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Amazon’s purchase of MGM for approximately $6.5 billion was widely viewed as a way to expand their entertainment portfolio, including bolstering their original content and franchise holdings. However, this corporate takeover has resulted in a contentious deadlock. Barbara Broccoli, who has wielded creative control over the franchise for decades, reportedly resents Amazon’s push to turn James Bond into a Marvel-style universe of interconnected TV shows and movies.