Working title

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This article is about the term working title. For the film production company, see Working Title Films. For the band, see The Working Title.

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A working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually a film, novel, video game, or music album. Working titles are used primarily for two reasons; the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon, the second being to intentionally disguise the production of a project.

Examples of the former include the film Die Hard with a Vengeance, which was produced under the title Die Hard: New York, Snakes on a Plane, shot under the title Pacific Air Flight 121, and the James Bond films, which are commonly produced under titles such as Bond 22 until an official title is decided upon.

Examples of the latter include Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, which was produced under the title Blue Harvest, and the Batman films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, which were produced under the titles The Intimidation Game and Rory's First Kiss, respectively.

In rare cases a working title may ultimately be used as the official title, as in the case of the film Cloverfield and video game Quake II.