Sony Pictures , Warner Bros. , 20th Century Fox , Universal Pictures , and Annapurna Pictures were candidates to distribute the film `` No Time to Die '' in April 2017 .
As Sony Pictures ' contract to co-produce the James Bond films with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) and Eon Productions expired with the release of Spectre , another major film studio was expected to land the distribution rights to release the film .
No Time to Die