Its already been three years since the release of the most recent James Bond movie,No Time to Die.And it could be quite a few more before we see the next Bond film, if a new report about the tense relationship between the longtime producers of the franchise, the Broccoli family, and the series latest distributor, Amazon, are to be believed.According toThe Wall Street Journal, the relationship between the Broccolis and Amazon (who now own Bond distributor MGM a purchase the company made in part to get their hands on Bond) has all but collapsed. And due to the issues between the two, their article claims, the franchise hasn't moved any closer to its next installment in three years.Amazon paid a reported $6.5 billion for MGM and with it, the right to release future Bond movies.No Time to Die James BondMGMloading...READ MORE: Actors Who Almost Played James BondPer the report inWSJ, Broccoli has told friends she doesn't trust algorithm-centric Amazon with a character she helped to mythologize through big-screen storytelling and gut instinct. Their article also claims Broccoli has said of Amazon"These people are f idiots." (The Broccolis company had no comment for theJournalabout the details of their report.)As a result, apparently, there is no script, no story and no newBond actor for what will eventually be the 26th official installment in the long-running franchise based on Ian Flemings classic spy novels.Among the various things done by Amazon that have reportedly led to Broccolis increasing distrust of the company: In an early meeting with the company, an Amazon executive referred to the James Bond franchise by a dreaded word: content.Thats where we are now, in what theJournalcharacterizes as an impasse. Amazon cant make anything Bond without Broccoli, and Broccoli would need to make a Bond with the tech giant, but [she] doesn't want to make a newBondmovie with Amazon.You perhaps see now why its been three yearsNo Time to Die without so much as a peep about who could play Bond next. Hopefully some sort of arrangement can be worked out. Otherwise the next Bond is going to have a heck of a lot of time to die.Get our free mobile appEvery James Bond Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestFiled Under: Amazon, Bond 25, Bond 26, James Bond, MGMCategories: Movie News