MGM appears to be nearing a deal with Sony Pictures to release its upcoming James Bond film after talks with Paramount broke down, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
The studio had hoped to convince Fox to renew its video deal with Fox Home Entertainment, which expires later this year. But a source told the Hollywood Reporter that Fox is uninterested in extending that agreement without the Bond film.
Though MGM’s new chiefs Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber are close to the top Paramount executives, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli is on good terms with Sony’s Amy Pascal after the studio released the last two Bond films, 2006’s Casino Royale and 2008’s Quantum of Solace.
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