Tag: Spectre
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Univision Alum Isaac Lee Acquires Mexico’s Redrum, Launches Exile Content (Exclusive)
Isaac Lee, the former chief creative officer of Univision and Televisa, has formed an ambitious new company called Exile Content and he has acquired Mexican production services company Redrum.Redrum founder Stacy Perskie will run Exile’s studio along with his team of partners, including Adrian Grunberg, who is currently directing “Rambo 5” and helmed Redrum’s first…
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Bond 25 Director Confirmed as Danny Boyle, Production With Daniel Craig Begins December 2018
It’s official: MGM and Annapurna will team up to distribute Bond 25 in the U.S. on November 8, 2019. Universal Pictures has won the lucrative rights to handle the film’s international distribution. Sony previously handled Bond distribtion, but it’s rights to the franchise expired after “Spectre” and set off a bidding war among studios. The…
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‘Peter Rabbit’ becomes Sony’s highest-grossing non-Bond UK release
Family feature only behind the four most recent Bond titles.Peter Rabbit has become Sony Pictures Entertainment’s highest-grossing UK release outside of the James Bond franchise.The film hit £38,475,923 on Friday, taking it past the lifetime grosses of Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, which is on £38,465,082.The company’s highest-grossing title remains Bond film Skyfall, which is…
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Danny Boyle’s 007: what can we expect from the next James Bond?
The Trainspotting director is working on a script for the 25th Bond film. From nods to #MeToo and Time’s Up to Trainspotting-style sleights of hand, here’s what we might getIf the James Bond film producers Eon really want to shake up 007, they should employ Quentin Tarantino – not Danny Boyle – to take charge…
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‘Spectre’ Assistant Director Injured During Filming Sues for $3.5 Million
An assistant director on “Spectre” is suing for £2.5 million ($3.5 million) in compensation for serious injuries he suffered while making the James Bond film.Terry Madden, 66, was second unit assistant director on “Spectre,” working for B24 and Eon Productions. During filming of an action sequence in Austria in 2015, Madden’s legs were crushed after…
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Danny Boyle Confirms ‘Bond 25’ Involvement And Hopes To Film By End Of The Year
At this point, it’s hard to believe that the 25th James Bond film will ever see the light of day. After two films, “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” from helmer Sam Mendes, ‘Bond’ producers have been on what seems like a never-ending search for a new director. With names like Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve being thrown…
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Bond 25: Danny Boyle High on MGM’s List to Direct (Exclusive)
With Daniel Craig already on board to return as 007, MGM and Eon are looking to hire a director for the next installment of the James Bond franchise. High on their list is “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle, though sources tell Variety that no formal offer has yet been made.Boyle has keen interest in the…
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Rachel Weisz Says There Shouldn’t Be A Female James Bond
James Bond seems to have found himself the subject of much debate, recently. With Daniel Craig showing his disinterest in continuing the character post-“Spectre,” going as far as saying he’d rather slash his wrists than play the character again, fans have been throwing around their picks for who should replace the actor as the legendary…