James Bond’s 4K Future Gets Shaken, Not Stirred: Warner Bros. Drops MGM Titles After Amazon’s Alliance Plot Twist—What This Means for Your Physical Media Collection!
Added on January 13, 2026 inEntertainment News Cards, Movie News Cards
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Ever wonder if Mercury retrograde had anything to do with Warner Bros. finally shaking off their 4K slumber? Because, honey, after dragging their feet like a cat avoiding a bath, Warner Bros. is stepping up with some serious ultra-high definition upgrades—including a sparkling new set featuring the Sean Connery James Bond films. But hold your martinis, darlings; this Connery collection might just be the last 4K Bond hurrah from the studio. Meanwhile, Amazon MGM is playing the game like a Leo diva, forging a fresh alliance with Alliance Entertainment to take over the 4K distribution of MGM—and yes, Bond included. With Paramount also jumping on this distribution train, physical media might be sneaking out the back door for the big studios, but that just means us movie buffs could get these classics faster and shinier than ever before. So as Venus shines and the stars align for a new era of 4K releases, grab your popcorn and brace yourself—because the future of home viewing is looking dazzling. LEARN MORE
A couple of years ago, although Warner Bros. was sluggish on releasing their titles in 4K, it was announced that a number of films from their library would be getting notable ultra-high definition Blu-ray upgrades. The titles for last year’s physical media releases included Lethal Weapon, Amadeus, Constantine and David Fincher’s Seven. It would also be announced that a collection of the Sean Connery James Bond films was to be sold in a new set. However, this Connery set may be the last of the James Bond films in 4K coming from Warner Bros.
According to The Digital Bits, a new report has been released, which states that Warner Bros. will no longer be releasing MGM titles, including James Bond movies, on 4K as Amazon MGM Studios has now signed a new exclusive packaged media distribution deal with Alliance Entertainment. Per The Digital Bits, “The new Alliance deal covers both new releases and catalog titles on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc, and it includes TV titles as well as feature films.” As far as Bond goes, more films from the franchise have already been in the works to be released in 4K, but they will now be distributed under the Alliance Entertainment banner.
Amazon MGM isn’t the only studio that inked a deal with Alliance. Paramount reportedly also partnered with the company for the distribution of the titles. Since then, the studio has not been releasing very much of their library in 4K. Both Paramount and Warner (who are dealing with bigger fish right now) are more likely to start veering away from physical media, however, this may actually be a good thing for movie fans as a third party distributor can start releasing titles from both their libraries at a faster rate since the companies will no longer have to do it in-house.
Last year saw the releases of the Spielberg films Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can, and titles like Dances with Wolves, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Stargate and more may see a physical media upgrade now that Alliance is now in charge.
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