Casino Royale (2006 film)

:For the novel and the 1954 television episode, see Casino Royale. For the 1967 film spoof, see Casino Royale (1967 film)

Confirmed reports

Overview of the film

According to the Daily Bulletin http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~21481~2874342,00.html, on May 18, 2005 Michael G. Wilson while speaking to students at Harvey Mudd stated, "I know that many of you have questions about the next James Bond film. I generally get asked the same questions wherever I go. I've found that nine answers will take care of most of those questions."

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Daily Bulletin - May 18 - 2005 - Michael G. Wilson - Harvey Mudd

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"I don't know which actor; January 17; October 19, 2006; Aston Martin; 'Casino Royale'; Martin Campbell; Prague and South Africa; yes, Judi Dench will be back; and no, Halle Berry won't reprise, but I'd love to make another film with her."

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This translates to:

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• As of May 18, 2005 no actor has been chosen for the role of James Bond.
• January 17, 2006 is the first day of filming.
• The date is currently unknown, but October 19, 2006 is speculated to be the tentative release date for the film.
• Bond's vehicle will be an Aston Martin.
• The film's title will be Casino Royale.
• The film will be directed by Martin Campbell.
• The film will shoot and/or take place in Prague and South Africa.
• Judi Dench will reprise her role as M.
• Halle Berry will not return to reprise her role as Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson (previously in Die Another Day)

Some of this information may be subject to change; for example, on August 8, 2005, the website CommanderBond.net reported that EON Productions had run into difficulty securing filming locations in South Africa and that the film's location work may be relocated elsewhere. (see locations).

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August 8 - 2005 - Locations

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Cast

• Judi Dench confirmed on a British radio show in March 2005 that she will be reprising her role as M in Casino Royale.
• John Cleese, the current Q in the series will not be making a return in Casino Royale. As early as November 2004 Cleese was quoted as saying "I don?t believe there?s a Q in the current version of the script". The exclusion of Q was confirmed by writer Paul Haggis in September 2005 also stating that Bond would have no gadgets. This will be the first film since Live and Let Die that Q has not appeared in a Bond film. It should also be noted that in Fleming's novel, Casino Royale, Q did not make an appearance (although one could make the argument that Bond's first gadget was not until From Russia With Love (fifth novel) and Q did not start to appear in Fleming's novels until Dr. No (sixth novel).

Crew

• Produced by: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Anthony Waye
• Directed by: Martin Campbell, who previously directed GoldenEye.
• Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
• On August 30, 2005, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Canadian screenwriter Paul Haggis, whose credits include Million Dollar Baby, would be polishing the second draft of Purvis and Wade's screenplay.
• Composed by: David Arnold, who previously composed the soundtracks to Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.
• Production design by: Peter Lamont. This is his 16th James Bond film.
• Director of Photography: Phil Meheux http://www.commanderbond.net/?action=Story&SID=2842

Plot

Since late 2004 it was suggested that the script would take Bond "back to his roots" in a film that would be similar to From Russia With Love where the focus was on character and plot rather than high-tech gadgets and visual effects, two issues that were most criticized in Die Another Day. The move towards more action and special effects in recent Bonds was in part due to a need to compete at the time with big-budget spy films such as True Lies and ' that dominated the late 1990s box office. However, the success of less grandiose spy films such as The Bourne Identity in the last few years has suggested the time is right for the Bond series to scale back as it did during the Roger Moore era with For Your Eyes Only, which followed special effects extravaganzas such as Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me.

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From Russia With Love - True Lies - The Bourne Identity - Roger Moore - For Your Eyes Only - Moonraker - The Spy Who Loved Me

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In February 2005, the director Martin Campbell, confirmed that Casino Royale would indeed go back to Bond's roots saying, "There are things that will have to be changed from the original novel. The Cold War elements will have to be reconfigured, for example, but Casino Royale will be a grittier, tougher and more realistic Bond movie. We'll be getting away from the huge visual effects kind of films." http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/283759p-243109c.html

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Casino Royale is said to possibly follow in the footsteps of Tom Clancy's The Sum of All Fears, which was modernized to take place in the present; however, still be a prequel to earlier films. Campbell states "In the new film, Bond is essentially starting out in his career, and has just recently become part of the double-0 section. The idea is to put a bit of the dash back in Bond. By the end of the movie, the character will have been forged into the wiser, harder Bond we know." Due to this and similar comments, it is believed the film will be a "reboot" of sorts, although it is unclear how large of a role this will take. On September 16, 2005, writer Paul Haggis confirmed, at the very least, that Bond will be younger, stating, "It's going to be good. We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's 28: no Q, no gadgets." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/columns/risky_business_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001138097 It is unclear what effect this will have on the replacement search.

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Tom Clancy - The Sum of All Fears - Reboot - September 16 - 2005 - Replacement search

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On September 26, 2005, CommanderBond.net reported that the centerpiece card game in 'Casino Royale' would not be Baccarat as in the Ian Fleming novel, but will instead be no-limit Texas Hold 'em poker. http://commanderbond.net/cw.cgi?action=Story&SID=2931

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Baccarat - Ian Fleming - Texas Hold 'em

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