No Time To Die Producers Reveal The James Bond Film Will Get 'Worldwide Theatrical Release'
Eon Productions' Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, who produce the films in the James Bond franchise, told Variety that the latest movie, No Time To Die as well as future films, will debut only in theatres.
The
producers
of
James
Bond
movie
No
Time
To
Die
have
made
it
clear
that
the
much-awaited
film
will
release
in
theatres
exclusively,
despite
Amazon's
recent
acquisition
of
studio
MGM.
The
two
studios
on
Wednesday
announced
that
they
have
entered
into
a
definitive
merger
agreement
under
which
Amazon
will
acquire
MGM
for
a
purchase
price
of
USD
8.45
billion.
MGM
owns
the
rights
to
film
productions
of
the
James
Bond
franchise
as
well
as
popular
movie
series
like
Rocky,
Legally
Blonde
and
Tomb
Raider,
and
television
shows
such
as
The
Handmaid's
Tale
and
Real
Housewives
Of
Beverly
Hills.
Eon
Productions'
Barbara
Broccoli
and
Michael
G
Wilson,
who
produce
the
films
in
the
James
Bond
franchise,
told
Variety
that
the
latest
movie,
as
well
as
future
films,
will
debut
only
in
theatres.
"We
are
committed
to
continuing
to
make
James
Bond
films
for
the
worldwide
theatrical
audience,"
Broccoli
and
Wilson
said.
Eon
Productions
is
owned
by
the
Broccoli
family,
which
has
shepherded
the
James
Bond
franchise
of
films
dating
all
the
way
back
to
the
original
007
film
Dr
No
in
1962.
The
studio
has
a
unique
deal
in
which
Broccoli
and
Wilson
have
final
say
on
the
franchise’s
marketing
and
distribution
plans,
as
well
as
splitting
the
profits
with
MGM
and
in
selecting
who
will
be
the
next
person
to
portray
James
Bond
whenever
Daniel
Craig
steps
away
from
the
role.
No
Time
To
Die,
which
will
mark
Craig's
fifth
and
final
appearance
as
the
suave
British
spy,
is
currently
scheduled
to
be
released
in
the
US
on
October
8.
The
Cary
Fukunaga-directed
movie
will
also
feature
Rami
Malek,
Lea
Seydoux,
Ben
Whishaw,
Naomie
Harris,
Jeffrey
Wright,
Christoph
Waltz,
Rory
Kinnear
and
Ralph
Fiennes.
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