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[SecretAgentFan]

The Craig Era has not used something with "GOLD" yet...

[Binyamin]

That's true. Every major era had at least one "gold" title.

[BourneAgainBond]

how about

gold for
good
_7

something like diamonds are forever in the sense that diamonds and gold never age

gold till the end
_of time
_7

would have been a great if used for the golden anniversary

still like my idea about

for queen and
country
_7

they still have property of the lady, risco, and hildebrand rarity
but they could stat using chapter titles from the books and that would open up a whole new list of available bond film titles

[Captain Tightpants]

"GOLD FOR GOOD" and "GOLD TILL THE END OF TIME"? Sorry, but I really don't like those. For one, they don't mean anything. and they also feel like you've built them around the diagonal 007 logo that appeared in the CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE titles. If SKYFALL has taught us nothing else, it is that the diagonal logo is not a pre-requisite of the title. Nor do I understand why "gold" is so important. Sure, Connery did GOLDFINGER and Moore THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN and Brosnan GOLDENEYE, but those titles were contextual. They had meaning related to the film. On the other hand, "GOLD FOR GOOD" and "GOLD TILL THE END OF TIME" appear to have been created so that they have "gold" in them and for no other reason.

[BourneAgainBond]

i was copy catting the DAF title, in the sense that diamonds last forever as does gold. i just noticed that i could also use the style of CR and QOS so, yes i applied it. yes the film would have to be about gold. GE was the name of Ian Flemings house it Jamaica, and i think it was also a mission he proposed in ww2. i thought it would be dumb if they just used another gold body part but i guess you could use a golden object or something if, yes it had something to do with the plot.
what did you think of;
"for queen and country"
way to cliche?

Edited by BourneAgainBond, 28 January 2012 - 04:59 AM.

[Captain Tightpants]

I'd say it would have been more-appropriate thirty years ago. Bond is acting less and less on behalf of England, and thwarting more threats that affect the globe.

[Pussfeller]

Britain is still a major part of Bond's brand. I can easily imagine a future title playing up that aspect of the franchise.

[Captain Tightpants]

But only if the plot revolves around a threat to England. It would be senseless to call a film FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY if the story was akin to CASINO ROYALE or QUANTUM OF SOLACE with no direct threat to England. I'd say the most-recent film that it would fit would be GOLDENEYE, if only because Trevalyan wants to detonate the weapon over London, and also because of the "For England, James?" / "For England, Alec", which could have easily been re-written as "For queen and country, James?" / "For queen and country, Alec". But I still feel that the title would be inappropraite given the more-worldly approach that the films have taken recently, and so I doubt we'll see it soon.

[SecretAgentFan]

The "Gold" thing was only a joke, by the way.

[Binyamin]

There's a cable TV network that I've only seen in Mexico called "Golden Edge."

Every time a promo comes on I think "That would work as a Bond movie."

Edited by Binyamin, 28 January 2012 - 09:18 AM.

[DominicGreene]

What about the title,

THE BACK-LIT SCENARIO

It's a title I was just thinking about today.

[SecretAgentFan]

What about the title,

THE BACK-LIT SCENARIO

It's a title I was just thinking about today.

To counter all those who did not understand "Quantum of Solace", I presume?

[DominicGreene]

What about the title,

THE BACK-LIT SCENARIO

It's a title I was just thinking about today.

To counter all those who did not understand "Quantum of Solace", I presume?

Pretty much

[BourneAgainBond]

would anyone else like to see the return of the next bond film title at the ending credits of the current film? or is that a thing of the past? i like the counter on the website

does anyone know if they made those changes to the blu ray box set? if it says bond will return in the LTK credits in GE?

seems like they wont b/c now they can have a whole press conference for the bond title

i found the skyfall press conference wasn't to exciting expect for the fact its the return of 007 in 4 years and the girl in the red dress is smoking hot

Edited by BourneAgainBond, 01 February 2012 - 09:32 PM.

[tdalton]

would anyone else like to see the return of the next bond film title at the ending credits of the current film? or is that a thing of the past? i like the counter on the website

I doubt that we'll ever see a return to an announcement of the next film's title in the credits of the current film. That was done when they still had Fleming novels and/or short stories to adapt to the screen, so they had an idea as to what their next film was going to be based on what novels were left to be filmed. Now that they have to come up with a completely original story and title each time out, that takes quite a bit of planning, so unless they set out to film two films back-to-back like we've seen from some of the other big-budget action franchise, I doubt we'll ever see them release the next film's title in this manner again.

[BourneAgainBond]

it just seems like its the 1st time in a long time that they finally have a plan for future bond films (if i understand correctly they plan to have craig back for 5 more films in the next 10 years[6 bonds and 60 years])
but your right and i forgot most of the titles and novels have been used.
god for bid that the 2nd most successful film franchise jump the gun and prepare for any future bond releases

i'll assume that the newest blu ray release did not make any changes to the ending credits that did not have any future titles

[Triton]

It should be Fleming-esque and appropriate for the theme(s) of the film and its story. I still don't understand how the title Quantum of Solace had anything to do with the events or themes of the recent film. It just seemed to me it was tacked onto the screenplay because it was an available Fleming title.

[Captain Tightpants]

I still don't understand how the title Quantum of Solace had anything to do with the events or themes of the recent film.

Because "a quantum of solace" is described as "a small measure of comfort". That's what Bond was looking for in the film. He wanted answers about how Vesper Lynd had wound up in a situation where she felt she had no choice but to kill herself. When he found those answers, they led him to Yusuf Kabira, and he was able to stop Yusuf from doing the same thing to Corinne. In doing so, he found closure, and was able to move on from Vesper's death.

[DominicGreene]

What about the title: ing, Killing & Drinking?

It seems like it would be a relevant title for the next Bond film.

Edited by DominicGreene, 04 February 2012 - 07:17 PM.

[Captain Tightpants]

With SKYFALL heading into China (and also since I'm reading Deaver's The Stone Monkey, which is about organised crime in China), I'm thinking that we could maybe have something a little bit more 'eastern' for a Bond title, especially if Bond were heading back into Asia in BOND 24.

This being the Year of the Dragon, I was thinking we could put a bit of a Bond twist on it (which would be doubly appropriate if Bond was on a long-term assignment) - something like THE YEAR OF LEAD AND SULPHUR, with lead being synonymous with bullets and sulphur being a component of gunpowder. Speaking of gunpowder, I was also thinking something along the lines of SERPENTINE would be good for a Bond title. Aside from the connotation with snakes, serpentine was an early, higly unstable form of gunpowder.

[AMC Hornet]

According to Tanaka, Bond was born in THE YEAR OF THE RAT (1924 - not 1920 as John Pearson asserted). The next one will be in 2020, so that would be a bit of a wait.

In the meantime, though, next year will be THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE, which fits in with your title idea, Capt. T.P. Unfortunately there won't be another film that soon (although, since QoS follows directly on the heels of 2006's CR, SKYFALL may still take place in the recent past, and EON may still have some catching up to do).

[Captain Tightpants]

That's why I suggested "lead and sulphur" in the place of an animal.

[univex]

What about the title: ing, Killing & Drinking?.

One can only wish. Hank Moody style, right?

[DominicGreene]

What about the title: ing, Killing & Drinking?.

One can only wish. Hank Moody style, right?

You bet Directed by Quentin Tarantino.

[univex]

What about the title: ing, Killing & Drinking?.

One can only wish. Hank Moody style, right?

You bet Directed by Quentin Tarantino.

David Duchovny as Leiter and Natascha McElhone as the Bond girl...wait...I actually wouldn´t mind that last one to be true

[DominicGreene]

What about the title: ing, Killing & Drinking?.

One can only wish. Hank Moody style, right?

You bet Directed by Quentin Tarantino.

David Duchovny as Leiter and Natascha McElhone as the Bond girl...wait...I actually wouldn´t mind that last one to be true

I wouldn't mind both! Damn, we gotta send this to EON univex

[BourneAgainBond]

i still think they could use chapters titles from the books if they needed to, however i bet they wont need to since i imagine the scripts name themselves.

but just for fun going though the chapters titles

Casino Royale;
pinks lights and champagne
a whisper of love, a whisper of hate

LALD;
the silver phantom
valley of shadows

MR;
a golden day
beneath the flat stone

all the books i have after those ones are much older and don't have a chapter title table of contents. just thought i would throw out some examples for fun

[Ste7en]

I'll pitch:

HANDSOME BUT DEADLY – taken from a cool line in TSWLM. I love the ring to it and it's pliable enough to be relevant to just about any conceivable future 007 screenplay that focuses on Bond's bad-assery.

I really like the floated suggestion for FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY, so long as England figures prominently. And the Queen. Or merely _A_ queen. Slightly modified, FOR QUEEN _OR_ COUNTRY opens up a whole new avenue of possibilities.

DANGEROUSLY YOURS. See "Handsome But Deadly" above about relevancy and bad-assery.

DANCE INTO THE FIRE. Yes, a lyric from the title song for AVTAK. See "Handsome But Deadly" above concerning coolness factor.

BLOOD IN YOUR EYE. Just riffing here...

ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD – Of all the potential classics that could stand up to a remake, I'd like to see Craig have a go at OHMSS. Maybe EON could pull a surprise whammy and withhold the tragic ending for the teaser of the subsequent film.

Cheers!

[The Shark]

Of all the potential classics that could stand up to a remake, I'd like to see Craig have a go at OHMSS. Maybe EON could pull a surprise whammy and withhold the tragic ending for the teaser of the subsequent film.

That would be a disaster. No John Barry, Diana Rigg, Bernard Lee, Telly Sevalas, Simon Raven or Peter Hunt?

Count me out.

[AMC Hornet]

The trick to creating a truly 'Flemingesque' title is in not making it sound like one of his existing titles.

Fleming didn't do that - even though Moonraker and Goldfinger have three syllables and are names, their meanings are different. He may have used the words 'live,' 'love,' 'only' and 'gold' more than once, but each title which contains one of those words is vastly different from its predecessor (and a title like 'Live and Love Only Gold' leaves nothing for next time).

'Colonel Sun' evokes Dr. No, but it is still relevant. Of Gardner's titles I like 'Licence Renewed' for its double-meaning; 'For Special Services' more than the story itself' 'Nobody Lives For Ever' despite its having already been used elsewhere; 'Win, Lose or Die' for being Flemingesque but not forcibly so, and 'Scorpius' & 'Brokenclaw' for being exotic names.

While some people are leery of 'Skyfall' because it doesn't sound Flemingesque, remember that there was no such word as 'Flemingesque' in Fleming's lifetime. Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, For Your Eyes Only...what do they have in common? Even the later ones: Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice and The Man With the Golden Gun may be evocative of some of the early titles, but not copies or pale imitations of them (The Man With the Red Tattoo, anyone?).

I expect Skyfall will be perfectly relevant, and many who carp about it will leave the theatre agreeing that it was the perfect title for that story. It's a waste of time suggesting alternate titles after the fact anyway, unless you're fortunate enough to be responsible for choosing the foreign-language title for your region.

I say trust EON - their batting average for successful new titles still beats IFP's (TMWTRT might have been called Slap! if they'd had their way). Who knows? Skyfall may be so successful that Eon will have no choice but to name the next one Skyfall 2 in order to be sure no one misses it.