Apple in talks to buy streaming rights to upcoming James Bond film 'No Time to Die'

Apple TV may soon be the place to watch a long-delayed James Bond film, should the parent company decide to skip the film's theatrical release.

Apple is said to be bidding on an upcoming James Bond flick, titled "No Time to Die," hoping to bring the movie exclusively to Apple TV+.

Earlier this year, Apple purchased Tom Hanks' World War II film, "Greyhound," when it was apparent that a theater release would be impossible.

The Bond franchise is owned by MGM, and according to Binged, the company likely feels pressure to sell the film to the highest bidder. Many would-be theater releases have taken to releasing films on streaming platforms in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to Apple, Netflix is said to be in the running to purchase the upcoming Bond film.

Apple TV+ has grown its lineup of content in its first year of operations to include cutting-edge documentaries, critically acclaimed children's programming, and Emmy-winning original series.

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44 Comments

fede777 10 Years · 12 comments

About 4 years ago

Well... "exclusively" if you know what I mean.

M68000 7 Years · 887 comments

About 4 years ago

“To bring the movie Exclusively to Apple TV+“ ... does anybody see a problem with this? Can you say monopolistic ? This is bad for consumers. Really would prefer to see Bond in the theater first where it belongs. If it must be streamed it should be available to multiple services. I don’t have Apple TV or TV+ or whatever they call it these days.

razorpit 17 Years · 1793 comments

About 4 years ago

M68000 said:

“To bring the movie Exclusively to Apple TV+“ ... does anybody see a problem with this? Can you say monopolistic ? This is bad for consumers. Really would prefer to see Bond in the theater first where it belongs. If it must be streamed it should be available to multiple services. I don’t have Apple TV or TV+ or whatever they call it these days.

Look, Apple already has you learning what their service is. Looks like their plan is working.

mr lizard 15 Years · 354 comments

About 4 years ago

M68000 said:

“To bring the movie Exclusively to Apple TV+“ ... does anybody see a problem with this? Can you say monopolistic ? This is bad for consumers. Really would prefer to see Bond in the theater first where it belongs. If it must be streamed it should be available to multiple services. I don’t have Apple TV or TV+ or whatever they call it these days.

This is how literally every single TV and movie production works. Netflix has a mountain of exclusives. So does Prime Video. We can argue the toss over whether this entire business model should exist, and who knows maybe there’s a case to say that Apple shouldn’t be allowed to do exactly what Netflix and Amazon do (a big maybe in my opinion) but that’s a way bigger issue than a single Bond movie.

And if you’d really like to see Bond in the theatre first, you’re not alone. But, y’know, global pandemic...

urahara 13 Years · 733 comments

About 4 years ago

mr lizard said:

M68000 said:

“To bring the movie Exclusively to Apple TV+“ ... does anybody see a problem with this? Can you say monopolistic ? This is bad for consumers. Really would prefer to see Bond in the theater first where it belongs. If it must be streamed it should be available to multiple services. I don’t have Apple TV or TV+ or whatever they call it these days.

This is how literally every single TV and movie production works. Netflix has a mountain of exclusives. So does Prime Video. We can argue the toss over whether this entire business model should exist, and who knows maybe there’s a case to say that Apple shouldn’t be allowed to do exactly what Netflix and Amazon do (a big maybe in my opinion) but that’s a way bigger issue than a single Bond movie.

And if you’d really like to see Bond in the theatre first, you’re not alone. But, y’know, global pandemic...

I prefer to watch movies at home. In my pijamas.