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Eon Productions Limited is a British
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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]
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The distribution rights for all of Eon's films are owned by
The Bond films produced by Eon Productions are:
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Thunderball (1965)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A View to a Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- Licence to Kill (1989)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Spectre (2015)
- 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 seven 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:
- Call Me Bwana (1963)
- The Silent Storm (2014)
- Radiator (2014)
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
- Nancy (2018)
- The Rhythm Section (2020)
- Ear for Eye (2021)[15]
- Till (2022)
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.
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002)
- Chariots of Fire (2012–2013)
- Once (2012–2016)
- Othello (2016–2017)
- The Band's Visit (2017)
- The Country Girls (2017)
- Love Letters (2017)
- The Kid Stays in the Picture (2017)
- Strangers on a Train (2018)
- Macbeth (2022)
See also
- James Bond in video games – list of games authorised by Eon Productions and MGM Interactive
- Ian Fleming Publications – administers all of Ian Fleming's literary oeuvre as well as continuation novels by other authors
- Outline of James Bond
References
- ^ "EON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED". Company Check.
- ^ a b c DVD and Blu-ray copies of Eon's Bond films.
- ^ "Past 007 Attempts". MI6, Home of James Bond. 14 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ Fritz, Ben (13 April 2011). "Sony and MGM finalize James Bond, co-financing partnership". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ MGM Re-Ups DVD Deal With Fox Through 2016 Archived 11 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, deadline.com
- ^ "James Bond films starring Daniel Craig to release as single 4k Blu-rays". HD Repor. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 155970604X.
- ISBN 978-0380977864.
- ^ "Films That Never Happened: "The Pass Beyond Kashmir" – Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s". Cinemaretro.com.
- ^ Alberge, Dalya (10 April 2008). "Bond moves over for Hollywood deal". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Blake Lively Spy Thriller 'The Rhythm Section' Picked Up by Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Blake Lively to Star in Spy Thriller From Bond Producers". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (24 August 2019). "Blake Lively's 'Rhythm Section' Moved Back to 2020". Variety. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Grater, Tom (1 December 2020). "Lashana Lynch Wraps UK Indie Feature 'Ear For Eye' Based On Hit Play". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Theatre Archives". EON Productions. Retrieved 13 November 2021.