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Amazon executive Jennifer Salke steps down amid James Bond controversy
Irish Star ^ | MAR 28 2025 | Tatiana Krisztina

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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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!


21 posted on 03/30/2025 10:11:58 AM PDT by Reily (a)
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To: Reily
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!

No Time to Die should be the last movie.

But Amazon is going to try to make money out of the franchise. It won't work.

22 posted on 03/30/2025 10:14:21 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Agree!


23 posted on 03/30/2025 10:16:25 AM PDT by Reily (a)
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To: Billthedrill

I understand there are some unemployed dwarf actors in Hollywood that Disney wouldn’t hire...


Great idea........Bond needs a cute nickname, too.
Will it be Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, or Dopey?

Nah.....probably will be “Shorty.”


24 posted on 03/30/2025 10:23:53 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray...."Our Father, who art in heaven......")
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Amazon hired Salke in 2018 to oversee its movie and television unit, and under
her leadership, the company became a bigger player in the entertainment industry.

The buzz is Amazon will not replace Salke as it
reorganizes the leadership structure of the division


25 posted on 03/30/2025 10:27:58 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray...."Our Father, who art in heaven......")
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To: MinorityRepublican

White,straight,male and from the UK.


26 posted on 03/30/2025 10:48:20 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Billthedrill
Here is footage of an actual recent meeting regarding the future of the franchise.


27 posted on 03/30/2025 10:49:38 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: dp0622

That’s telling that her hand felt like holding air! What strength! And yet too many in authority feel it’s fine to let biological males compete in women’s sports.

I wonder sometimes how wise it is to even have female police officers working patrols because they can come across some mean drugged up thugs, and an interaction can end up being a hand-to-hand struggle to make the arrest.


28 posted on 03/31/2025 12:54:27 AM PDT by KittyKares
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To: dp0622; MinorityRepublican

I like Elba acting too

Make him a new platform then

Why always usurp a traditional white role

We never ever do the opposite

Ever

Do u know how silly it looks to see blacks in 1200s period euro pieces?

Or at Agincourt etc

And to watch folks try to rationalize it


29 posted on 03/31/2025 1:14:30 AM PDT by wardaddy (The Blob must be bled dry)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Amazon hates Lord of the Rings, Disney the same with Indiana Jones and Star Wars, Snow White etc. and Paramount hates Star Trek.
BILLIONS in losses and yet they still make lousy versions of the originals.

Bond is NOT introspective examining his own thoughts and feelings.
He just says: “That’s a Smith & Wesson and you’ve had your six.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ono-pu9ON6I

I noticed that too many leading men are gym rats and they do not look tough. Just pretty. Also stop killing off original characters.

Daniel Craig and the lady “M” always were pouting or pursing their lips.
Craig has stated he does not like guns and he said he frequent gay bars. His last 2 movies he played a gay man.
He wore clothes too tight. Dress Bond in nice clothes and not shrink wrap him.

Have a great story and good pacing and not frantic and sound not too loud and filmed in technicolor and not washed out colors to be moody.
Great music makes a picture as well.

One more thing... hire actors who at least like the movie!!


30 posted on 03/31/2025 6:15:18 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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yet they still make lousy versions of the originals.

They should write new scripts with a woke plot.

At least, it'll be original.

31 posted on 03/31/2025 6:20:24 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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