Posted on 03/30/2025 9:23:48 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon MGM Studios, is stepping down from her role amid alleged clashes between her and co-owners of the James Bond film franchise regarding the streaming service's acquisition of the film rights.
Amazon bought creative control of the James Bond franchise earlier this year in a deal with Bond franchise owners Michael G Wilson and his half-sister Barbara Broccoli. While Wilson and Broccoli are still owners, Amazon MGM Studios has the creative control.
Salke's step down was announced on Thursday, March 27, according to an internal Amazon memo that was obtained by Deadline. The same publication noted that while Salke is officially stepping down to focus on producing, inside sources compare it "closer to a firing" - with hints that Salke butting heads with James Bond co-owners.
Amazon exec Mike Hopkins stated that the streamer wouldn't be replaced. "We’ve decided to flatten our leadership structure a bit and not fill the head of studios role. In line with Amazon’s recent work to streamline reporting lines and accelerate decision-making, we felt this was the best direction for our studio, which will now operate as distinct film and television studios," he said.
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Oh good grief. Let's corporatize and managerialize one of the greatest franchise's ever. What could possibly go wrong.
Amazon buys these “franchises” only to turn them into cringy woke garbage that nobody watches. In Rings of Power, Gandalf spent two whole seasons looking for a stick. What was the point of it?
Amazon bought 007 for $1 billion. But it’s not worth that much money if fans will not be watching the franchise in the future.
I was watching different productoins of “A Stretcar Names Desire”
No one is ever gonna touch Brando.
But in most of the college or off broaday productions...Staneley Kowalski, or however you spell it, is black.
I never knew there were so many black Polish people :)
At least the other roles where the white guy was replaced, his name wasn’t so very obviously non black.
Now they want James Bond to be black or a woman.
I’d choose black before a woman.
I’d choose a straight white guy above all of them
I’d choose black before a woman.
I think they could have pulled it off with Idris Elba...20 years ago.
He's too old now.
Just my two cents.
“But it’s not worth that much money if fans will not be watching the franchise in the future.”
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Or in the past. Sorry, Bond fans, suffice it to say I’m not among you. I’ll stop there.
Bond’s dead. 007, though, could be reassigned, and I understand there are some unemployed dwarf actors in Hollywood that Snow Woke wouldn’t hire...
I’ll stick with the white male. If I have to decide between a movie with a male hero or a female hero, I choose the male. Maybe it’s because I am a female, but I don’t find it realistic to see a slim female overpowering husky bad dudes.
52...he could still bang out 8 years.
He was very good in The Wire.
At least he was born in England.
All this pessimism is misplaced. Amazon did a wonderful job with “Tolkien.” I’m sure they encouraged a whole new generation of readers.
I boxed in my late teens and early 20s..maybe 23 or 24.
I put on some weight by 30.
Women in Manhattan used to challenge me to arm wrestles, weight lifting and even fights :)
I did the arm wrestle..of course I didn’t hurt her..but it actually felt like my hand was holding air.
The one that told me she knew karate and wanted to fight me...I punched a piece of the wall off in the elevator lobby we were in...she changed her mind.
Even my own sister lost her mind and had been working out and challenged me to weight lifting contest.
I threw 200 pounds into the air on the bench...far from my highest...and that ended that nonsense.
Women have so much power, but it’s not in their fists...or at least rarely.
A few women almost destroyed me..and they didn’t hit me once :)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/04/18/all-26-james-bond-films-ranked-at-the-box-office/
I always look forward to Bond movies and will look forward to what is next.
At least he was born in England.
Agreed. I wouldn't recommend it now because of the "woke ideology". Plus I think it's not fair to Idris Elba. He's not going to want the controversy.
But I think it could have been done 20 years ago. Before they went with Daniel Craig.
Used to feel that way up to Casino Royale. After that movie, the franchise started to suck.
“I’d choose black before a woman.”
Why not just choose British white, which is how the whole thing was created and has traditionally always been?
What is next afterward, the obligatory Muslim?
Which other country subs in a white man for starring movie roles? China, Iran, Kenya??
What is next afterward, the obligatory Muslim?
Might as well. If we want to represent Britain in 2050.
Agree the Bond franchise is dead as a doornail. It has run its course it’s time to retire it. Good grief the original Bond was a WWII vet! Dream up some other name and appropriate woke persona for a MI6 operative. Show some creativity Hollyweird!
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