Bezos. Jeff Bezos.
Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as a certain British secret agent’s introduction. But that’s nothing $8.5 billion can’t fix, right?
Amazon had no sooner announced its multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire MGM studios — including the entire James Bond, 26-movie catalog — when social media, particularly Twitter, offered up its usual critical review of the news on Wednesday.
Meme-worthy snark was the order of the day as Amazon once again proved that what Amazon wants, Amazon buys, snatching the storied Hollywood studio in the biggest deal since it shopped for and checked out with Whole Foods at $13.7 billion. There are probably plenty of applicable Bond titles, but “The World Is Not Enough” feels like an especially good one today.
So forget Lex Luthor for a minute. Bezos as Bond villain is feeling more timely:
https://twitter.com/ParikPatelCFA/status/1397201892044836879
and…
https://twitter.com/Ncreature29/status/1397558795564367881
Was Dr. Octopus a Bond villain?
https://twitter.com/blurayangel/status/1397608599065481216
https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1397561066360504324
https://twitter.com/HotelHorror1/status/1397593162563133448
But it wasn’t all limited to Bond:
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1397397983398797313
Before its MGM plans, Amazon had already established itself as a major player in Hollywood with Amazon Studios and its Prime Video streaming service. Actor Chris Pratt, star of Prime’s upcoming summer blockbuster “The Tomorrow War,” even dropped the name of his “boss” in a tweet:
https://twitter.com/prattprattpratt/status/1397563458137120771
Others found a connection back to Bezos’ battles with former President Donald Trump, the onetime reality TV star:
https://twitter.com/NYinLA2121/status/1397558922307784709
The tech giant’s history related to the taxes it pays and doesn’t pay, as well as its current antitrust issues, was also ripe for jabs:
https://twitter.com/blainecapatch/status/1397564851854053380
https://twitter.com/loudmouthjulia/status/1397566665903247366
And finally, it was tough to let MGM’s roaring lion mascot go without replacing it with a laughing Bezos:
https://twitter.com/geekwire/status/1397548288425938947