好莱坞五家电影公司争抢007电影版权

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　　五家电影制片公司正在展开最终的死亡竞赛（好吧，至少现在没有那么血腥），来争取“詹姆斯·邦德”的版权。

　　According to the New York Times, the contenders are Sony, Warner Bros, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox and, unexpectedly, the relatively² new Annapurna, financed and led by Megan Ellison, the heiress of Oracle³.

　　据《纽约时报》报道称，竞争者有索尼、华纳兄弟、环球影视、20世纪福克斯；而令人惊讶的是，由甲骨文公司女继承人梅根·埃里森资助和领导的、年头相对较短的Annapurna影业也加入了该竞争。

　　Sony was the last to produce a James Bond film, "Spectre", which was released almost 2 years ago, thus marking the end of their four-film deal.

　　在这几家公司中，索尼是最后一个拍摄詹姆斯·邦德题材电影的，而大约在两年前上映的《007：幽灵党》是索尼签约四部电影中的最后一部。

　　Warner Bros. maybe only need James Bond as a safety net, in case one of their current big franchises⁵ doesn't measure up or drops along the way.

　　华纳兄弟可能只是需要詹姆斯·邦德作为安全网，以防止他们当前的特别经营权之一不能达到预期标准或者一路下跌。

　　好莱坞五家电影公司争抢007电影版权

　　For Universal, the franchise⁴ would just be the cherry on top of their already very big and delicious layered cake of franchises.

　　对于环球影视来说，该特别经营权对于他们来说，只是在已经非常庞大、美味的特别经营权蛋糕上，再加一枚樱桃而已。

　　With the success of "Jurassic World", "Pitch Perfect" and "Fast And Furious", the addition of James Bond could have them giving Disney a run for their money.

　　随着《侏罗纪公园》、《完美音调》、《速度与激情》的成功，詹姆斯·邦德的加入可以让他们能够与迪士尼一较高下。

　　Fox has recently made its mark with hard-core films, like "Logan", "Alien: Covenant⁶" and "Kingsman". A PG-13 James Bond movie would fit in perfectly⁷.

　　福克斯最近已经在如《金刚狼》、《异形：契约》和《王牌特工》这些硬核电影上打上了自己的烙印，而一部PG-13级的詹姆斯·邦德电影，可以和该公司完美契合。

　　And lastly, for the ambitious Annapurna, landing a Bond would be transformative and an outright⁸ show of force.

　　最后，对于雄心勃勃的Annapurna影业来说，插足邦德系列电影是一种变革性的、也是直接秀肌肉的行为。

　　They're already a force not to be messed with in their own right, with hits like "Her", "American Hustle⁹" and "Sausage Party", but having James Bond in their docket would really kick things off for them.

　　他们已经是一股可以凭自己站住脚的力量了，并拥有很多成功的电影，比如《她》、《美国骗局》、《香肠派对》。但要是在名单中拥有詹姆斯·邦德的电影，则真的会为他们解决麻烦。

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