 Bruce Feirstein, On The Title Quantum of Solace |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 5 October 2005 From: Ft. Worth, Texas US  |
30 January 2008 - 13:20
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Now on the CBn main page...
Found this interesting article/blog in Vanity Fair by Bond script writer Bruce Feirstein on how Bond films are named - and his comments on Quantum of Solace. Interesting. http://www.vanityfair.com/ontheweb/blogs/d...-feirste-2.html This post has been edited by Qwerty: 30 January 2008 - 16:26 |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 6 December 2004 From: Waterloo, ON |
30 January 2008 - 13:51
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Fairly basic stuff, but interesting I suppose. Nice to hear confirmation of the 'urban legend' surrounding TND's naming. How no one caught that I can't imagine.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 13 December 2004 From: Buckinghamshire |
30 January 2008 - 14:01
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I love that story of the Tomorrow Never Dies typo. I really can't believe that no one would have the guts to tell MGM that, uh, actually that was a typo (why not back up the title you decided on rather than let a misunderstanding... stand). All seems a bit silly.
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 17 January 2002 |
30 January 2008 - 14:03
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Hmm. Feirstein puts a slightly different spin on the urban legend however. The legend usually has it that there was only one title "Tomorrow Never Lies" that was in consideration, and that the "dies" was all down to a typo by the assistant. Then, when it came out on the other end, everyone liked the mistake so much that they went with that.
This version here suggests that the producers and director did have both titles "lies" and "dies" in consideration and finally went with the former, but that the assistant typed the latter. So the title "Tomorrow Never Dies" seems to have been floating around already and at least a near possibility anyway and not purely the result of a clerical error. The new spy thriller by Peter Strongbear |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 31 August 2003 |
30 January 2008 - 14:16
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QUOTE(Ace Roberts @ 30 January 2008 - 13:20)  Found this interesting article/blog in Vanity Fair by Bond script writer Bruce Feirstein on how Bond films are named - and his comments on Quantum of Solace. Interesting. http://www.vanityfair.com/ontheweb/blogs/d...-feirste-2.html Ace find, Ace Roberts!  That legendary fax story appears to be true. |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 13 December 2004 From: Buckinghamshire |
30 January 2008 - 14:22
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I guess if the error was on a fax to the printers then it would be less reversible...
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 16 March 2006 From: Ontario, Canada |
30 January 2008 - 14:46
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Nice find, that was an interesting article.
I wish they would have caught the typo and gone with Tomorrow Never Lies as the title. That sounds much better in my opinion. It actually makes sense, and it sounds more like Fleming. It could have been the best title out of the Brosnan era. In regards to his comments about Quantum Of Solace, I must say I completely agree, it's going to be a giant hit.
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 17 January 2002 |
30 January 2008 - 14:52
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Well "Tomorrow Never Dies" could make sense. Imagine this (albeit corny) dialogue:
Bond: Carver, your newspaper is going down!!" Carver: Noooo!!! Tomorrow never dies!!! 
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Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 30 November 2006 |
30 January 2008 - 15:12
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In fact, the urban myth is nothing more than an MGM cover-up of widespread steno typos. Wai Lin was originally called To Mo Row, and in tribute to her leather jumpsuit, the title was Tomorrow's Leather Thighs....
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 2 May 2007 |
30 January 2008 - 15:31
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I can't believe a typo from an assistant has the power of changing a Bond film title. As Skudor says, someone should have corrected it pretty quickly.
But most of all, I can't believe all the producers and director had to choose between the brilliant "Tomorrow Never Lies" and the nonsense "Tomorrow Never Dies", and couldn't decide between them! 
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 13 December 2004 From: Buckinghamshire |
30 January 2008 - 15:33
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QUOTE(MkB @ 30 January 2008 - 15:31) I can't believe a typo from an assistant has the power of changing a Bond film title. As Skudor says, someone should have corrected it pretty quickly. But most of all, I can't believe all the producers and director had to choose between the brilliant "Tomorrow Never Lies" and the nonsense "Tomorrow Never Dies", and couldn't decide between them! Somehow I find that more believable - after all they made Die Another Day!
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
30 January 2008 - 15:41
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Fantastic find, Ace Roberts. Love hearing Feirstein talk about Tomorrow Never Dies.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 October 2001 From: Chicago, USA |
30 January 2008 - 16:01
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TOMORROW NEVER LIES is such a better title. Shame it didn't make it through.
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 2 May 2007 |
30 January 2008 - 16:07
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QUOTE(Skudor @ 30 January 2008 - 16:33) QUOTE(MkB @ 30 January 2008 - 15:31) I can't believe a typo from an assistant has the power of changing a Bond film title. As Skudor says, someone should have corrected it pretty quickly. But most of all, I can't believe all the producers and director had to choose between the brilliant "Tomorrow Never Lies" and the nonsense "Tomorrow Never Dies", and couldn't decide between them! Somehow I find that more believable - after all they made Die Another Day! Point taken!
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