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  1. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    All they do is just partner with other studios, on a case by case basis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer_films#2010s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists#United_Artists_Releasing
  2. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    Are there any "wildcards" which can swoop in and outbid them ? For example, could Microsoft swoop in and make James Bond, Rocky, Stargate, etc ..... as Xbox exclusives?
  3. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    I feel the same way about the theme of Casino Royale. Back in the early 1990s, I use to listen to Soundgarden all the time.
  4. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    Besides SirPaul, the only other Bond theme song I still listen to is "View To A Kill" by Duran Duran.
  5. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    Another hypothetical possibility, is if Facebook is planning on moving into the movie/tv show business.
  6. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    I dunno. The question is if there are any covenants or "poison pills" in the contract(s) between MGM and the Bond franchise, where MGM automatically loses all the rights to James Bond if MGM files for bankruptcy.
  7. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    Same here. Also the Spy Who Loved Me. It was only many years later when I realized those two were kinda lousy.
  8. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    Perhaps Broccoli is also betting on the "scarcity" factor and pent-up demand will still be there (or higher), in kicking the can further into the future.
  9. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    I think this is the key quote from this ^ article: Broccoli is seen as a staunch traditionalist who is very much in support of the theatrical experience. Furthermore, Bond is a franchise connected to luxury and scarcity, and by going to a streamer there could be a brand hit in her eyes...
  10. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    There has been a precedent of the Bond production pipeline being very protracted: the six years between License To Kill (1989) to Goldeneye (1995).
  11. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    (On a tangent). I have found that when I'm watching shows/movies on my own with nobody else around, I am thinking a lot like a "professor" while watching. Basically figuring what generic tropes are being used, and how the storyline might end up playing itself. Not really being engaged fully...
  12. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    In the last paragraph of the previously linked variety article, it asserts some of the costs were defrayed by sponsors/advertisers Land Rover, Omega watches, Heineken, etc .... What's not known is whether these sponsors/advertisers are on board if Bond25 goes the streaming and/or vod route...
  13. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    A sign of problems will be if MGM ends up lowering the going price from $600 million, if the current climate continues.
  14. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    (Rambling further offtopic). I remember a friend who liked going to the local casinos all the time. I asked her why she likes going to the actual casino, instead of playing the same casino games online. Her response was that she liked the "live action" at the tables and fleeting camaraderie...
  15. jcroy

    Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021)

    Hmmm ..... I haven't thought of it that way. (More generally). The notion of watching something with an immediate offline "crowd", may very well still be the primary selling point for other events such as rock concerts, basketball/football games, or even the local sports bar/pub during live...
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