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Some more suggestions, based on titles of TV series episodes:
Face of the Enemy
Cause and Effect
Captive Pursuit
Field of Fire
Point of No Return
Personally if they are going early Connery/ early Craig
Dark realistic but loving life
Then The property of a lady or Risio
If they are going brosnan or later Moore then
Shaken not Stirred
Shamelady
Could work better
Honestly I always felt Blofeld was a strong enough title for a film
I don’t know what they are going to choose as they destroyed the pattern
Considering Eon issued a cease and desist order for New Line using Goldmember as a title I can't really see that happening. They werent very happy about the equally derivative previous title The Spy Who Shagged Me either though took greater umbrage with Goldmember which was only allowed to be usjealouslyan agreement that MGM could run trailers of two of its films before the film was shown and that they had to have final approval on any further James Bond spoof film titles from New Line in future. Eon jealously guards its valuable intellectual property for obvious enough financial and legal reasons.
It's a pity they didn't use the Dr Guntram Shatterhand cover identity in NTTD considering their use of the YOLT novel as a loose source for the film. I suppose that possibility was nullified once they put Blofeld in HMP Belmarsh though and decided Safin would replace Blofeld and Spectre as the main villain after just one appearance from Blofeld as the Big Bad in the previous film.
I'd Rather Go With "Shag Is Forever", But Whatever.
Okie Then...
"The Path That Leads To Hell"
Since They Always Influence From Other Spionage Films, My Guess Is That They'll Go The "Kingsman" Route.
EON should realize - as many folks of various persuasions have in the past - that any publicity is good publicity. They need - and I think Fleming used this term ? - a "sensayuma"
I know they do say that any publicity is good publicity. I'm sure there's something in that, up to a point. However, when it comes to big business (which is what the Bond films are all about in the end analysis and why they keep getting made) my experience is that a good sense of humour is no match for a good business head. Money is a sacred God to some people and Eon don't like to share the proceeds or benefits of that which they own with anyone they don't legally have to.
"Observed"
Yes, and one of his best Bond novels too, by general consensus. It's Gardner's FRWL, only SPECTRE want Bond's death instead of SMERSH.
The Name is Bond...goes in the dialogue, sure, but I hope never do they put the name in the title.
Old Bond is dead. More than a reboot, the series will be a rebirth. A title announcing "this isn't your grandad's JB" seems entirely appropriate. The Name is Bond does that. No confusion. No wasting time on the past. I'm the new Bond. Moving on.
Shamelady could be Shatterhand's amour ? Like Frau (once, at least) to Dr. Evil ?
My Guess Is That They'll Finally Use "For Special Services".
Excellent - I can't unsee that now! :D
No kidding around here, but I think that "For Special Services" is a bit too much of a pronunciation bother. Please say it aloud. OK. Now compare it to another title starting with the same word - "For." FYEO. Going from Consonant F to Consonant Y is much easier than going from the "F" to the "Sp" and then the "S" and the "v" right after.
This might seem silly, and I'm sure people tell their friends they did or did not like "the new Bond film", but I'm serious here.
Yeah, You're Right.
I'll bet they go for it.
Yes, it is a good opportunity to use it and it'd be nice if they adapted some of Gardner’s first novel as well.
Yes - though I don't expect a promotional deal with Saab anytime at all...
And License Renewed is eeeeeasily pronounced. Wasn't that considered for the title of License to Kill ???
Well, nearly, as it was confused with Licence Revoked, the original title of Licence to Kill. I remember reading in the 1989 LTK Special of 007 Magazine (no. 20 I think) that people were thinking from the title that it was an adaptation of John Gardner's first novel, Licence Renewed. Of course the title was changed to LTK by Eon after it appeared that US audiences didn't understand what the word "revoked" meant and thought the title had something to do with a driver's licence. Thus the title LTK was used instead even though Bond lost his licence to kill in the line of duty during that film.
Yes, I think I'd tend to agree. Licence Revoked doesn't really sound like a Bond film title or even a spy film title. It sounds more like a film about red tape and bureaucracy. I'd concede that Licence Renewed isn't one of Gardner’s best Bond titles either (the working title for the novel was the much more Bondian Meltdown) but it did neatly encapsulate how the literary Bond was back in action for the first time in 13 years. So, from a literary marketing point of view it worked very well.
I like the title myself.