Dame Judi Dench has appeared in every Bond movie since Goldeneye including the successful reboot with Casino Royale, making her the longest-running current cast member of the franchise. Following the resumption of work on Skyfall (the 23rd official Bond movie), it was announced that she would once again reprise her role as ‘M’. Judith Olivia […]
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The James Bond franchise has seen regular changes in actors, style and direction over the years. And, after Pierce Brosnan’s final appearance as 007 in Die Another Day, the series underwent arguably its greatest reinvention to date. Whilst being the 21st film in the series, Casino Royale took James Bond back to his roots, as […]
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Before the Vesper, there was the Americano; this is the first cocktail that James Bond ever orders. He does this at the bar of the Hermitage Hotel whilst he waits for Mathis and Vesper Lynd. When they arrive, Bond orders Mathis a Fine à l’eau and a Bacardi for Vesper.
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To celebrate Ford’s centenary in Britain Elstree Studios played host to five of the company’s cars that have appeared on film and TV, including the Ford Mondeo driven by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006). An article on Carpages.co.uk explains: Daniel Craig debuted as James Bond in Casino Royale ahead of the launch of the […]
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A signed copy of the shooting script for Casino Royale, written by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis is currently available for sale from Mystery Pier Books, California through AbeBooks. The script is signed by James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, with the simple dedication: All the very best Daniel Craig. The script is contained in […]
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In the film version of Casino Royale James Bond and Vesper stay in Hotel Splendide in an unidentified town in Montenegro. While there does turn out to be a Hotel Splendide in Montenegro, it is a concrete highrise rather than the neo-baroque design of the film. The real Hotel Splendide is located in Becici, on […]
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A deal struck between MGM and Sony will see a third of the budget for Bond 23 to come from product placement deals, some $45 million according to The Australian. Of course, the James Bond films are no stranger to such deals, which in the past have included BMW, Brioni and Omega and a deal […]
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Daniel Wroughton Craig was born on 2nd of March 1968 in Chester. His father, Timothy Craig was the owner of two pubs; The Boot Inn and The Ring o’ Bells. His mother, Carol Olivia worked as an Arts Teacher. Daniel spent a part of his childhood in Liverpool and attended the Holy Trinity Primary School. Daniel […]
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When the release date of Bond 23 was announced in January, it was also confirmed that Neal Purvis and Robert Wade would reprise their role as screenwriters for the next Bond movie, as well as new blood in the form of John Logan, responsible for writing ‘The Last Samurai’, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘The Aviator’. Bond 23 […]
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Neatly dovetailing with our current series on the James Bond soundtracks, David Arnold was recently invited speak after a concert by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in which they played music from several of his film scores including Casino Royale, which is now available as a podcast. Arnold’s credits include Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla, […]
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