James Bond News

MGM may still merge with Lions Gate, according to an article published by Reuters. MGM is currently in bankruptcy proceedings, which it is expected to emerge from before the year end. While the studio has announced that it plans to release Bond 23 in November 2012 and then produce a new James Bond film every [...]

MGM filed for pre-packaged bankruptcy yesterday under the deal with Spyglass. Only days since Carl Icahn’s failed counter bid, things have moved swiftly to move MGM into its next phase. One of the most interesting pieces of news to emerge from MGM, according to Bloomberg, relates to Bond 23 and beyond: New James Bond films [...]

Interesting article on the way the publishing industry is being cut out of the loop, with Ian Fleming Publications decision to publish the James Bond novels as ebooks themselves. The article states: The digital versions of the 007 books will be published by Ian Fleming Publications, which administers the rights to the Bond books. The [...]

Today sees the launch of the latest James Bond game, Blood Stone. The game is available on a variety of platforms and is based on an original story, using the likeness of Daniel Craig as James Bond and featuring a number of exciting action sequences, including high speed driving in an Aston Martin. You can [...]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (“MGM”) today announced that the secured lenders voting in the Company’s solicitation process have overwhelmingly approved its proposed plan of reorganization (“Plan”). MGM will now move expeditiously to implement that Plan, which will dramatically reduce its debt load and put the Company in a strong position to execute its business strategy. MGM is [...]

Carl Icahn just doesnt seem to know when to call it a day, but then, perhaps that’s why he’s worth billions. According to an article published by Reuters yesterday: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn stepped up his fight for control of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc on Thursday, offering to buy senior debt from creditors willing to [...]

The latest video featuring scenes from 007: Blood Stone shows some impressive looking driving action in the Aston Martin DB5 and DBS. Click the play button below to see the action for yourself, or you can pre-order the game from Amazon now for home delivery (right). The video also includes interviews with the developers and [...]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM), yesterday distributed a supplement to the solicitation package that was originally distributed to MGM’s secured lenders on October 7, 2010.  The supplement contains additional details to the Company’s financial information included in the original solicitation materials.  In order to provide lenders sufficient time to review the supplemental information, MGM has extended the [...]

Carl C. Icahn released the following statement on October 12th: “We are holders of significant positions in both Lions Gate stock and MGM debt. Today, Lions Gate has made a proposal to combine these two companies. We believe that this combination of Lions Gate and MGM would enhance value for all constituencies and we believe [...]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) today announced that it has begun a solicitation of votes from its secured lenders for a pre-packaged plan of reorganization (the “Plan”). MGM expects to continue normal business operations throughout the restructuring process. The Plan provides for MGM’s employees, vendors, participants, guilds, and licensees to be unimpaired. The Plan provides for MGM’s [...]