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Come behind the scenes of the 21st James Bond adventure.

Casino Royale is based on Ian Fleming’s novel first published in 1953. It was the first book in his James Bond series that

the movies we all know and love are based on. Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli (his step-sister) who together also produced GoldenEye, Casino Royale introduces Daniel Craig as legendary secret agent, 007 James Bond, before he holds his license to kill. Bond

is however elevated to “00” status after two assassinations in quick succession. The movie’s makers have stuck pretty close to the original storyline but they have re-set the film in modern times.

“We have an opening sequence that is filmed in black and white, which is not to say this is old. It is just to say, ‘go with us on this one. This is from the beginning,’” Craig said. On his first mission for Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Bond must stop a Frenchman, Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), from funding the world’s terrorists (interestingly it is worth noting that in the novel, Le Chiffre is a Soviet agent).

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Bond’s first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan). Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian) and his girlfriend, Solange (Caterina Murino). He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world’s terrorist organisations.

Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high- stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organisation. M (Judi Dench) places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lund (Eva Green). At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond’s interest in her deepens as they brave danger and even torture together at the hands of Le Chiffre.

In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) MI6’s local field agent, and Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and

violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax

“As we wrap production on Casino Royale we couldn’t be more excited about the direction the franchise is heading with Daniel Craig. Daniel has taken the origins of Ian Fleming’s James Bond portraying, with emotional complexity, a darker and edgier 007,” said Wilson and Broccoli. In cinemas December 7, 2006.

WHO IS 007?

The enduring film franchise created by the late producer, Albert R. (Cubby) Broccoli, was launched in 1962 with Dr. No starring Sean Connery, who went on to play James Bond in From Russia with Love Goldfi nger,

Thunderball You Only Live Twice and

Diamonds are Forever

George Lazenby had one outing as 007, in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, before Roger Moore took over the role in Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy who

Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only,

Octopussy and A View to a Kill

Timothy Dalton later inherited the role and

played the famed spy in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill.

The most recent James Bond was Pierce Brosnan, who starred in the global blockbusters GoldenEye Tomorrow Never

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Another Day

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