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Fake production titles are frequently used by high-profile films or television series to prevent undesired attention by the press or fandom, price gouging by suppliers and casual or targeted theft. Notable examples of ruse titles include
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until the official title is announced as part of its marketing, release titles may also change because of significant changes to the plot during production, as happened with
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Working titles are primarily a practical matter, just to prevent confusion as ideas for release titles can keep on changing for a variety of reasons.
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Bloom, Jim, Production Supervisor; Ch. 9, bonus material disc of the 2004 Star Wars Trilogy DVD box set.
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This article is about preliminary titles of creative works. For the film production company, see
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has not yet been decided upon or to intentionally disguise the real nature of a project.
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is a preliminary name for a product or project. The usage is especially common in
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films are commonly produced under numerical titles such as
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Index

Working Title Films
The Working Title
Production logo
film
TV
gaming
music
publishing
title
James Bond
Disney
The Emperor's New Groove
Samuel L. Jackson
Snakes on a Plane
Return of the Jedi
House of the Dragon
Batman
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Pseudonym
"Research Guides: Organizing Academic Research Papers: Choosing a Title"
"'Dune: The Sisterhood' Creator Diane Ademu-John Steps Down As Co-Showrunner Of HBO Max Series"
"HBO's Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon is looking for two female leads"
"The Dark Knight Rises As Magnus Rex"
Categories
Film production
Editing
Naming

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