James Bond shaken, stirred and laid off?

Daniel Craig as James Bond in "Quantum of Solace."  (Courtesy:  Sony Pictures)

The uncertain economy has touched us all, and now it looks like it might do what no world-class villain has; disarm the historic "James Bond" franchise.

According to Bryan Alexander's post on The Hollywood Reporter Web site, there was some remorse in London recently when longtime Bond producer Michael G. Wilson led a gathering to launch the "James Bond 007:  Blood Stone" video game.

"'I wish we were launching a movie,' he quipped, bringing laughter from the audience.

"It was a rare public comment and an even rarer moment of mirth in the drawn-out James Bond-MGM saga, which has left the faithful feeling shaken. In April, Wilson and his half sister and fellow Bond producer, Barbara Broccoli, announced that development of the next 007 feature, known as "Bond 23," was suspended 'indefinitely,'" according to the Hollywood Reporter article.

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