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The adventures of Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent, James Bond, have become a successful film series, with twenty-one titles made by EON Productions as of 2007. In addition there are two independent productions and one Fleming-licenced American television adaptation of the first novel. It is currently the second longest English language film series, to date, next to the Blondie series with 28 (the Japanese Zatoichi series boasts 27 films to date).
The EON Productions James Bond films are generally described as the "official" films and, although its origin is unclear, this term is used throughout this article. Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman co-produced the official films until 1975, when Broccoli remained the sole producer. Since 1995, Broccoli's daughter Barbara and stepson Michael G. Wilson have co-produced them. Six actors have portrayed 007 so far.
The most recent official film is Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig as James Bond, which premiered on 14 November 2006,[1] with the film going on general release in Asia and the Middle East the following day.[2].
Broccoli's and Saltzman's family company, Danjaq, has held ownership of the James Bond film series (through Eon), and maintained co-ownership with United Artists Corporation since the mid-1970s, when Saltzman sold his share of Danjaq to United Artists. From the release of Dr. No (1962) up to and including For Your Eyes Only (1981), the films were distributed solely by United Artists. When MGM bought UA in 1981, MGM/UA Entertainment Co. was formed and distributed the films from Octopussy (1983) to GoldenEye (1995). MGM solely distributed the series from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) to Die Another Day (2002) after the United Artists brand was retired as a mainstream studio, although UA has to this day continued to hold partial copyright on the series with the Danjaq company. Home entertainment rights to these films are controlled by MGM Home Entertainment and distributed through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Beginning in 2006 with Casino Royale, MGM and Columbia Pictures co-distribute the franchise, due to a partnership led by Columbia's parent company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, acquiring MGM in 2005. Home entertainment rights to Casino Royale and any future MGM–Columbia releases belong to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, as Columbia serves as the films' majority partner. | |
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