By Lee Pfeiffer

The entertainment site Deadline is reporting that it took quite an incentive for Amazon to convince James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to turn control of the James Bond film franchise over to them- namely $1 billion. Until now, the Bond producers and Amazon have had a strained relationship in terms of how to proceed with future Bond movies. According to Deadline, Amazon may want to develop ancillary aspects of the franchise that could be exploited, such as projects based on Bond villains. Broccoli and Wilson were not in sync with Amazon's plans and industry scuttlebutt indicated the relationship between Amazon and Eon Productions was tense. Consequently, there has been no movement on bringing a new Bond film to the big screen since the 2021 release of "No Time to Die", which marked Daniel Craig's final appearance in the role and the death of agent 007. Details are hazy regarding the $1 billion deal in terms of how the payment is structured and whether it includes stock options. For more, click here.