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# Early Version of Screenplay for New Bond Film Stolen in Sony Hack

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## Video: Leaked Emails Reveal Newest Bond Movie Is Struggling With Budget

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_Published 2014-12-13. Leaks from the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack have revealed budget concerns for the latest James Bond movie, “Spectre.”_


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Leaks from the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack have revealed budget concerns for the latest James Bond movie, “Spectre.” 

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## People


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Dec 14, 2014 7:42 PM UTC

The producers of the James Bond films say an early version of the screenplay for the new movie [_Spectre_](http://www.people.com/article/sony-hack-everything-you-need-to-know) is among the material stolen in the [massive cyberattack](http://www.people.com/article/sony-hack-everything-you-need-to-know) on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Eon Productions said Sunday it is concerned that third parties who received the screenplay might seek to publish it. The film’s cast, including [Daniel Craig](http://www.people.com/people/daniel%5Fcraig) returning in the role of the famed agent 007, [was announced](http://www.people.com/article/bond-spectre-christoph-waltz-monica-bellucci-dave-bautista) by director Sam Mendes in April and December.

The company warned the screenplay is subject to copyright protection and that “all necessary steps” would be taken to protect the rights of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Danjaq LLC, which is responsible for material related to James Bond on screen.

There’s been speculation that North Korea is behind the cyberattack in retaliation for the upcoming comedy _The Interview_. The film depicts an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has condemned the film but denied the hack.

[_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/james-bond-movie-stolen-sony-hack)


## Transcript

[00:00] Another day another Sony secret revealed from the
[00:03] thousands of leaked emails and documents released
[00:05] after a massive corporate hack this time around Bond,
[00:09] James Bond [ NOISE ] specifically the entire
[00:13] script for Spectre the latest Bond film emails
[00:16] concerning its budget were leaked too. CNN
[00:19] discovered the emails, finding conversations between
[00:21] top- level execs, and MGM studio head Jonathan
[00:24] Glickman said the film is way over budget at more than
[00:27] $ 300 million. For some comparison, the fourth Pirates
[00:31] of the Caribbean film currently reigns as having the
[00:33] most expensive movie budget ever at $ 378. 5 million.
[00:37] The previous Bond film, Skyfall, had an estimated
[00:40] budget of about $ 200 million. Included in the emails
[00:43] from Glickman were some Hollywood style tips on how
[00:46] to shave off some extra dough from the production
[00:48] budget, such as Villa in Rome? It's a nighttime scene,
[00:51] so try doing it in London Instead. There's fighting on a
[00:54] train? Again? But use fewer carriages, three instead of
[00:57] four. And forget the dramatic finale in the rain. It'll
[01:01] lower the cost of visual and special effects. Sony
[01:04] Pictures Entertainment co- chair Amy Pascal, who's
[01:06] had numerous embarrassing emails leaked from the
[01:09] hack already makes an appearance later in the
[01:11] conversation saying, It's insane and you know with no
[01:14] script this movie is gonna go over budget. But a
[01:16] worrying budget wasn't the only thing revealed.
[01:19] Entertainment writers at Gawkers Defamer got their
[01:22] hands on the full. Script of the film, which was filled
[01:24] with notes from Sony and MGM execs. Of course, we're
[01:27] not going to spoil anything for you. So we'll just say
[01:30] there were some panicked emails concerning the end
[01:32] of the film, with execs at one point suggesting 20
[01:36] whole pages needed to be cut. The emails weren't all
[01:38] full of bad news though. As Variety points out Glickman
[01:41] said in one email the film was able to grab a product
[01:44] placement for Heineken to help reduce budget costs.

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