It seems like some cinema hall is closing down somewhere in Hong Kong every other week. Good. I’m surprised there are still so many cinemas around in this day and age when streaming services have changed the game to the extent of rendering the old model of movie-watching almost obsolete. I don’t go to the…
US President Donald Trump has announced a 100 per cent tariff on any films produced outside America wanting to enter its market, with experts saying the move will have little impact on the industry in Hong Kong. Trump posted on his social media platforms at around 7am Hong Kong time that non-US produced films constituted…
US President Donald Trump has announced a 100 per cent tariff on any films produced outside America wanting to enter its market, with experts saying the move will have little impact on the industry in Hong Kong. Trump posted on his social media platforms at around 7am Hong Kong time that non-US produced films constituted…
For the first time in MI5’s 115-year history, the famous UK spy agency is revealing some of its secrets in a London show featuring confessions from double agents and James Bond-like gadgets. UK spy agency MI5 reveals fruity secrets in new show Under the spotlight is Karl Muller, one of the first major enemies captured…
Amazon’s acquisition of the James Bond franchise included a shocking twist. Apparently, Jeff Bezos wanted longtime producer Barbara Broccoli out. The Hollywood Reporter claims that Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, was adamant on firing 007 producer Barbara Broccoli and even told his employees that he wanted her gone, regardless of the cost. Why did…
Longlegs and The Monkey filmmaker Osgood Perkins has strong words about possibly directing a Bond film for Jeff Bezos’s Amazon. Longlegs and The Monkey director Osgood Perkins is shaken and stirred after a Reddit AMA (via Indiewire) in which a fan asked if he’d be interested in directing a James Bond movie. “Are you open…
Thankfully Jeff Bezos doesn’t seem to be putting himself in the run-in to play James Bond after Amazon took control of the iconic franchise. Earlier this week, it was announced that longtime 007 producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have formed a joint venture with Amazon MGM Studios. While Wilson and Broccoli will remain…
The James Bond universe was shaken, not stirred, with the news that Amazon now has creative control of the 007 franchise. Amazon MGM Studios made the announcement on Feb. 20, effectively ending a reported standoff between the studio and the Broccoli family, which has been the gatekeeper of the franchise for decades. Longtime Bond producers…
It has been pretty silent on the James Bond 26 front for a while now. While reports have suggested that all is not well behind the scenes, we’ve been cautiously optimistic that a new James Bond would be anointed this year. But today it was announced that Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson—who…
After officially taking creative control of the 007 franchise, Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos is taking pitches for who should play the next James Bond. The billionaire asked his 4.3 million Instagram followers Thursday morning whom they would pick to take on the coveted role after Daniel Craig, who capped off his 15-year…