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[blueman]

Like Von Sydow's "Blofeld" comment, I guess I have no reason to doubt this until an EON press release says otherwise. Neither rumor originated with a fanboy message board, both came from credible actors supposedly in-the-know. Short of an EON press release, it's about the best source for such rumors IMO: very public interviews with (presumably) little slips in them.

[DaveBond21]

Has anyone actually seen the interview in which Craig says this? Before we all go completely crazy about this very-likely-to-be-nonsense rumour?

Like Harmsway said, someone else claims to have seen this (although they may have taken their story from the IMDB forums). I have however not tracked down the video of the interview yet, which was said to have taken place on the UK programme "This Morning". I have no reason to believe that this quote is made up though.

Oh well, if it was on "This Morning" then it must be true....

[DaveBond21]

How about:-


Blofeld

or


Agent X

[Vauxhall]

Like Harmsway said, someone else claims to have seen this (although they may have taken their story from the IMDB forums).

I'll vouch for the other poster (The Arkichef over at MI6, a pretty well-established poster). He's not the type to risk his reputation by supporting something his hasn't seen and could therefore turn out to be false.

Thanks for the verification Will be interesting to see how this pans out, and whether it was another example of Craig's wit in interviews.

[zencat]

This was posted on another board, and not being a member of IMDB I can't open it, but apparently it gives the title of the new Bond film as...

007

http://www.imdb.com/...d/nest/91855840

Begin debate now!

Looks like the person who posted this on IMDB has also posted dozens of threads claiming to have proof that Andy Kaufman is still alive.

So...he is a nut. (Or a prankster.)

Still, doesn't necessarily mean he didn't see what he claims, but...

[blueman]

You Tube?

[Garth007]

No i hate that title...i mean save it for like the last james bond movie to be made but no i hate that i hope this isn't true.

[Harmsway]

Still, doesn't necessarily mean he didn't see what he claims, but...

Arkichef at MI6 isn't a nutter, though. He's a grounded, established poster. And he claims to have to seen the exact same exchange.

[zencat]

Still, doesn't necessarily mean he didn't see what he claims, but...

Arkichef at MI6 isn't a nutter, though. He's a grounded, established poster. And he claims to have to seen the exact same exchange.

Good.

All we need now is to get the bottom of this Andy Kaufman thing.

[DaveBond21]

Still, doesn't necessarily mean he didn't see what he claims, but...

Arkichef at MI6 isn't a nutter, though. He's a grounded, established poster. And he claims to have to seen the exact same exchange.

Good.

All we need now is to get the bottom of this Andy Kaufman thing.

Andy Kaufman works in the same Portugese cafe as Elvis.

[dinovelvet]

I'll only believe the title when Gulshan Grover confirms it.

[stromberg]

Still, doesn't necessarily mean he didn't see what he claims, but...

Arkichef at MI6 isn't a nutter, though. He's a grounded, established poster. And he claims to have to seen the exact same exchange.

Good.

All we need now is to get the bottom of this Andy Kaufman thing.

Andy Kaufman works in the same Portugese cafe as Elvis.

Doesn't Elvis work in a Norwegian post office?

[Fro]

I really like that as a title, even if it isn't creative....

Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions presents

Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's


O O 7

Edited by Fro, 13 December 2007 - 02:37 AM.

[dinovelvet]

I really like that as a title, even if it isn't creative....

Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions presents

Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's

O O 7

I can already see the teaser poster too - Craig will be pointing a gun at the camera, and the gun barrel will be the middle 0 in 007.

[Garth007]

I really like that as a title, even if it isn't creative....

Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions presents

Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's

O O 7

I can already see the teaser poster too - Craig will be pointing a gun at the camera, and the gun barrel will be the middle 0 in 007.

no why would they name or at least at the possiblity as a rumor think about calling it 007. I mean yeah we know he's 007 know but its not right. it needs to be a different name or something. this is to plain.AHHH...i got a head ache now!!! >.<

[K1Bond007]

It'd be a really bad idea if you ask me. I can see it being "Double-O" or something to this effect, but not "007". I wouldn't support either one. It'd be way too confusing to market anyway.

[tdalton]

It would be an awful title. I can't imagine that EON would go with such an awful title for a Bond film, but we'll see in the coming weeks (hopefully) whether this is true or not. I'm still hoping that "A Whisper of Hate" is the title, but just about anything would have to be better than calling the film "007".

[Garth007]

It would be an awful title. I can't imagine that EON would go with such an awful title for a Bond film, but we'll see in the coming weeks (hopefully) whether this is true or not. I'm still hoping that "A Whisper of Hate" is the title, but just about anything would have to be better than calling the film "007".

agreed here too...

[DaveBond21]

I think that Bond 22 has to have a good title, to get everyone even more excited than they already are.

[Garth007]

I think that Bond 22 has to have a good title, to get everyone even more excited than they already are.

yes now thats what im talking about....something that drives everyone to wounder what Bond will have to do next after faceing Mr. White.

[Harmsway]

I don't at all think OO7 is a bad title... just not a really exciting one. If it is the title. While Craig did (seemingly) let something slip, and in another interview indicated the title isn't something we'd expect, it's possible we're blowing this way out of proportion.

Still, I wouldn't at all be surprised if OO7 is the title. It's simple, easy to market, catches onto the trend of sequel titles following after the central character (ROCKY BALBOA, RAMBO, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE INCREDIBLE HULK). Maybe it is about time that Bond got a film that's named after himself?

[JimmyBond]

I like it

[Garth007]

I don't at all think OO7 is a bad title... just not a really exciting one. If it is the title. While Craig did (seemingly) let something slip, and in another interview indicated the title isn't something we'd expect, it's possible we're blowing this way out of proportion.

Still, I wouldn't at all be surprised if OO7 is the title. It's simple, easy to market, catches onto the trend of sequel titles following after the central character (ROCKY BALBOA, RAMBO, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE INCREDIBLE HULK). Maybe it is about time that Bond got a film that's named after himself?

yeah but i mean not yet tho...i don't think 007 should be used as a title just yet. its got to be saved for something really good later on in the series if so...its just a thought tho...

[Harmsway]

But Garth, maybe this is really a good moment to use it. If CASINO ROYALE and Bond has just earned his stripes, OO7 may be an appropriate title after all... Bond has now honestly arrived, and that title is making that statement (just like THE DARK KNIGHT does that for Batman).

[Cyclone49]

007 in New York? It is a Fleming title after all...


In all seriousness though, I can't say 007 as a title really does that much for me. While it does seem to follow the Rocky Balboa/The Dark Knight/John Rambo trend (and I beleive the new Superman movie is going to be titled The Man of Steel), 007 just doesn't have the same excitement factor as, say, The Dark Knight.

Edited by Cyclone49, 13 December 2007 - 05:04 AM.

[tdalton]

EON should not use "007" as the title of the film. First of all, it's just a bad title for a film. Second of all, in the wake of all of the other movie titles recently (The Dark Knight, Rocky Balboa, Rambo, The Incredible Hulk and other upcoming films like Wolverine, etc.), it would just appear as though EON was being unoriginal and following the trend that other films have started to follow ahead of them. Bond doesn't need to follow trends, the franchise needs to set them. Also, why use a boring title like "007" when there are plenty of great Fleming-inspired titles like "Risico" or "A Whisper of Hate" (amongst others) that could be used instead.

[Harmsway]

EON should not use "007" as the title of the film. First of all, it's just a bad title for a film.

I don't quite agree with this. On its own, divorced from any significance to James Bond, I think OO7 has a rather intriguing ring. Right now, it doesn't feel all that cool, since it's been associated with the logo of the past few Bond films.

Second of all, in the wake of all of the other movie titles recently (The Dark Knight, Rocky Balboa, Rambo, The Incredible Hulk and other upcoming films like Wolverine, etc.), it would just appear as though EON was being unoriginal and following the trend that other films have started to follow ahead of them.

Granted, though at least we're not hearing that the film is going to be titled JAMES BOND. Now that would have me shuddering. OO7 I can live with... at least there's a bit of mystique to that.

Also, why use a boring title like "007" when there are plenty of great Fleming-inspired titles like "Risico" or "A Whisper of Hate" (amongst others) that could be used instead.

Well, I don't really think those titles are all that great, unfortunately. Fleming had some good titles (and some bad), and these strike me as some of his weaker ones. I'm forced to concede that no truly great Fleming titles are left. But this isn't to say that a great Bondian title can't be found... I do love the ring of DEVIL MAY CARE.

[tdalton]

EON should not use "007" as the title of the film. First of all, it's just a bad title for a film.

I don't quite agree with this. On its own, divorced from any significance to James Bond, I think OO7 has a rather intriguing ring. Right now, it doesn't feel all that cool, since it's been associated with the logo of the past few Bond films.

I can't agree. I don't think that "007" has a good ring to it whether associated with Bond or not. IMO, it would be just a shockingly bad and unoriginal title for a Bond film. If "007" is the best title that they can come up with for Bond 22, then I think that EON should hire somebody for the sole purpose of developing a better title for the film. Imagine lining up the DVDs and seeing all of the really cool titles such as From Russia With Love, Live and Let Die, Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, etc., and then seeing the plain, boring 007 next to them. It would be the least cool title of all of them, and it would be unnecessary for them to go with such a bland, boring title when they could either go with a Fleming-inspired title or at least come up with something that sounds as though Fleming could have thought it up had he written more novels.

[dinovelvet]

I don't at all think OO7 is a bad title... just not a really exciting one. If it is the title. While Craig did (seemingly) let something slip, and in another interview indicated the title isn't something we'd expect, it's possible we're blowing this way out of proportion.

Still, I wouldn't at all be surprised if OO7 is the title. It's simple, easy to market, catches onto the trend of sequel titles following after the central character (ROCKY BALBOA, RAMBO, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE INCREDIBLE HULK). Maybe it is about time that Bond got a film that's named after himself?

But it might be a case of right idea, wrong film. If any Bond film were to be called 007, or JAMES BOND, it should have been Casino Royale, or Dr.No.

Crazy theory based on this title speculation : B22 shows Bond's rise from being just another 00 to the best agent MI6 has (possibly by single handedly bringing down this massive terrorist organization), so he would become the 007 "we all know and love".

[SecretAgentFan]

"007" would be a rather unoriginal title. How would Bond 23 be titled then - "James Bond"?

Nah, Craig wanted to throw us off. Just like his story with "Bond wearing no tuxedo" in CR.