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What MGM boss did NOT say about Bond 24

March 20th, 2013 by

Contrary to a Hollywood Reporter story saying that Bond 24 would be released within three years and probably in late 2013 but, our friends at HMSS Weblog just pinged me on Twitter to say that there is no basis in the report. Having listened to MGM’s investor’s call (which I have not yet) HMSS reports […]

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MGM hope to sign Bond 24 director “soon”

March 20th, 2013 by

Further to yesterday’s report that Bond 24 would be released within three years and probably towards the end of 2014, MGM’s chairman and CEO Gary Barber is quoted as saying during an investor conference call that they hope to announce a director shortly. Source: Bleeding Cool News The opinions expressed in the article are those […]

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Bond 24 “most likely” to be released late 2014

March 19th, 2013 by

With MGM’s results for 2012 released yesterday, it has been announced today that Bond 24 will be released within three years and is likely to be released in late 2014. Following the success of both Skyfall and The Hobbit, MGM is experiencing something of a renaissance, with a cash pile and reduced debt. The studio […]

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Skyfall helps boost MGM revenue for 2012

March 19th, 2013 by

Skyfall and The Hobbit helped lift MGM’s revenues by 97 percent compared with the previous year, a huge turnaround considering the perilous state of the company in 2009. Total revenue for the year was $1.38 billion, with net income for 2012 standing at $129 million. That just shows how reliant on successful blockbusters the studios […]

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Sky snatches film rights of 007 films after almost 40 years of being screened on ITV [Mail Online]

April 13th, 2012 by

It has been announced that after nearly 40 years of being shown on ITV the James Bond films are to move to Sky after coming to an agreement with MGM. The move has angered many fans who have become accustomed to watching the traditional bank holiday Bond. According to The Mail: Dr No was the […]

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Bond 23 official kick-off press conference to be held on Thursday 3rd November [MI6]

October 28th, 2011 by

A press conference regarding Bond 23 is scheduled for next Thursday, November 3rd, according to our friends at MI6. It has become traditional at the start of filming for the producers, director and principal cast to face the press and putting an end to some of the rumours that always surround filming of the James […]

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James Bond sets British bow [Variety]

June 3rd, 2011 by

Bond 23 will open in the UK two weeks before the previously announced date of November 9th 2012, according to a MGM and Sony Pictures announcement yesterday. According to an article on Variety: The pic will bow Oct. 26, 2012, at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, said MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment on Thursday. It […]

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Sony lines up massive product placement for Bond 23. Is $45 million a step too far?

May 4th, 2011 by

A deal struck between MGM and Sony will see a third of the budget for Bond 23 to come from product placement deals, some $45 million according to The Australian. Of course, the James Bond films are no stranger to such deals, which in the past have included BMW, Brioni and Omega and a deal […]

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MGM Leverages 007 For Deal On Sony’s ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ [Deadline]

February 8th, 2011 by

Sony has apparently secured the distribution rights to Bond 23, according to an update on Deadline. This seems like a positive move, since Sony were behind the last two Bond films and have a close working relationship with Barbara Broccoli. The article states: Deadline has learned that Sony Pictures bosses Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton […]

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Paramount may partner with MGM on Bond 23

January 17th, 2011 by

While the release date of Bond 23 was announced last week by EON Productions and MGM, there is one part of the jigsaw still to be decided. MGM stated back in November that it aims to release a James Bond film every two years from November 2012. It went on to say that while it […]

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