“Who’d you pick as the next Bond?” Jeff Bezos asked. And so began a new era for the biggest star in British cinema. The question was floated this week to mark Amazon acquiring creative control of the James Bond franchise. This being 2025, Bezos was posting on X, with his curiosity framed as the kind of populist appeal that might actually be acted on. Squint and you might even have sensed a regal invitation from the expensively muscled Bezos, who, after all, shares initials with the character. Dear God — were we meant to vote for him?
“你會選誰作為下一個邦德？”杰夫?貝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)問道。于是，英國電影界最大明星的新時代開始了。本周，這個問題被提出，以紀念亞馬遜(Amazon)獲得詹姆斯?邦德(James Bond)系列的創意控制權。現在是2025年，貝佐斯在X平臺上發帖，他的好奇心被包裝成一種可能會被采納的民粹主義呼吁。瞇起眼睛，你甚至可能感受到這位身材健碩、花費不菲的貝佐斯發出的王室邀請，畢竟，他與這個角色共享首字母。天啊——我們是要為他投票嗎？