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I'd expect that there would have to be some kind of deal with IFP and/or the authors or their estates. AFAIK Eon don't have the rights to make films out of the continuation books and eventhough I am not a lawyer, I think it would be hard to argue that you didn't take some kind of intellectual property from the author or the rights holders if you call a different product in the same IP universe like one of those books. But I'm sure they could come to an agreement if they really wanted to.
Wasn't there a thing where they had to put in a "Special thanks to" or somethin of that nature to one of the continuation authors because a film scene went a little too close to something from the books and that was the settlement? The torture scene in SP being from Colonel Sun or something?
I do like DMC, For Special Services and High Time to Kill
For me, the ones which are really outstanding are Devil May Care and Carte Blanche - they're excellent Bond titles. But the second one probably won't even translate into a title for a global film anyway.
The thing from Colonel Sun seemed to be the speech Blofeld gives about how he and James were present when a man was deprived of his eyes: "he was no longer there" etc.
Shame, 'Devil May Care' seems too good a title compared to the story/writing we actually got from the book.
;)
Only Death is Permanent
“Mister. Nothing is forever. Only death is permanent. Nothing is forever except what you did to me.” -Diamonds are Forever
The Revolver of Resignation
"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket." -Casino Royale
Send a Bullet
“Never send a man where you can send a bullet.” -For Your Eyes Only
Solitude a Darling Sin
“Loneliness becomes a lover, solitude a darling sin.” -The Spy Who Loved Me
Out of the most plausible/somewhat likely ones...
Risico - A solid Fleming title. The benefit of it is that it can be applied to almost anything within the film. Most likely it'll be the name of some sort of mission (Operation Risico).
Nothing is Forever - The original title of Skyfall. It's pretty general and can apply thematically to a James Bond story without being cliched or resorting to words like 'die' or 'kill' etc.
I'm actually not a fan of titles like Property of a Lady or The Hildebrand Rarity... the latter just doesn't bring anything to mind... The former simply doesn't sound like a Bond film at all.
Apart from that, I dunno... random ones that spring to mind are:
Servant of the Crown - Perhaps a bit too political? Still, that's essentially what Bond is so it makes sense.
Shadowstorm - Could apply to absolutely anything within a potential Bond story - a Macguffin, an operation of some sort etc. Ok, it's a random mish-mash of two vaguely cool sounding words, but so is Skyfall in essence.
To Kill or Be Killed - I have no doubt this has been used elsewhere as a title, but so have other Bond titles in the past (including No Time To Die I believe). It sounds like it could be a Bond title.
No idea apart from that.
"A Shaken, Not Stirred Englishman"
Well, they weren't meant by him to be Bond titles. That's the difference. So it's perhaps unfair to judge them as potential titles.
All that Glitters
Fear the Reaper
The Death Collector
Undertakers Wind
Angels Rise
Agent Assigned
The Name Is Bond
Hell Hath No Fury
Services Required
Finely observed and well said...
Undertaker's Wind...too,,,gassy ?
The Name is Bond...goes in the dialogue, sure, but I hope never do they put the name in the title. TB was originally written as a script, with the ridiculously long description-rather-than-title "James Bond of the Secret Service", but, fortunately, never was it done.
Fear the Reaper...with Christopher Walken in it ? No matter what, the theme song will need more cowbell.
By the way, these comments say more about me and my own sophomoric reactions.
Indeed, running the titles through my mind, Fleming sure had a knack !
Why thank you, @Since62. :)
One Golden Day
The Bleeding Heart
Moment Of Truth
That's a great title!
-Satoshi Isagura, Mollaka, Marco Sciarra, Kevin McClory... who was the terrorist behind the bombing? Who was it?!
-It was...
ALBERT R. BROCCOLI'S EON PRODUCTIONS presents
JACK O'CONNELL
as IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND 007 in
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Death Watch Beetle
Good From Bad
Wrong From Right
¿And What About 'SKYFALL' Or 'NO TIME TO DIE'?
Might as well go with Nobody Lives Forever in that case.
Don't all paths lead to death ? No one gets out of here alive...
The Bleeding Heart...would tie in well with some heartbreak on the part of one or more characters, with a henchman with a defect slowly killing him while they kill many (I know, rather like TWINE), and how Bond ultimately kills the villain (a la Dracula) and the villain's final line ("Until we meet again, Bond...in hell...")
The Spy Who Really, Really Liked Me
Leaf-raker
From Russia with Strong Affection
Goldmember...oops...already used