According to the duo, at that time they were writing the film with Pierce Brosnan in mind. The road to Casino Royale began in March 2004 when scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (“The World Is Not Enough” – 1999, “Die Another Day” – 2002) began work on the screenplay. Vital StatisticsĬonquests: 1.5 Martinis: 3 Kills: 12 'Bond, James Bond': 1 The Making Of Casino Royale Distinguishing featureįor the first time in the series, the film does not open with the traditional gunbarrel, which only appears after a stylised black and white sequence that shows how Bond earned his double-0 status. However, at the end of the film when Vesper Lynd enters the pass code, the last three digits entered are 737 (which, indeed, can spell PER). This combination of numbers cannot spell VESPER. When Bond enters his pass code at the poker game, he enters 836547. Running Time: 144 minutes Classification: 12A (UK), PG-13 (US) Budget: $72m Worldwide Box Office: $594.2m US Box Office: $167.4m US Admissions: CLASSIFIED UK Box Office: $105.9m Best Lineīartender: 'Shaken or stirred?' Bond: 'Does it look like I give a damn?' Best Mistake UK: 16th November 2006 (12A) USA: 17th November 2006 (PG-13) World Premiere: 14th November 2006 (Odeon Leicester Square, UK) UK TV Premiere: 19th September 2009, ITV US TV Premiere: 5th June 2009, USA Network

The title is taken from Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, and also features as the name of the casino in which 007 must bankrupt villain Le Chiffre. The classic gunbarrel opener is saved until the credits sequence, where the film bursts back in to colour. For the first time in the Bond series, the scenes are shot in black and white to act as a flashback explaining Bond's promotion. The first dies a brutal and messy death in the washrooms of a cricket ground, whereas the second is a clean and clinical execution of a rogue operator handling the double-o section. James Bond earns his double-o licence to kill by eliminating two enemies.

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But, as Bond and Vesper survive a series of lethal attacks by Le Chiffre and his henchmen, a mutual attraction develops. Bond meets a beautiful British Treasury official, Vesper Lynd, who is assigned to deliver his stake for the game and watch over the government's money. In order to stop him, and bring down the terrorist network, Bond must beat Le Chiffre in a poker game at the Casino Royale.

James Bond's first '007' mission leads him to Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorists.

Cast of casino royale