#michael g wilson

[foxsoulcourt]

James Bond: end of the Broccoli era

Well, F*%! Amazon, in its ego-istic quest to control eVeRyThiNg. Barbara, thanks for putting up a SHEROIC fight against the behemoth, also reported in Variety.

Never thought I’d be GRATEFUL that Babs and Craig killed Bond in NTTD, but I sure am now!

However, life will go on for Bond (shrugs) and Broccoli herself. Till was a FANTASTIC film, so we have more wonderful productions to look forward to with her guiding them to audiences.

(Yep, there I was, researching US voting rights legislation when I looked up and saw Kash Patel, Walmart, and… James Bond???… trending in AP news. Immediately k n e w what it was about. Darn it.)

[danielcraigupd]

Daniel Craig honours James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson at the 15th Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom Hollywood on 17 November 2024.

[ultimate-007]

Babs & Mike

[nerds-yearbook]

Appendix: Michael G Wilson James Bond cameos to date

Soldier at Fort Knox - Goldfinger (1964)

Man in the Audience - The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Man outside Vinini glass/NASA tech/Man on Bridge - Moonraker (1979)

Greek Priest - For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Soviet Security Council Member/Man on Tour Boat - Octopussy (1983)

Voice over City Hall Speaker - A View to a Kill (1985)

Opera Patron - The Living Daylights (1987)

DEA Agent - License to Kill (1989)

Russian Security Council Member - Goldeneye (1995)

Tom Wallace - Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Man in Casino - The World Is Not Enough (1999)

General Chandler - Die Another Day (2002)

Chief of Police - Casino Royale (2006)

Man in Hotel Lobby - Quantum of Solace (2008)

Pall Bearer - Skyfall (2012)

Man in hallway - Spectre (2015)

Military Officer - No Time to Die (2021)

[haute-lifestyle-com]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it will present Academy Honorary Awards to Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Richard Curtis and to producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli

[les-larmes-d-eros]

Enhanced Interrogation, diptyque par Michael G. Wilson

[80smovies]

[samasmith23]

Kamala Khan's death in Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #26 leaked NOT once... but TWICE in a row!!!

It looks like someone at Marvel RRREEEAAALLLYYY wants this whole publicity stunt of killing off Ms. Marvel (aka, Kamala Khan) to FAIL super hard considering that the pages for tomorrow’s Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #26 have been leaked not once, but twice now! And now we sadly know exactly just how Kamala dies…

Umm… last time I checked, Kamala has a healing factor. Sure it’s nowhere as powerful as Wolverine’s (and it does require Kamala to eat a lot in order to replenish her energy reserves), but unless that sword is powered by some kind of magic bullcrap which completely shuts off her healing factor, this makes zero sense! Kamala literally healed from a bullet wound to the stomach in her opening arc, and even survived having an entire building collapse right on top of her (just barely, but still)!

Also, it feels so random and arbitrary to have Kamala randomly use her shape-shifting powers to pose as a body-double Mary Jane, especially since she’s not utilized them a lot due her opening arc centering around Kamala becoming comfortable in her own skin after previously trying and failing to resemble her idol Carol Danvers (therefore overcoming her personal insecurities and internalized Islamophobia).

Plus, last time I checked Kamala's only since then shape-shifted into a couch, James Rhodes, and a scary cartoon face.

While it does feel somewhat in character for Kamala to risk her life to save someone she barely knows as part of her characterization as a superhero, the actual execution of it feels incredibly at odds with her past character development (whether it be struggling with her fears of death and mortality in Magnificent Ms. Marvel, or already receiving validation from her family, friends, and dozens of other superheroes, including Peter Parker, so why does she need it from him again when she dies?!).

Based on these leaked pages, I get the general impression that Zeb Wells originally fully intended to kill off Mary Jane here since all throughout his Spider-Man run he’s heavily hinted at it and foreshadowed it with that Paul guy (seriously... WHO THE HECK IS PAUL?!) and their two kids (who are apparently actual mystical constructs or something…), and that mystical supervillain wanting “the Scarlet Woman’s blood” (I know the phrase "Scarlet Woman" is specifically meant to refer to MJ’s red hair, but it is also unfortunately a derogatory slang term for a sex-worker). But maybe Marvel editorial told him to rewrite his planned death of Mary Jane at the last minute as a desperate effort to promote the upcoming The Marvels movie (which Wells shares a co-writing credit for the screenplay of), or Wells wanted to subvert reader expectations but did so in a distasteful manner?

I honestly don’t know... but if I had to guess I’d probably say it’s the former option since Marvel previously killed off Doctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch before resurrecting them a few months later to hype up their upcoming MCU films, plus the Spider-Man offices in particular are notorious for their editorial mandates and interfering with writer’s plans at the last minute (just look at how they recently forced Nick Spencer to settle on retconning Sins Past out of existence instead of One More Day like he was originally building-up towards). And do I think that Zeb Wells himself is an Islamophobic misogynist because of this? Probably not... especially considering I don’t know the guy’s personal politics (maybe he's a swell person IRL) and editorial mandates are likely at play here. I do think that killing off Kamala in such a random and distasteful manner is still a bad look and does give off those unfortunate implications. However, based on what I know I feel that this is more a case of judging the actions as bigoted (whether they were intentional or not) instead of labeling the person themselves as a bigot.

But regardless of whether or not the decision to fridge Kamala Khan is the fault of Zeb Wells, or Nick Lowe or someone else over at Marvel Editorial, I do want to make one thing perfectly clear... DO NOT... I repeat... DO NOT SEND ANY OF THEM DEATH THREATS! Like, I've already lost count of how many people I've encountered on both Twitter and Tumblr who are seriously outright calling for both Wells and Lowe's blood in response to these leaks.

And since the issue is being released tommorow, I feel the need to reiterate that harassing creators and sending them death threats is NEVER acceptable under any circumstances, and that doing so makes you no better than the kinds of supervillains that Kamala regularly fights against! We can criticize a bad story WITHOUT becoming supervillains ourselves! Follow the advice of @atopfourthwall here for heavens sake people:

Now this is hopefully going to be the last time I discuss Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #26 here on Tumblr as I have zero plans on giving any actual money to the issue myself. I may consider reading the Fallen Friend: The Death of Ms. Marvel one-shot, if only because it's being written by several of Kamala's past creators G. Willow Wilson, Saladin Ahmed, and Mark Waid, so I trust them to be able to salvage something decent out of this whole fiasco. But that's it. I do plan on releasing a future post which provides an in-depth analysis about the ways in which Ms. Marvel comics have discussed themes of death in a much more nuanced and respectful manner, but I have no idea when it will be released.

Until then folks... vote with your wallets. Please do not cave into the outrage machine and feed into the publicity stunt that this whole mess so obviously is. Don’t give tomorrow's issue of Amazing Spider-Man any more attention than it's already received. Instead go support all of Kamala's past adventures to show your love and appreciation for the character if you do not own the graphic novel collections already. And most importantly... for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT attack the creators involved with this terrible decision and especially DO NOT send them death threats!

[graphicpolicy]

Preview: Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #3 (of 4)

Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #3 preview. Is Wonder Woman responsible for the destruction wrought by the gods she's worshipped all her life? #comics #comicbooks

[alchemisoul]

"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times."

- G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain (The New World #7)

[demifiendrsa]

Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today announced that they have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights, and those parties will remain co-owners of the franchise. Under the terms of the new venture, Amazon MGM Studios will gain creative control of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction.

“Since his theatrical introduction over 60 years ago, James Bond has been one of the most iconic characters in filmed entertainment,” said Mike Hopkins, Head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. “We are grateful to the late Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman for bringing James Bond to movie theatres around the world, and to Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for their unyielding dedication and their role in continuing the legacy of the franchise that is cherished by legions of fans worldwide. We are honoured to continue this treasured heritage, and look forward to ushering in the next phase of the legendary 007 for audiences around the world.” “With my 007 career spanning nearly sixty incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects. Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future,” said Wilson. “My life has been dedicated to maintaining and building upon the extraordinary legacy that was handed to Michael and me by our father, producer Cubby Broccoli. I have had the honour of working closely with four of the tremendously talented actors who have played 007 and thousands of wonderful artists within the industry. With the conclusion of No Time To Die and Michael retiring from the films, I feel it is time to focus on my other projects.” commented Broccoli.

In 2022, Amazon acquired MGM, including a vast catalog with more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows. Since the MGM acquisition, Amazon has held rights to distribute all of the James Bond films, and as a result of this transaction will have creative control over future productions.

[thebutcher-5]

The Rhythm Section

Benvenuti o bentornati sul nostro blog. Nello scorso articolo siamo tornati a parlare di animazione e siamo andati avanti con la Pixar, giungendo al loro ottavo film animato, un’opera che ho sempre apprezzato e che trovo molto profonda, Ratatouille. Rémy è un ratto che sogna di poter cucinare, un sogno che si scontra con il padre. Un giorno la sua colonia viene scoperta e sono costretti a…

[nerds-yearbook]

Timothy Dalton's last James Bond film Licence to Kill was released on July 14, 1989. It wasn't meant to be his last film, but due to legal issues, another Bond film wasn't able to go into production until 1995 and by that time Dalton was ready to move on. For the most part, the movie took on a more series tone for the character and story keeping more to the Bond of the books as was the case of Dalton's previous film The Living Daylights. It was the first Bond film not to be titled after one of the Ian Fleming Bond books, but the story pulled from many elements from Live and Let Die and The Hildebrand Rarity. David Hedison became the first actor to play the role Felix Lieter (Live and Let Die - 1973/Licence to Kill - 1995) more than once and the only actor play the role against two different Bonds (Roger Moore and Dalton). Besides being Dalton's last film as Bond, it was also the last Bond film with Robert Brown as M and Caroline Bliss as Moneypenny, and the last Bond film worked on by writer Richard Maibaum, director John Glen, and title designer Maurice Binder. The film also featured Robert Davi (Franz Sanchez), Carey Lowell (Pam Bovier), Talisa Soto (Lupe Lamore), Anthony Zerbe (Milton Krest), Frank McRae (Sharkey), Everett McGill (Killifer), Wayne Newton (Professor Joe Butcher), Benicio Del Toro (Dario), Anthony Starke (Truman-Lodge), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Priscilla Barnes (Della Churchill), Don Stroud (Heller), Grand L Bush (Hawkins), and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Kwang). While not the most finacially successful Bond film at the time, like On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the movie has grown in fan appreciation over time. ("Licence to Kill", Bond Film, Event)

[ultimate-007]

The end of Bond as we know him.

The Broccoli era is over. Amazon now have creative control over James Bond.

This could be good news, or it could be a disaster. I'm skeptical: look what happened when Disney took over other "franchise" properties like Star Wars, Marvel and Planet Of The Apes: they cheapened them and made some truly atrocious "product". I'm not convinced Amazon will be any different.

Cubby Broccoli is turning in his grave.

[saraharveypatrick]

Ninja, robots, pirates, magic

I made an interactive visualization on the 100 most popular comics at the Brooklyn Public Library for January 2025. The full 100 is also here on Medium. Top manga 1. Demon slayer = Kimetsu no yaiba Volume 1 by Koyoharu Gotoge, 2019 2. One piece by Eiichirō Oda, 2023 3. Spy x family. 1, Mission 1 by Tatsuya Endo, 2020 4. My hero academia. Vol. 1, Izuku Midoriya: Origin by Kōhei Horikoshi, 2015 5. Spy x family. Vol. 12 by Tatsuya Endō, 2024 6. Demon slayer. 23, Life shining across the years by Koyoharu Gotoge, 2021 7. Naruto. Vol. 1, The tests of the ninja by Masashi Kishimoto, 2023 8. Jujutsu kaisen. Volume 1, Ryomen Sukuna by Gege Akutami, 2019 9. Spy x family. Volume 11 by Tatsuya Endō, 2024 10. Dragon ball super. 1, Warriors from Universe 6! by Akira Toriyama, 2017

Top Marvel checkouts

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, DVD, 2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, DVD, 2023

Miles Morales, Straight out of Brooklyn by Saladin Ahmed, 2019

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, DVD, 2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home, DVD, 2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, DVD, 2022

Ms. Marvel. 1, No normal by G Willow Wilson, 2014

Spider-Man. Vol. 1, Miles Morales by Brian Michael Bendis, 2016

Thor: Love and Thunder, DVD, 2022

Other graphic novels

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman, 2023

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman, 2020

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman, 2021

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman, 2021

The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag, 2021

The Twisted Ones by Scott Cawthon, 2021

Five Nights at Freddy’s, Fazbear Frights, The Fourth Closet by Chris Hastings, 2022

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman, 2020

Five Nights at Freddy’s, Fazbear Frights, Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 1 by Scott Cawthon, 2022

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz, 2023

[lilyvalerieorchard]

If anyone of you interacts with any irredeemable media such as

Steven Universe

She-Ra

The Owl House

Star Vs The Forces Of Evil

Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Legend Of Korra

Ducktales

Gravity Falls

Helluva Boss

Hazbin Hotel

Young Justice

Gargoyles

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Sailor Moon

Dragon Ball Z

All anime

All manga

Harry Potter

X-Men

G. Willow Wilson's run on Ms. Marvel

All modern Cass Cain/Batgirl story post-One Year Later

All modern Peter Parker/Spider-Man story post-One More Day

Super Mario Bros

The Legend Of Zelda

Wolfenstein

Doom

The Last Of Us/The Last Of Us Part II

Uncharted

Ratchet & Clank

Jak & Daxter

Sly Cooper

Metal Gear Solid

Tomb Raider (old and new)

Final Fantasy

The Original Star Wars Trilogy

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: Rebels

The Last Jedi

Lord Of The Rings

The MCU

The Mad Max saga

The Evil Dead Trilogy

Braveheart

Lethal Weapon

All films by Francis Ford Coppola

All films by Roman Polanski

All films by Woody Allen

All films by Terry Gilliam

All films by Brian De Palma

All films by Quinten Tarantino

All films by Stanley Kubrick

All films by Tim Burton

All films by Rian Johnson

All films by Don Bluth

All films by Steven Spielberg

All books by Stephen King

All comics by Dan Slott

All comics by Donny Cates

All comics by Jason Aaron

All comics by Jeremy Whitley

All comics by Grace Sina

All comics by Tom Taylor

All Comics by Tom King

All comics by Scott Snyder

All comics by James Tynion IV

All comics Brian Michael Bendis

All comics by Tini Howard

All comics by Vita Ayala

All comics by Joshua Williamson

Music by Michael Jackson

Music by Janet Jackson

Music by Prince

Music by Madonna

Music by The Beach Boys

Music by The Beatles

Music by Mozart

Music by Bach

Music by Beethoven

Music by Hyden

Music by Handel

Music by Wagner

Music by Dvorak

Music by Holst

Hideo Kojima

Greg Weisman

Weird Al

Rebecca Sugar

THEN YOU ARE AN EVIL NAZI ENABLER WHO MUST BURN!