Who Owns James Bond??

[Marky_D_Sahdd]

Just a question, as I know that Universal has the distribution rights for the MGM catalogue of the 1960's and before, and someone else (SONY?) owns the post-60's stuff, where does that place the Bond films? Will the Connery Bond be HD DVD and the Brosnan Bond be Blu-ray?? Just a question.

[jackinbox]

Just a question, as I know that Universal has the distribution rights for the MGM catalogue of the 1960's and before, and someone else (SONY?) owns the post-60's stuff, where does that place the Bond films? Will the Connery Bond be HD DVD and the Brosnan Bond be Blu-ray?? Just a question.

Sony owns Casino Royale (2006), the rest of the catalog is controlled by Fox via MGM. The Bond films were United Artists, not MGM. The pre-1986 MGM films are owned by Warner, not Universal.

The short answer is that the Bond films will come from Fox.

[ack_bak]

All I know is that I waited to buy all the Bond movie box sets on DVD, and would buy all of them in a heartbeat on HD.. The Bond movies, to me, are classics and I cannot wait for these to be released. Imagine Bond in lossless...

[dobyblue]

Keep in mind that not all the pre-1986 titles are Warner. They own quite a lot of the pre-1986 MGM catalogue, but United Artists and others are still under MGM's control and will be distributed by Fox on Blu-ray.

All James Bond movies are Fox/MGM except Casino Royale and the upcoming Bond 22, which is as yet untitled.

[Feyd]

The recent Bond SD DVD remasters are excellent (I believe you can pick up certain titles for $9.99 each at Best Buy). It would be difficult for Fox to bungle a high def release if they use the same master... but I wouldn't put it past them.

[theHDphantom]

Yeah, my standard def Bond DVDs look great. The upconversion really makes them look truly amazing. Seeing all the Bond films in high definition would be a treat to see, but would it really be worth it to buy them?

[Feyd]

Yeah, my standard def Bond DVDs look great. The upconversion really makes them look truly amazing. Seeing all the Bond films in high definition would be a treat to see, but would it really be worth it to buy them?

Goldfinger and Goldeneye would (at least for me )

Oh, the recent SD DVD masters also have excellent DTS tracks.

[Net]

I'm sure we'd have to wait at least until the new Bond film comes to theaters before a new (hopefully) HD boxset comes out for Blu ray. So thats what, at least 4 years or so?