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[The Dove]

http://www.bbc.com/n...t-arts-30315165

 

Here's a link to a short interview on BBC's website of someone gauging Craig's interest in starring in a film named after one of the last few Fleming titles... Enjoy!

[AMC Hornet]

When I get the speakers and jacks fixed on my laptop, I will.

[ChrissBond007]

Very nice. Looks like especially Risico is a very likely possibility for the future then. 

[larrythefatcat]

I guess we (and by "we" I mean "I") could unofficially think of 'Casino Royale' and 'Quantum of Solace' as being the 'Property of a Lady' duology... especially seeing as QoS is the first direct Bond film sequel. Even if 'Property of a Lady' isn't ever used as an official title, it was used plot-wise for and the title is mentioned in the Sotheby's scene in 'Octopussy'.

 

The title (and, if modified, the "plot" of) '007 in New York' could be the premise for part of a James Bond movie, but it would NEVER be the title... unless our society degrades to 'Idiocracy'-like status. Although the story *does* teach us that even Bond has the capacity to "like girls who wear Abercrombie & Fitch"... or at least work there.

 

'The Hildebrand Rarity' doesn't sound Bondian enough and seems much more like a cheesy horror or thriller film. For some reason it also reminds me of an 80's young adult novel title. The story itself was put into the plot of 'For Your Eyes Only' and elements of it were also seen in 'Licence to Kill'... and thanks to the writer's strike of 1988 we all know how THAT turned out! I guess the 107-minute-but-it-feels-like-1007-and-7-minute-long-at-the-same-time 'Quantum of Solace' was a bit more obviously affected by the strike of 2007-08, though... just get a copy of the 'Licence to Kill' script, find-replace cocaine with water and you're done!

 

So 'Risico' is really the only remaining Fleming title that could eventually be used as a Bond film title. Its basic premise was used as part of the plot of 'For Your Eyes Only' but historically it doesn't make any difference as to what the content of the original Fleming story happens to be as long as they don't call it "Ian Fleming's 'Risico'" and even if they did, not many people (including IFP) would probably notice or care!

Edited by larrythefatcat, 06 December 2014 - 06:15 PM.

[seawolfnyy]

Of the 4 remaining titles, we've got 2 good ones and 2 bad ones.

Risico: seems the most likely to be used, especially with the recent trend of one word titles.

Property of a Lady: This one sounds the most poetic, I think. It was to be the title of Dalton's 3rd film, which was infamously cancelled in 1991. I have thought, and still do, that it would be a great title for an OHMSS remake.

 

The Hildebrand Rarity: sounds too make like a poor Saturday morning detective cartoon. It might've worked in the 60s or 70s, but when the writers are churning out great original titles like Skyfall, I don't see this one ever being used.

007 in New York: this one won't ever be used. I could see us getting a variation of it, but not the full title.

[Vauxhall]

I've always maintained that THE PROPERTY OF A LADY would have fitted BOND 22 far better than QUANTUM OF SOLACE, as it was all about Vesper's Algerian loveknot. I don't we'll ever get that one under the current producers; it must have the veto.

 

Variations on these could work... Maybe simply HILDEBRAND if they're on a role with the one-word titles. That could be a villainous name, organisation or project.

[tdalton]

I think that they've pretty much used all of the Fleming titles that are worth using for film titles.  I don't see "Risico" or "The Property of a Lady" working all that well as titles of Bond films moving forward.

[AMC Hornet]

Carry on mining the chapter titles.

 

(Except for "Dynamite from Nightmare-land".)

[seawolfnyy]

Carry on mining the chapter titles.

 

(Except for "Dynamite from Nightmare-land".)

I think that should be the title of the 4th Austin Powers film if/when we ever get that.

[Iceskater101]

The Property of a Lady feels so classy to me and Bond like so I hope that actually becomes the title of a movie.

[Guy Haines]

If the story of You Only Live Twice - the one from the novel of course - ever gets filmed, and assuming Blofeld ever reappears on screen (By no means certain even now) then "Shatterhand" has been suggested by more than one contributor here as a title, but there's a chapter title from the novel itself which might also work.

 

It's a bit horror movie-ish ,or reminiscent of a Jeffrey Deaver crime novel title, I agree, but how about "The Death Collector"?

[tdalton]

If the story of You Only Live Twice - the one from the novel of course - ever gets filmed, and assuming Blofeld ever reappears on screen (By no means certain even now) then "Shatterhand" has been suggested by more than one contributor here as a title, but there's a chapter title from the novel itself which might also work.

 

It's a bit horror movie-ish ,or reminiscent of a Jeffrey Deaver crime novel title, I agree, but how about "The Death Collector"?

 

I like "The Death Collector" as a title.  Better than "Shatterhand", I think.  It would probably be in a Top 3 for a YOLT adaptation with You Only Live Twice and The Garden of Death.

[seawolfnyy]

If the story of You Only Live Twice - the one from the novel of course - ever gets filmed, and assuming Blofeld ever reappears on screen (By no means certain even now) then "Shatterhand" has been suggested by more than one contributor here as a title, but there's a chapter title from the novel itself which might also work.

 

It's a bit horror movie-ish ,or reminiscent of a Jeffrey Deaver crime novel title, I agree, but how about "The Death Collector"?

Well, I'd say that if Mendes and Co. are setting up to adapt the You Only Live Twice storyline in Bond 25, then I'd put my money on the title being 'Shatterhand.' It would make each title in the Mendes trilogy (obviously assuming Mendes agrees to return for another film) be one word and begin with 'S': Skyfall, SPECTRE, Shatterhand. I also think The Garden of Death could work, but I don't see Mendes going for it. Also, I agree that 'The Death Collector' sounds too horror-ish for a Bond film.

[AMC Hornet]

Slay it With Flowers.

[dtuba]

Slay it With Flowers.

I like it!

[Fairbanks]

Carry on mining the chapter titles.

 

(Except for "Dynamite from Nightmare-land".)

 

I would also steer clear of chapter five of LALD. 

[glidrose]

 

Carry on mining the chapter titles.

 

(Except for "Dynamite from Nightmare-land".)

 

I would also steer clear of chapter five of LALD. 

 

 

Oh I agree. "Seventh Avenue" sounds nothing like a Bond film title. Uh... you were referring to the original U.S. edition, right?