At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the guests at the James Bond Directors' Panel - guests that included directors John Glen (Licence to Kill), Martin Campbell (GoldenEye), and Michael Apted (The World is Not Enough) as well as actresses Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) and Caterina Murino (Casino Royale) - made a special announcement regarding the franchise's future on Blu-ray.
This year, MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring the Bond 50 collection to Blu-ray. Commemorating the iconic spy's fiftieth anniversary, the box set includes twenty-two Bond thrillers - including nine never-before-released on Blu-ray - beginning with Dr. No and ending with Quantum of Solace.
Though the exact technical and supplementary specifications are still unknown, MGM and Fox's official press release notes that the films have been "produced using the highest possible picture quality and audio presentation...with more than 130 hours of bonus features including some new and exclusive content."
While the two studios have not yet set a street date, MGM's Senior Vice President Michael Brown told CES that "[Bond 50] is a great way for fans to catch up on 007's epic journey before Skyfall hits theaters" on November 9th, 2012.
Bond 50 is available for pre-order at Amazon for $199.99.