Options, with the option to Dismiss.

    Which I hadn't bothered to do until @j_w_pepper brought this up to be honest.

  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
    edited March 30 Posts: 1,020
    Variety have an article up talking about Jen Salke leaving MGM and her problems with Barbara Broccoli. Here's an excerpt:
    As Variety recently noted, Broccoli is believed to have told others that she did not feel inspired by working with Salke. Things came to a head when the WSJ published an article in December about the Bond standstill. That caused a high alert within the studio that Salke’s relationship on the film side was lacking and that she didn’t have the creative chops to land the plane on one of the biggest franchises in Hollywood history. (It also helped to accelerate to Amazon’s deal to buy out the Broccolis, after negotiations began in early 2024.)

    Sources said Salke wanted to make Bond into a broader, less dangerous character who could star in TV shows and carry video games. But her desire to make 007 into a cuddly hero for Middle America made Broccoli wince, according to multiple sources. Insiders snarked that Salke’s vision of Bond suggested him as a rebellious cookie-cutter spy out of an NBC drama, not serious IP that only a handful of the most esteemed directors could tackle.

    Full article here

    Ouch, I'm glad she's out.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    Posts: 3,261
    Yes, it sounds like Salke would've been absolutely the wrong fit for Bond. I can't help hoping that Barbara Broccoli managed to engineer an agreement on Salke's removal as part of the exit deal. That'd show that BB did her best to assure Bond's future, even at the last.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 17,611
    Venutius wrote: »
    Yes, it sounds like Salke would've been absolutely the wrong fit for Bond. I can't help hoping that Barbara Broccoli managed to engineer an agreement on Salke's removal as part of the exit deal. That'd show that BB did her best to assure Bond's future, even at the last.

    Yeah it's hard not to think that, isn't it- the two announcements just come way too close to each other. Even if it is a complete coincidence it still looks like a parting shot from Dame B, so a win for her.
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
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    This Salke woman sounds like a bad egg
  • BMB007BMB007
    Posts: 631
    mtm wrote: »
    Venutius wrote: »
    Yes, it sounds like Salke would've been absolutely the wrong fit for Bond. I can't help hoping that Barbara Broccoli managed to engineer an agreement on Salke's removal as part of the exit deal. That'd show that BB did her best to assure Bond's future, even at the last.

    Yeah it's hard not to think that, isn't it- the two announcements just come way too close to each other. Even if it is a complete coincidence it still looks like a parting shot from Dame B, so a win for her.

    There is a comment on /r/JamesBond that summed up my thoughts:
    Over the last number of years, if you had asked BB which exec in all Hollywood she would put in charge excepting herself and family, she'd have said Amy Pascal.

    If you had asked BB which exec at Amazon she would absolutely be unable to work with, she'd have said Salke.

    If her goal was securing her broad vision of Bond under new ownership, early signs are positive!
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