The Wall Street Journal

James Bond trapped in ugly stalemate with Amazon

James Bond trapped in ugly stalemate with Amazon
James Bond, previously played by Daniel Craig, is finding a tough road back to the screen. (Image: Supplied)
The Wall Street Journal
By Erich Schwartzel and Jessica Toonkel James Bond has dodged more than 4,000 bullets. He has jumped from an airplane, skied off a cliff and escaped castration by laser beam.Now, 007 is in a new kind of peril.Nearly three years after Amazon acquired the right to release Bond movies through its US$6.5 billion (NZ$11.5b) 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 Bo...

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