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Where Is James Bond? Trapped in an Ugly Stalemate With Amazon | The Wall Street Journal

By Erich Schwartzel and Jessica Toonkel
Dec. 19, 2024

Nearly three years after Amazon acquired the right to release Bond movies through its $6.5 billion purchase of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio, the relationship between the family that oversees the franchise and the e-commerce giant has all but collapsed. The decaying partnership has scuttled any near-term hope of a new Bond film—a black eye for Amazon’s ambitions in Hollywood, since at the time of the MGM sale, the Bond franchise represented a significant share of the $6.5 billion the company paid for the studio.

When it comes to Bond’s future, the power lies in the hands of Barbara Broccoli, who inherited the control from her father, Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, and who for 30 years has decided when a new Bond movie can go into production. She has told friends she doesn’t trust algorithm-centric Amazon with a character she helped to mythologize through big-screen storytelling and gut instinct. This fall, she characterized the status of a new movie in dire terms—no script, no story and no new Bond.

To friends, Broccoli has characterized her thoughts on Amazon this way: “These people are f— idiots.”

A representative for Eon, the production firm behind the Bond films, said Broccoli and other members of the family had no comment.

The two sides are at an impasse: Amazon needs Broccoli to furnish them with ideas for a new Bond movie, but Broccoli doesn’t want to make a new Bond movie with Amazon. The standoff, say people on both sides of the divide, boils down to a clash between the 20th-century Hollywood of big screens and big swings and a new entertainment industry ruled by Silicon Valley firms that prize data, algorithms and streaming subscriptions.

Broccoli and Wilson have begun showing the next generation the ropes. Wilson’s son, Gregg Wilson, helped to produce recent installments.

That passing of the torch has brought with it some disagreements over who the next James Bond should be. To associates, Gregg Wilson has appeared to be more sympathetic to calls for an update to Bond, a role that’s so far been filled by white male actors.

Some say a person of color in Bond’s tuxedo would better reflect the U.K.’s changing demography, and even nod to its ugly history of colonization. Take it a step further, others say, and cast a woman or a gay man.

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Vic Sotto files complaint vs Darryl Yap for Pepsi Paloma movie trailer

“A lot of people have been asking me anong reaction mo, ito na po yun (filing a complaint). ‘Eto na po ‘yung reaction ko,” Sotto told the media after filing the complaint.

“Sabi ko nga walang personalan ito. I just trust in our justice system. Ako’y laban sa irresponsableng tao, lalo na pagdating sa social media.”

(A lot of people have been asking me what’s my reaction, this is it — filing a complaint. This is my reaction. As I said, this is nothing personal. I just trust in our justice system. I’m against irresponsible people, especially on social media.)

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Rest in Peace, "Aling Minerva"

Movie, TV icon Gloria Romero passes away | ABS-CBN Entertainment

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RIP San Chai

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu dies of pneumonia at 48 - Focus Taiwan

[_Cathy_]

I've never watched a single episode of Meteor Garden but I have friends that were crazy over them. Also, household name talaga in the 2000s.

She's too young to die from pneumonia.

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RIP San Chai

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu dies of pneumonia at 48 - Focus Taiwan

.. pneumonia... at 48... ??

[carxynogen]

.. pneumonia... at 48... ??

Less chance ba na covid yung cause?

Kung during pandemic kaya to nangyari, pneumonia pa din ba maiireport as cause?

For me, parang synonymous kasi tong sakit na to.

[Yatta]

I've never watched a single episode of Meteor Garden but I have friends that were crazy over them. Also, household name talaga in the 2000s.

She's too young to die from pneumonia.

.. pneumonia... at 48... ??

Less chance ba na covid yung cause?

Kung during pandemic kaya to nangyari, pneumonia pa din ba maiireport as cause?

For me, parang synonymous kasi tong sakit na to.

She had heart issues na rin.

[baludoy]

^ parang si Bernie Mac (kings of comedy, Charlie's angels:full throttle, bad Santa, oceans eleven &12, etc) Lang Pala.

The beloved funnyman was afflicted w/ a certain lung disease then eventually died of pneumonia too. He passed away at 50 yrs old lang.

[dr. d]

Less chance ba na covid yung cause?

Kung during pandemic kaya to nangyari, pneumonia pa din ba maiireport as cause?

For me, parang synonymous kasi tong sakit na to.

kung sa pandemic yan nangyari,
pneumonia ang immediate cause of death,
but ang underlying cause ay pihado "covid" kahit hindi at kahit deny to death, dahil yon ang flavor of the month nung mga panahong yon.
heh heh.

[dr. d]

She had heart issues na rin.

ah!
see!
48 year olds don't normally succumb to pneumonia and influenza, unless there was an underlying issue.

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Bianca Censori walks Grammys red carpet in transparent dress, with husband Kanye West | ABS-CBN News

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Jaden Smith Arrives on Red Carpet Wearing a House on His Head | Grammy Awards 2025 | E! News

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Bianca Censori walks Grammys red carpet in transparent dress, with husband Kanye West | ABS-CBN News

I saw the uncensored photos and couldn't tell if her slit was at least covered with a tape? Isn't that public indecency. I can't believe I lived to see a person go totally naked on a public event and not get jailed for it.

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I saw the uncensored photos and couldn't tell if her slit was at least covered with a tape? Isn't that public indecency. I can't believe I lived to see a person go totally naked on a public event and not get jailed for it.

I'm waiting for the conservative Republicans to chime in, but Kanye is MAGA so...

[Miles_on]

ah!
see!
48 year olds don't normally succumb to pneumonia and influenza, unless there was an underlying issue.

She also abused her body - sobra sobra din ang dieting regimen niya just to maintain her weight...

[_Cathy_]

I'm waiting for the conservative Republicans to chime in, but Kanye is MAGA so...

Media should stop giving these 2 attention

She also abused her body - sobra sobra din ang dieting regimen niya just to maintain her weight...

This is true. Nung na dengue ako last week, I was on a 1200 calorie diet for 2 weeks prior. My doctor said this could have affected my immunity. I've been fasting since 2019 but I guess fasting plus calorie deficit plus busy schedule made me susceptible to disease. Ngayon naman I feel insatiable parang bumabawi katawan ko

[dr. d]

Ngayon naman I feel insatiable parang bumabawi katawan ko

mabuhay ang chocolates!
heh heh.

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Media should stop giving these 2 attention

Bianca Censori's racy new film revealed as she tackles 'obscenity' after naked Grammys stunt with Kanye West | Daily Mail
by James Vituscka
Feb. 6, 2025

Censori, 30, is playing the lead in a fictional art film, partly shot in Japan and co-created by her husband, 47, and their creative circle, with a focus on the female body as ‘something to showcase’.

‘Bianca is currently shooting a fictional art film,’ said a source close to the movie. ‘Kanye is not in it, but he has worked on the project.

‘This was an original idea that came from the collective mind of Bianca and Ye’s circle. She is the star and only lead character.’

Censori, who has been described as a ‘brilliant actress, a natural,’ is at the helm of the all-female cast.

‘The film is made up of large groups of women who together embody individual women,’ the source continued.

‘The message is interpretive. Shame over being naked is not natural to humans. The female body is something to showcase. Obscenity exists only in the mind.'

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RIP Margarita Fores.

I wonder what happened. She's so young and she's my favorite Filipino chef. Loved Pepato and Cafe Bola.

Hirap talaga pag tungtong ng 60 anytime can go