Eon’s Bond 25 logo
A Reason to Die was the tentative title for Bond 25, the MI6 James Bond website said.
The title “was attached to Bond 25 right up until” April 24, the night before a livestream event from Jamaica revealing cast and crew members, the website said.
Eon Productions conferred with its studio partners and A Reason to Die was “considered weak and ‘not Bond enough’ and pulled from the event,” the website reported. “A title treatment had been created.”
Bond 25, due out in April 2020, will be distributed by United Artists Releasing (a joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures) in the U.S. and Universal internationally.
MI6 James Bond sent out this tweet on Wednesday night. It includes a red “X” and the April 24 date written in pencil.
#Bond25 pic.twitter.com/Ljl2WWRfo7
— James Bond (@jamesbondlive) June 26, 2019
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Reports based on the tweet alone then surfaced earlier today, including The Express and Esquire UK. The latter said it was skeptical MI6 James Bond was correct.
At the April event in Jamaica, Eon’s Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson only referenced Bond 25. Wilson said he couldn’t remember the last time a Bond film had a title when filming began. A May 5 Haphazard Stuff video contrasted that statement with Eon media events held when filming began on earlier Bond films.
Filed under: James Bond Films | Tagged: A Reason to Die, Bond 25, Eon Productions, Haphazard Stuff, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MI6 James Bond website, United Artists Releasing, Universal |
The Spy Command 
Is this the official title?
I am thrilled to hear that the title was scrapped. They long ago played out the “kill” and “die” titles. They even ruined a good title when they renamed Bond 18th Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. They should kept the original, Tomorrow Never Lies.
@Lee: It was the tentative title but the decision was made not to proceed with it.