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Actual Title: "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi"Following the massive success of the first two “Star Wars” movies, the filmmakers decided to give the third installment, “Return of the Jedi,” the fake working title of “Blue Harvest” in an attempt to keep the project secret from obsessed fans, and prevent production price gouging. The fake film was even given this fake movie tagline: "Horror Beyond Imagination.” —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Twentieth Century Fox) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Hollywood's Wors...In the new movie "Argo," Ben Affleck's character creates a completely fake movie in an attempt to free six Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. But Affleck and the real-life men who inspired "Argo" aren't the only ones to make a fictional film; directors have been using this ploy to keep their movies under wraps for decades. Keep clicking to find out the secret working titles of some of Hollywood’s most beloved movies. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Planet Ice'Actual Title: "Titanic"In order to keep "Titanic" under wraps during production in 1996, director James Cameron decided to call the project "Planet Ice." Cameron reportedly shot footage of icebergs off the coast of Nova Scotia to throw the press off. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Paramount Pictures) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Blue Harvest'Actual Title: "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi"Following the massive success of the first two “Star Wars” movies, the filmmakers decided to give the third installment, “Return of the Jedi,” the fake working title of “Blue Harvest” in an attempt to keep the project secret from obsessed fans, and prevent production price gouging. The fake film was even given this fake movie tagline: "Horror Beyond Imagination.” —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Twentieth Century Fox) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Black Mask'Actual Title: "Pulp Fiction" Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film “Pulp Fiction” was originally called “Black Mask,” an homage to the popular 1920s pulp publication that inspired the project. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Miramax Films) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'How The Solar S...Actual Title: "2001: A Space Odyssey" Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film “2001: A Space Odyssey” had several working titles in the early stages of production. The movie was originally called “How the Solar System Was Won,” a spoof on the popular flick “How the West Was Won.” It was also called “Voyage Beyond the Stars" before Kubrick ultimately decided on “2001: A Space Odyssey.” —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Changing Season...Actual Title: "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring"In an attempt to keep “The Fellowship of the Ring” a secret from notoriously enthusiastic Tolkien fans, producers decided to call the project “Changing Seasons.” The secret did not last long. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by New Line Cinema) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'The Seven Deadl...Actual Title: "Se7en"Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman’s 1995 film “Se7en” was almost given a much more literal title. The movie was originally called “The Seven Deadly Sins,” but was changed just before release to add mystery. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by New Line Cinema) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Group Hug'Actual Title: "The Avengers" In order to keep the highly anticipated film "The Avengers" under wraps, Marvel gave the movie an odd working title. “Marvel has these code names for projects and the code name for 'The Avengers' was 'Group Hug,'" actor Tom Hiddleston revealed to ELLE magazine. "It felt very much like a group hug on set." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Marvel) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Rory's First Ki...Actual Title: "The Dark Knight" In 2007, the highly anticipated “Dark Knight” was filmed under a code name in a failed attempt to keep intense Batman fanatics away. Director Christopher Nolan called the project “Rory’s First Kiss,” but the secret was revealed almost immediately because Rory is the name of Nolan’s son. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Everybody Comes...Actual Title: "Casablanca"Can you imagine Humphrey Bogart falling for Ingrid Bergman in a movie called “Everybody Comes to Rick’s”? It almost happened. “Casablanca” was originally called “Everybody Comes to Rick’s,” which was an unpublished play sold to Warner Brothers in the late 1930s. Luckily, screenwriters Julius and Philip Epstein got a hold of the script and quickly changed the title. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Dictel'Actual Title: "Batman Returns"Cast and crew members on the set of 1992’s “Batman Returns” were forced to wear identification badges and shirts that touted the fake title “Dictel” in an attempt to keep the true identity of the movie a secret. "Dictel is a name Tim [Burton] and I made up on 'Edward Scissorhands,'" production designer Bo Welch told EW. "It's Dictel as in dictatorial. It was our word to represent a kind of faithless, huge corporation that makes some useless little product and bullies people." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'The Cut Whore K...Actual Title: "Unforgiven"Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning Western “Unforgiven,” which took nearly two decades to complete, was originally called “The Cut Whore Killings.” The Academy probably wouldn't approve. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Incident On 57t...Actual Title: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" Potter-mania was in full swing in 2002, so producers of the series' second film installment, “Chamber Of Secrets,” went to great measures to keep the project a secret. They settled on a bizarre secret title, “Incident of 57th Street,” which happens to be a play on the title of a 1970s Bruce Springsteen song. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Prime Directive...Actual Title: "Transformers"The hype around Michael Bay’s 2007 “Transformers” was palpable, so movie execs decided to give the project a fake title. They settled on “Prime Directive,” a tribute to a “Transformers” comic book. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Dreamworks) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'Frostbite'Actual Title: "Captain America: The First Avenger"Superhero movies, especially movies about beloved Marvel superheroes, are hard to keep secret. “Captain America: The First Avenger” producers decided to give the film the obscure code name of “Frostbite.” Unfortunately, fans figured it out pretty quickly when a short synopsis of the movie leaked. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Paramount Pictures) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'A Boy's Life'Actual Title: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” director Steven Spielberg decided to film the movie under the cover name “A Boy's Life” in order to keep the script away from potential plagiarizers. It was reported that anyone who read the script was forced to do so behind closed doors and had to wear an identification card. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Universal Pictures) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
'The Burly Man'Actual Title: "The Matrix Reloaded"The Wachowski siblings, directors of “The Matrix” trilogy, went to great lengths to keep the first "Matrix" sequel out of the press. They decided to call the movie “The Burly Man,” and forbade the word “Matrix” from appearing on any scripts during filming. After the movie's true identity was revealed, fans went wild. The Wachowskis later named their publishing company BurlyMan Entertainment. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Warner Bros.) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
