Casino Royale

Monday 23rd October 2006

“Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet, shake it over ice then add a thin slice of lemon peel.”
— “The Vesper Martini” — James Bond, Casino Royale 2006.

CASINO ROYALE, the 21st James Bond adventure in the most successful franchise in film history, stars Daniel Craig in his debut as 007, and is based on Ian Fleming’s first novel to feature the ultimate secret agent, which was published in 1953.

CASINO ROYALE traces the early career of James Bond.  His first “007” mission leads him to Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), banker to the world’s terrorists. In order to stop him, and bring down the terrorist network, Bond must beat Le Chiffre in a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale.  Bond is initially annoyed when a beautiful Treasury official, Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), is assigned to deliver his stake for the game and watch over the government's money.  But, as Bond and Vesper survive a series of lethal attacks by Le Chiffre and his henchmen, a mutual attraction develops leading them both into further danger and events that will shape Bond’s life forever.

Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions presents Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in CASINO ROYALE. With a screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Oscar® winner Paul Haggis, the film was directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. A United Kingdom – Czech Republic – German – USA Co-Production, CASINO ROYALE was produced under the combined banners of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Columbia Pictures with filming in Prague and Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, on New Providence and Paradise Island in The Bahamas. Filming also took place at Lake Como and Venice in Italy, before returning to the UK. Back in the UK, the production filmed at Dunsfold Airfield in Surrey, Eton College in Winsor, Buckinghamshire’s Black Park and on the legendary 007 stage at Pinewood Studios.

British actor Daniel Craig is introduced in the role of James Bond in CASINO ROYALE, supported by a strong international cast. Dame Judi Dench returns as M, the Head of the British Secret Service. Vesper Lynd, the first woman with whom James Bond falls in love, is played by French actress Eva Green, and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen takes the role of Le Chiffre, international money launderer and Bond’s rival in the high stakes poker game at the heart of the film.

American actor Jeffrey Wright plays Felix Leiter, Bond’s ally in the CIA, and distinguished Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini takes the role of Mathis, his MI6 contact. Caterina Murino, also Italian, plays Solange, the beautiful but unhappy wife of one of Le Chiffre’s villainous associates, who succumbs to Bond’s charms.

Featured in the film is the new Aston Martin DBS (in special finish “Casino Ice,” which will not available for sale until 2007), alongside the Bond favorite Aston Martin DB5. And Bond reveals the recipe for his favorite martini, “The Vesper.”

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