Eon Productions

Not to be confused with Eon Films.

Eon Productions Limited
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryEntertainment
Film
Founded6 July 1961; 63 years ago (1961-07-06)
FounderAlbert R. Broccoli
Harry Saltzman
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Michael G. Wilson
Barbara Broccoli
ProductsJames Bond film series
Websiteeon.co.uk

Eon Productions Limited is a British film production company that primarily produces the James Bond film series. The company is based in London's Piccadilly and also operates from Pinewood Studios in the UK.

James Bond films

Main article: Production of the James Bond films

Eon was started by film producers Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman in July 1961, at the same time they became partners and sought financing for Dr. No. The year before they formed Danjaq, which for legal reasons became Eon's holding company, from which it licenses the rights to produce the Bond films.

Broccoli had been interested in the Bond novel rights for several years but was dissuaded from pursuing the project by his former partner. When they dissolved their relationship he was free to pursue the property, for which Saltzman, a novice to film production, had taken a gamble to acquire. The two were introduced by a New York writer who was acquainted with both, and formed a partnership within a week of meeting. The enterprise was and is still a family business, including both wives of the principal partners, as well as several of their progeny, the latter group now carrying on their parents' work. Albert almost immediately included Dana Broccoli's college-aged son Michael G. Wilson in the early films, doing various production jobs.

In 1975, after nine films, Harry Saltzman sold his shares of Danjaq to United Artists. Although Albert R. Broccoli died in 1996, Eon Productions is still owned by the Broccoli family, specifically Albert R. Broccoli's daughter, Barbara Broccoli, and his stepson and her half-brother by actress Dana Wilson Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, who are the current producers of the films.

Albert R. Broccoli's name has appeared in the opening "presents" credit of every Eon-produced James Bond film, and as the first name in the credits from The Spy Who Loved Me onwards. From Dr. No through The Man with the Golden Gun, the credit was "Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli present"; for some films Broccoli came first. After Saltzman left, the opening credit was "Albert R. Broccoli presents" through to GoldenEye, which was the last film produced before Broccoli's death, even after Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson replaced him as producers. On all films since Broccoli's death, the opening credit is "Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions presents", with "Ltd." usually added after "Productions" in the film proper.[2]

The 1965 film Thunderball differs from the others in how it credits Saltzman and Broccoli; due to a legal agreement with Kevin McClory related to the rights to Ian Fleming's original novel, McClory received producer credit on the film, with Saltzman and Broccoli credited as executive producers. This agreement also gave McClory the rights to remake Thunderball in the future, resulting in the 1983 non-Eon production, Never Say Never Again. McClory would attempt to remake the story a second time in the 1990s, but was prevented from doing so. In 1999, Eon picked up the rights to the Casino Royale novel after a lawsuit between MGM and Sony Pictures ended as part of a trade deal that saw Sony acquiring MGM's interest in the Spider-Man film rights.[3]

The copyrights and trademarks for the film properties which began with Dr. No, are held by Danjaq and United Artists Corporation; the latter was bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1981, but as an MGM subsidiary its name still appears in Bond copyright and trademark disclaimers. Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015) were co-distributed with Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label.[4] With the revival of United Artists – formed as a joint venture between MGM and Annapurna Pictures under the label United Artists Releasing – as well as the expiration of Columbia Pictures' deal with the Bond franchise, the distribution of No Time to Die (2021) is shared between United Artists Releasing (domestically) and Universal Pictures (internationally), while Danjaq retains the essential rights to the film.

The distribution rights for all of Eon's films are owned by MGM Home Entertainment, and were controlled by MGM's distributor Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (previously 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment).[2][5] Sony Pictures Home Entertainment initially assumed the home video rights to Casino Royale, but the 2012 home video editions of this film were issued by MGM and 20th Century Fox.[2] Since 2020, WBHE took over the home entertainment distribution rights to the Bond films after MGM ended their home media agreement with Fox in June 2020, excluding the home media release of No Time to Die (which is handled by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, although both companies own a joint venture called Studio Distribution Services).[6][7]

The Bond films produced by Eon Productions are:

  1. Dr. No (1962)
  2. From Russia with Love (1963)
  3. Goldfinger (1964)
  4. Thunderball (1965)
  5. You Only Live Twice (1967)
  6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
  7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
  8. Live and Let Die (1973)
  9. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
  10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
  11. Moonraker (1979)
  12. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
  13. Octopussy (1983)
  14. A View to a Kill (1985)
  15. The Living Daylights (1987)
  16. Licence to Kill (1989)
  17. GoldenEye (1995)
  18. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
  19. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
  20. Die Another Day (2002)
  21. Casino Royale (2006)
  22. Quantum of Solace (2008)
  23. Skyfall (2012)
  24. Spectre (2015)
  25. No Time to Die (2021)

Other production companies were responsible for the Bond productions Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983); the first is a one-hour TV film produced for an anthology series and the others are feature films produced for the cinema. Never Say Never Again is a remake of Thunderball.

Other film productions

Since its first film, Dr. No in 1962, Eon has made eight non-Bond films. Saltzman and Broccoli produced other films separately: Broccoli produced the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on a book by Ian Fleming; Saltzman produced several non-Bond films during this time including The Ipcress File and Battle of Britain.

Other non-Bond projects from either 1963 or 1964 – The Marriage Game written by Terry Southern and to have been directed by Peter Yates[8][9] and The Pass Beyond Kashmir based on the novel by Berkely Mather – did not go into production.[10]

In 2008, Eon signed a deal with Columbia Pictures to develop fifteen thrillers and family films outside the Bond franchise, with budgets of up to $80 million (£40 million). The company hopes the move will allow more British writers to establish themselves in the United States.[11]

Eon Productions produced the adaptation of Mark Burnell's first book in the Stephanie Patrick series, titled The Rhythm Section. Starring Blake Lively and directed by Reed Morano, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[12][13] The film was released on 31 January 2020.[14]

The non-Bond films produced by Eon Productions are:

  1. Call Me Bwana (1963)
  2. The Silent Storm (2014)
  3. Radiator (2014)
  4. Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
  5. Nancy (2018)
  6. The Rhythm Section (2020)
  7. Ear for Eye (2021)[15]
  8. Till (2022)
  9. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (TBA) In Development
  10. The Fighter (TBA) In Development

Theatre

Eon has made several theatre productions,[16] including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on a book by Ian Fleming, and Othello, starring Daniel Craig.

  1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002)
  2. Chariots of Fire (2012–2013)
  3. Once (2012–2016)
  4. Othello (2016–2017)
  5. The Band's Visit (2017)
  6. The Country Girls (2017)
  7. Love Letters (2017)
  8. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2017)
  9. Strangers on a Train (2018)
  10. Macbeth (2022)

See also

References

  1. ^ "EON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED". Company Check.
  2. ^ a b c DVD and Blu-ray copies of Eon's Bond films.
  3. ^ "Past 007 Attempts". MI6, Home of James Bond. 14 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
  4. ^ Fritz, Ben (13 April 2011). "Sony and MGM finalize James Bond, co-financing partnership". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. ^ MGM Re-Ups DVD Deal With Fox Through 2016, deadline.com
  6. ^ "James Bond films starring Daniel Craig to release as single 4k Blu-rays". HD Repor. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (24 May 2018). "James Bond 25 Sets Distribution: Universal Wins International, MGM Releases Domestic Through Annapurna Joint Venture". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. ^ Southern, Nile (2004). The Candy Men: The Rollicking Life and Times of the Notorious Novel Candy. Arcade Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 155970604X.
  9. ^ Hill, Lee (2010). A Grand Guy: The Art And Life of Terry Southern. HarperCollins. p. no page number. ISBN 978-0380977864.
  10. ^ "Films That Never Happened: "The Pass Beyond Kashmir" – Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s". Cinemaretro.com.
  11. ^ Alberge, Dalya (10 April 2008). "Bond moves over for Hollywood deal". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Blake Lively Spy Thriller 'The Rhythm Section' Picked Up by Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Blake Lively to Star in Spy Thriller From Bond Producers". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  14. ^ McNary, Dave (24 August 2019). "Blake Lively's 'Rhythm Section' Moved Back to 2020". Variety. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. ^ Grater, Tom (1 December 2020). "Lashana Lynch Wraps UK Indie Feature 'Ear For Eye' Based On Hit Play". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Theatre Archives". EON Productions. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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