[ad_1] EON and MGM partner with Universal for Bond 25 release EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) have reached an agreement with Universal Pictures to partner on the worldwide release of the 25th James Bond film. Daniel Craig will return as 007, the legendary British secret agent, and Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle ( Slumdog Millionaire , Steve Jobs ) will direct from an original screenplay by Academy Award nominee John Hodge ( Trainspotting ). Production on Bond 25 is set to begin at the end of the year on December 3. MGM will release the film theatrically in the U.S. on November 8, 2019 through its new joint venture for domestic theatrical distribution with Annapurna Pictures, and Universal will release internationally commencing with a traditional earlier release in the U.K. on October 25, 2019. Under this arrangement, MGM will retain digital and worldwide television distribution rights. Universal will also handle physical home entertainment distributi...