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JAMES
BOND CELEBRATES FIFTY INCREDIBLE YEARS
WITH GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY BLU-RAY COLLECTION
BOND 50
THE
WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL
SECRET AGENT MEETS THE WORLD'S
BEST HOME ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE
AVAILABLE FOR WORLDWIDE PRE-ORDER STARTING
TODAY
LAS VEGAS, NV (Jan. 10,
2012) -- In celebration of
James Bond's monumental golden anniversary,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today unveiled BOND 50, a collectible box-set featuring all 22
James Bond films on
Blu-ray Disc for the first time in one complete offering. The longest running film franchise of all time, the
Bond 50 collection marks the debut of nine James Bond films previously unavailable in high definition Blu-ray.
Fans around the world can pre-order now with participating online retailers.
Acclaimed Bond directors
John Glen (five
Bond films including
For Your Eyes Only,
Octopussy,
A View to a Kill,
The Living Daylights &
Licence To Kill),
Martin Campbell (GoldenEye,
Casino Royale) and
Michael Apted (
The World Is Not Enough) with special guests
Olga Kurylenko (
Quantum of Solace) and
Caterina Murino (Casino Royale) made the Blu-ray announcement today during a Directors'
Panel discussion in the
Panasonic Booth at the annual
Consumer Electronics Show.
BOND 50 showcases fifty years of Bond neatly packaged into one cool, sleek collectable box-set featuring all six iconic James Bond actors. Produced using the highest possible picture quality and audio presentation, the collection includes all 22 James Bond feature films from
Dr. No to Quantum of Solace and more than 130 hours of bonus features including some new and exclusive content.
"With all 22 feature films available on Blu-ray in one collection for the first time this is a great way for fans to catch up on
007's epic journey before
Skyfall hits theaters next
Fall," said
Michael Brown,
Senior Vice President,
MGM Home Entertainment. "Now viewers can enjoy the intense action of the innovative franchise in the most immersive home experience possible."
"We have a whole program of exciting activities planned for our 50th anniversary year, beginning with today's announcement, by Fox, of the release of all 22 films on Blu-ray for the very first time,'' added
Michael G. Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli, with
Eon Productions. "
We are also delighted that Fox has unveiled a specially designed anniversary poster which we hope the fans will love as much as we do. Our website, 007.com will be regularly updated with all the latest anniversary news and events."
ABOUT
EON PRODUCTIONS
EON Productions Limited and
Danjaq LLC are wholly owned and controlled by the
Broccoli/
Wilson family. Danjaq is the US based company that owns, together with
MGM, the James Bond franchise. EON Productions, an affiliate of Danjaq, is the UK based production company which makes the James Bond films. The 007 franchise is the longest running in film history with twenty-two films produced since 1962.
Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli took over the franchise from
Albert R '
Cubby' Broccoli in
1995 and have produced some of the most successful Bond films ever including
CASINO ROYALE and
QUANTUM OF SOLACE. The twenty-third film entitled SKYFALL is currently in production.
- published: 01 Feb 2012
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