Internet Sleuths Figure Out 'Bond 20' Title?

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2002 at 11:35 AM Central

by John Couture

In an age where the Internet can make or break a movie before the first frame is even filmed, it's become necessary for studios to hit the defensive when they really want to protect a movie's secrets.

So, of course the Internet Sleuths take it as a personal challenge to try and get that hidden information first. The current Holy Grail for these online movie fanatics is the title of the latest James Bond movie. Going by the bland and elusive James Bond 20, pirates have been trying to figure out the actual title for the last two years.

New evidence may provide them with their "prize." Some experts over at "Ain't It Cool News" uncovered that MGM, the studio that releases the James Bond films, registered the web address doublecrossmovie.com back in December. Of course, this little nugget of knowledge led them to conclude that the title of the next Bond film is "Double Cross."

Nevermind the fact that MGM is a multi-billion dollar film company with numerous other projects in the works. Not to mention that all of the official James Bond sites are found on jamesbond.com. So, while the search might not be over, we do know that some people have way too much time on their hands...