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It's also because MGM and WB have co-produced a chunk of movies since The Hobbit trilogy. They've co-produced movies like If I Stay, Hot Pursuit, Max, Creed, the third Barbershop movie, Me Before You, and Everything, Everything, for example, and they're releasing the new Tomb Raider film soon.

C'mon, what's important to me is that I need to spread a word about these distribution plans.

As I said before, I still think WB is supposed to be the perfect company for MGM to continue working with. That's why it's important.

Because both the franchise and MGM need a new long-term distribution and co-production/financing partner in another studio after the Sony deal died off, plus WB is supposed to be the perfect company for MGM to continue working with.

Because like I said, I've gotten bored of waiting for a distribution/co-production deal to be signed, so I'm petitioning for one.

I'm still surprised EON and MGM hasn't finalized a deal with WB yet, especially after the latter moved Wonder Woman 2 to the same week as Bond 25's release, and that their parent company is having issues related to its merger with AT&T after it's being blocked by the U.S. Justice Department.

Welp, I've change the petition's description to include the release date.

I know, but it's still stuck in development with no director or distributor/studio partner involved right now.

Well, since I'm bored and tired of waiting with no news, I might as well post a petition link here...

No one has told me whether MGM and Annapurna's new distribution joint venture would overshadow MGM's partnerships with other studios, whether the domestic releases of Bond 25 and Creed 2 might turn into joint releases between the MGM/Annapurna venture and one of MGM's studio partners, whether...

Man, I was expecting WB to handle all theatrical distribution and marketing; I wish this joint venture doesn't kill off MGM's other partnerships because I thought those partnerships were supposed to keep them afloat. Would the domestic release of Bond 25 be a joint co-release between...

the Maybe you're right, I think the Annapurna/MGM joint venture should only cover self-financed movies and co-productions between the two, while other movies would be handled by the larger studios, mainly the ones that require co-financing. Didn't MGM just expand their slate to almost...

I recall reading at one point that MGM said they're looking for a more lucrative deal for the Bond film, so I believe they should still talk with WB about mulling the deal. But, can MGM still collaborate with WB and other studios, even after they formed their joint venture with Annapurna...

I know that, but what I'm asking is, will Bond 25 still be picked up by any major studio willing to distribute (especially WB), and can WB still market and release Creed 2 worldwide?

Look, I'm sure Bond is too large for Annapurna to get their hands on since they mainly produce and/or release small-scale fare, so the scale of the franchise is more suitable for a larger studio like WB. But you've got to be patient.

Will Bond 25 still go to any distributor other than Annapurna since it's part of a high-profile big budget franchise (plus, what about WB? Aren't they still in front of the running to secure the rights?), and can WB still market and release Creed 2 worldwide?

Does this news mean MGM will stop co-financing/producing movies with WB, Paramount and other major studios for distribution altogether? Now I’m so confused, because I thought it was supposed to keep their name relevant.

It's presently dormant, like it used to be in the early 90s. I do wish MGM revives UA as a pet financing/distribution studio to release not only their movies that don't get picked up by other studios, but to (co-)finance, acquire and release large independent movies too, like in UA's glory days...

Duplicate thread, please go to the other thread.

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Title: Bond 25 (2019) Genre: Action, Thriller, Adventure Cast: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Rami Malek, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, Ana de Armas, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch Release: 2019-10-25

Last time it was reported, apparently Apple and Amazon joined the Bond 25 bidding war to fight for the rights to the James Bond franchise, and it was last month. Not to mention, Warner Bros. is currently the most aggressive studio to secure the co-financing and distribution rights to the new...

Yeesh, I thought MGM was going to switch to Warner. A little disappointed to see this announcement, but oh well. I was having a little something in mind: Since I heard that Fox has been sitting on most MGM releases they were going to market and distribute except for the ones mentioned in the...

Yeah...the reason I posted this thread is because MGM is a legacy brand, and I always think WB should promote it since they own a bulk of the studio's old in-house properties. Even the MGM Limited Edition Collection line is currently offered through Warner Archive. Plus, the former (MGM) used...

But what does this mean for DreamWorks' attempts to return to hand-drawn animation with their hybrid movie Me and My Shadow? (Coincidentally enough, this news is like a callback to eleven years ago in 2005, when NBCUniversal tried to buy the live action DreamWorks studio before Viacom/Paramount...

Yeah, this thread's poll has 15 "Bad idea" votes, 14 "Good idea" votes, and seven "Very unlikely" votes, but absolutely zero "Very likely" votes. Which is a pretty mixed bag of people's opinions on whether or not this possible HE distribution deal between Warner Bros. and MGM would happen.

I totally agree. I always wish both in-house MGM libraries pre-1986 and post-1986 would come full circle under one roof, and I can also see a great combination of MGM's United Artists library, the Turner library (pre-1986 MGM, pre-1950 WB, and RKO), the Samuel Goldwyn, Sr. catalog, and WB's own...

Well, I do know about WB's "no licensing" policy now, but I've see them actually licensing a few of the stuff they own out to Criterion (i.e. Watership Down, some of the New Lines), so...

This kind of reminds me of when I was thinking about MGM going up for sale again and being bought by another consortium, consisting of Warner Bros./Time Warner (either 30% or 25%), Sony Pictures and one of Harry Sloan's acquisition companies (either 25% or 20% each), Fox (15%), and Hearst (one...

I know the original onscreen logos and the billing information showing MGM's name are preserved on the movies and the packaging respectively. But if WB were to acquire a license of the current MGM logo/trademark from its IP owner, they'll also place it on their covers. Imagine: The MGM and...