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The name's 25. Bond 25, or rather, it's NTTD.

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  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    "Some_Kind_Of_Hero” wrote:
    Not sure they'd use some of the longer chapter titles that are frequently suggested, like "The Eye That Never Sleeps" for instance. Given its story, Spectre very easily could have been titled The Eye That Never Sleeps—what with the eye imagery in the title sequence and the Nine Eyes plot—and I'd have dug them calling it that, yet could you really see them marketing a Bond film in 2015 with that title?
    Yes, I could. It should have been that way, in my opinion.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    A Bond title with a question mark would be ground-breaking.

    How about if Spectre had been called 00 Program?
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Some of the game titles would be great to use:

    Agent Under Fire, Nightfire, Everything or Nothing, Blood Stone.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Right on the money, @QBranch.

    Although, Nightfire is way too connected to the story's plot, so I'd veto that. Besides, the entry is a near perfection so I wouldn't want the title taken away from it. The others are easy to be detached from their respective products however.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    A Bond title with a question mark would be ground-breaking.

    Or an exclamation mark or three.
    KILL BOND NOW!!!
  • shobairshobair London
    edited December 2017 Posts: 85
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Copperfield - Bond locks horns with magician David Copperfield over planet magnetism.

    James Copperfield !
  • moneyofpropre2moneyofpropre2 France
    edited December 2017 Posts: 859
    I'm astonished with that I can read here. You know that it's makes no sense at all to give a film the title of of book if the intrigue of this film is no inspired to the intrigue of the book ? It's misleading as fuck, people will falsy believe that the film is an adaptation of the book (like certains of the old Bond film who are not adaptation desipe their titles)... It's not an "hommage" like some will say, but the inverse.

    (btw long one world titles is not a good thing too, you can't abrege them for later discutions like FRWL).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    moneyofpropre2 wrote: »

    (btw long one world titles is not a good thing too, you can't abrege them for later discutions like FRWL).

    This is probably the producers biggest concern.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I am sure with a decent writer at the helm, that three/four word title can certainly be achieved and be hailed as Fleming-esque or close. The producers aren't taking the risk. Just playing with interior trends and maintaining as safe as it gets.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    The less words in the title the better, so EON's 'highly skilled artists' need put in as minimal effort as possible come poster design time.
  • CrzChris4CrzChris4
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    I'm a fan of "Nobody Lives Forever" - sure, I doubt they'd use a random continuation title, but I do like the implications it gives, especially since we know this one will be Craig's last one going in.
  • vzokvzok
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    By Royal Command
  • NSGWNSGW London
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    vzok wrote: »
    By Royal Command

    I like that, never heard anyone suggest it before.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    The fifth Young Bond book?
  • CigaretteLeiterCigaretteLeiter United States
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    QBranch wrote: »
    Thought I'd share a few titles I thought of back in the late 90s when I was attempting to write Bond stories:

    1997: Peacekeeper - Based on the ICBM, which Bond has to stop the villain from activating.
    1997: Once and For All - The title would be uttered by the villain- "Kill 007, once and for all".
    1998: Never Say Die - I believe there are now several films using this title.

    Do you have any of these written down anywhere? I'm a sucker for Brosnan-era fanfic.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I'd be thrilled with any of the following:

    RISICO
    THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
    THE HILDEBRAND RARITY
    007 IN NEW YORK
    COLONEL SUN
    PER FINE OUNCE
    EVERYTHING OR NOTHING
    MURDER ON WHEELS
    FOR SPECIAL SERVICES

    I like "Per Fine Ounce".
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
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    Spectre of Solace
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Though I want The Property of a Lady or Risico most, they will probably make another new title like SF and SP.
  • shobairshobair London
    edited December 2017 Posts: 85
    Please say some new names . Shatterhand, The Property of a Lady or Risico never selected for bond 23 and bond 24 and this mean they never attend on it .
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Not to be mean but @Birdleson is right...

    Wouldn’t surprise me if any of those are used for Bond 25. I hope it’s one of the last two.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    I don’t think they will just because of the recent pattern, but it is on the table all the time.
  • HarmonyRocketsHarmonyRockets
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    Once Upon a Spy
  • FromCanadaWithLoveFromCanadaWithLove Canada
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    Electric Vindaloo
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    SPECTROSCOPE
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I know A Sparrow's Tears was suggested earlier.

    SPARROW

    S-word. Seven letters. Just sayin'. And yes, I'm biased.
  • shobairshobair London
    edited December 2017 Posts: 85

    Rescue Of Shadow
  • 001001
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    Park the bus.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited December 2017 Posts: 15,423
    Cillit Cillit Bang Bang
  • patbpatb
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    "The Fire in Which We Burn"

  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    patb wrote: »
    "The Fire in Which We Burn"
    I love this!
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