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Most of them are great. I'd add The Shadower and The Red-Eyed Catacomb.
I'm just imagining all the Gen Z jokes/memes that would come about if that were the title.
And also the title of a great novel by Marilyn French.
Exactly! "Gold....Golden/Forever/Kill" too.
GoldenKill? GoldenKiller?
Now we need to find a meaning to it.
Undoubtedly.
Yes, I saw it recently in a supermarket as the name of a range of card names and I thought it sounded perfect for a classic cheating Bond villain of the Fleming school. Perhaps it's a little too on the nose but then so were Goldfinger and Pussy Galore!
- Diamond Mirage
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I'd go Hazard Pays.
It could be a play on the old Mark Hazard literary and comic strip Bond alias.
The bold are quite good imo. The rest sound like Mission: Impossible films or Vegas casinos.
The Doctor Who fan in me will be confused with this one.
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SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
as a future title as it's so Bondian and sounds cool. However my final choice for Bond 26 is
THE CHIMES OF RESURRECTION
Technically Bond 26 is 007 back from the dead be it full reboot or whatever plot gimmick the producers use so 'RESURRECTION 'seems appropriate. Bond said resurrection was his hobby in Skyfall so the word has franchise context.
'CHIMES' refer to the sound of Bond returning to life.
I must admit I don't love it, but we do live in a world where Cubby went for 'Licence To Kill' as a title, so I wouldn't rule it out.
I'm not a fan of that one either and I believe it's already been used as the title for a David Arnold Bond song covers album, among other things. It's too generic and too associated with Bond but then so were Licence to Kill and Spectre I suppose. A move away from generic Bond titles would be good, particularly in the wake of a by-the-numbers title like No Time to Die.
Well that was originally called 'Licence Revoked' ( there's even a photo with Cubby with a clapperboard with that title on it!)
They felt some people would associate it with a Driving licence (!!!!) and so changed it at the last minute. John Glen didnt agree with the change and stated it was ironic that it was the first Bond movie that He DIDN'T have a Licence to Kill!
That's all true. Maybe Poetic Licence to Kill would've been a better title, although it doesn't roll off the tongue as easily! :)
I've often wondered why they didn't call it Licensed To Kill, that way it would be spelt correctly in both the UK and US.
No to mention Gladys trying to sing it! 😂
To me I prefer 'Licence to Kill' as a title, and Gladys Knights theme is one of my favourites!
I like it too but there's a version where she sings it as "Licence to Kilt" which is really odd.