The future of the Bond movie series has been secured for at least the next five years after a major agreement between Hollywood studios MGM and Warner Bros. The deal, which will take effect later this year with the cannibal romance Bones and All, means that Warner Bros will handle the international release of MGM’s films.
The Bond series has been a key asset for MGM since 1981, when it purchased United Artists, the films’ first backers.
The agreement comes after a series of deals that MGM made to distribute its Bond films after it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010.
The deal arrives at a key moment as the Bond series seeks to maintain momentum after the difficulties that beset the most recent entry, No Time to Die.