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The "official" James Bond films have been produced by Eon Productions and producer Cubby Broccoli (who died in 1996), later succeeded by producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. Films not produced by them are considered "unofficial".
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Initially famed through the best-selling novels, James Bond is best known from the EON Productions film series, twenty-one of which have been made as of 2007. The 22nd EON-produced Bond adventure is currently in production. In addition there have been two independent feature productions (a 1967 spoof and 1983's Never Say Never Again) and one Fleming-licenced American television adaptation of the first novel, aired in 1954. The EON Productions films are generally described as the "official" films originating with the purchase of the James Bond film rights by eventual producer Harry Saltzman in the late 1950s when Bond was a popular novel series; this term is used throughout this article.[3]
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Joining MGM in the suit to stop Sony's 007 production plans is Danjaq Ltd., the company originally formed by late producer Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman in 1962 to produce Bond films. Eon, the successor company to Danjaq, is run by Broccoli's daughter Barbara and stepson Michael Wilson, and is now partnered with MGM.
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Marc Forster, whose film The Kite Runner is winning international raves, tells the NY Times he is an unlikely choice for director of the next James Bond film, which starts production next month. In a revealing interview, Forster reminisces about his personal memories of Bond- and discusses the realization that he is the first director in the series who was not born when the early 007 films were in release. To read click here
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Eon Productions/Danjaq, LLC, is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced twenty James Bond films since 1962, including Die Another Day. The Bond films, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, make up the most successful franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. Eon Productions and Danjaq, LLC, are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise.
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The suit stems from Sony's desire to make a movie based on the fictional British spy James Bond. MGM and its partner Danjaq Llc, claim they own the exclusive right to make Bond films, but Sony is challenging that claim.
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