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Totally agreed. Fleming titles always were unexpected and had a unique twist (Live and Let Die instead of Live and Let Live). TNL also makes much more sense story-wise.
To be fair, Fleming himself came up with the phrase "Die Another Day". But I agree with your post.
Ahahah, good one!
FWIW, the Nov. 2017 listing for Bond 25 does not say Shatterhand but the July 2018 and August 2018 ones do.
When does it first appear as I saw on Archivo007's forum that it was also present in June?
I think-- and could be wrong-- the November '17 date was when they were developing a story with P&W.
Then in the months leading into April/May, there was a very strong rumour EoN's production offices were opening for biz. Which would mean a new (and unannounced) script was probably near completion-- but I'd guess was green-lit at this point.
I knew of some of this and I was excited.
Then all of it went dead...
I was at a loss, until--... Boyle was announced...
So I'm thinking-- and guessing-- when this was announced, Shatterhand's title (P&W script) was released to the production site. This timeline gets log-jammed by April and May-- we know P&W was on the job and lost the job, and Boyle and Hodge were announced-- all around this late April, early May dates...
OMG!!! If thats the title then it sound like we are for sure getting a proper YOLT adaptation
If they go with P&W's script, we get the YOLT adaptation that many of us have wanted for years. (The garden of death, the question room, Kissy Suzuki's name mentioned onscreen?, Bond and Blofeld in a final and decisive confrontation?).
If they go with Hodge's script, we get something fresh and new.
Or maybe they'll combine the two (YOLT *is* a bit light on story) and we'll get the best of both worlds...
Perhaps they can get Paul Haggis back on the job. Pay him whatever he wants. The money is better spent on script than on the biggest explosion in cinema or whatever.
Oh yes. More evocative of an encounter.
That all sounds terrific to me!
I’m on board with all of this!
It would to me too, but I don't think Paul Haggis is going to be working for a while.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/four-women-accuse-paul-haggis-sexual-misconduct-including-two-rapes-1072015
As I've said before, I want new writers. Period. Even if it's just someone to connect Hodge's script with P & W's. Time to keep pushing forward with new people. Sorry for the negativity.
https://deadline.com/2018/01/leah-remini-defends-paul-haggis-open-letter-sexual-assault-claims-scientology-1202243506/
No, Eon owns Hodge's script as a writer for hire. That's the way it works.
Sounds like a Tintin title.
You’re absolutely incorrect: EoN owns Hodge’s script
Sums it up for me as well.
EoN paid Hodge for his script, it’s forever, in perpetuity, owned by EoN.
And they can now do anything with this script.
Hopefully, fingers crossed for something. It's been a whole week, already. Nothing from anyone involved other than a simple Tweet.
Depends how much. Skyfall used a tiny bit of Peter Morgan's efforts, but he didn't get a credit. When there's a dispute, the Writer's Guild has arbitration.
Example: The World Is Not Enough was originally credit to Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. the novelization only mentioned Purvis and Wade as writing the script.
Bruce Feirstein did a rewrite and felt he deserved a credit. He took it to arbitration. Credit was changed to screenplay by Purvis, Wade and Feirstein, story by Purvis and Wade.
Yes, you or RC7 mentioned before that EON bought the script. That is standard, I believe. It is theirs to use as they want to.
Shatterhand is just a working title that will change when they'll find (let's pray together) a director. At this point, if they're going in this direction (Blofeld return, OHMSS+YOLT etc etc) I'd prefer "The Death Collector" over "Shatterhand"...