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Of course, there are about a million things standing between Nolan and the Bond franchise right now, from MGM's inability to fund a new movie, the fact that Sam Mendes is still planning to direct

The internet nearly caught on fire two days ago when the story broke that Bond 23, the follow up to Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, had been scrapped, canned, and thrown to the curb.

Apparently one of the big problems is that there's not that much money to pay a director, and presumably Jackson would demand a pretty high salary for swooping in and single-handedly saving the film

MGM is attempting to avoid bankruptcy by selling itself to the highest bidder. The One Ring says that impending sale is why it’s taking so long for us anything to get done with The Hobbit