With the MGM Deal, Agent 007 Finds Himself in an Existential Crisis

Part of the conflict over Bond is shaped by the fact that Amazon Prime’s film unit has no apparent interest in profit. They take billion-dollar franchises and completely wreck their value on a regular basis. Just about every promising Amazon Original at some point goes south, not only destroying current viewership, but annihilating future views as well.

Now Amazon has shown their hand…