Re: [NEWS] No new James Bond movie any time soon

In article <[email protected]>,
Your Name  <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 2024-12-21 01:29:17 +0000, [email protected] (Ted Nolan said:
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>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> Your Name  <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> James Bond Update:
>>> Amazon & Eon at 'Impasse' Over Future of 007 Movies
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>> It seems like the franchaise is always in some sort of trouble in recent
>> times.  MGM bankruptcy iirc, then a writers' strike, now this.
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>According to other reports ...
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>    James Bond producers shot down Amazon's 'woke' female 007
>    idea: 'F-king idiots'
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>    Amazon executives have proposed a number of ideas to cash in
>    on the Bond brand for its Prime Video service, including a
>    spinoff featuring Miss Moneypenny, the secretary of MI6 spy
>    chief M.
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>    There was even talk of casting a female to play the next 007,
>    as well as more diverse options that would include gay or
>    black leading men.
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>    Broccoli shot down the idea of a female Bond, though she's
>    not opposed to having a gay or nonwhite actor star in the
>    role, according to the Journal.
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>    She does insist that whoever fills his shoes is a Brit.
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><https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/business/james-bond-producers-nixed-amazons-woke-female-007-idea/> 
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>Wow! A "Miss Moneypenny" spinoff movie ... that would be "great". 
>Typing, filing, making the tea, ... thrilling!!  ;-)
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I liked the Craig era Monneypenny -- as a supporting character.
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