Hollywood Begins Bond Battle
As reported by Variety , the blockbuster " 007: Specter " may be the last joint project about James Bond for the studios MGM and Sony Pictures . Hollywood film companies have collaborated on the films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and 007: Skyfall Coordinates, but Sony 's rights to distribute films about Agent 007 expires immediately after the November release of the Sam Mendes tape.Many Hollywood studios are ready to join the fight for the rights to the franchise. According to insiders, the favorite is Warner Bros. , which already has experience of successful cooperation with MGM on the work on the Hobbit trilogy. “Bondiana has become one of our most successful projects, - said the chairman of the board of Sony Pictures Entertainment Tom Rothman. "It's only natural that we, like everyone else in Hollywood, will compete for the franchise rights." Sony bosses have already managed to renew their relationship with MGM . In 2011, in exchange for distribution rights for the films " 007: Skyfall" "and" 007: Spectrum ", they gave MGM the opportunity to take part in the creation of "Macho and Botan" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  In 2012, the collaboration between MGM and Sony turned out to be a phenomenal success, when the blockbuster " 007: Coordinates" with the result of more than $ 1.1 billion Skyfall " " became the highest grossing film in the James Bond film series. 007: Spectrum will be released on November 5 . The Topic of Article: Hollywood Begins Bond Battle. |
