CBn Exclusive: A visit on the set of Casino Royale
Hotel Splendide
Just in time before shooting was finished in Karlovy Vary, CBn grabbed the opportunity for a visit on set and location of Casino Royale: 
We have exclusive pictures of The Grand Hotel Pupp, which will double for the ‘Hotel Splendide’ in Montenegro and the ‘Lazne I’ (Spa I, the former ‘Kaiserbad’) which will be the Casino Royale itself. We also deliver images from the Mill Collonade (double for Montenegro station) and the Cafe Pupp (‘Kafana Splendide’).
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Various entrances of the ‘Hotel Splendide’
Various views of the hotel
‘Hotel Splendide’ signs
‘Kafana Splendide’
As mentioned above, shooting in Karlovy Vary is now finished. The Grand Hotel Pupp, which had a double function as location and crew hotel, was booked until May 29th and many equipment trucks were already on their way to Venice by the end of the past week.
Different views of the ‘Casino Royale’: from left, from right, from backside
‘Casino Royale’ entrance – lighting equipment in front of the Casino – Detail: Brass Sign with ‘Casino Royale’ logo
Karlovy Vary is an excellent location choice. The city itself is very picturesque and looks like it comes right out of a toy box or a from a model train landscape. Being and old spa town itself, it is a perfect stand-in for Royale-les-Eaux. Consisting almost entirely of historical buildings, it has a classic European feeling and can already be judged as one of the most beautiful Bond movie location in years.
Set decorations:
Announcement for poker tournament at Casino Royale – Detail from poster: CR chips – Advertisment from Montenegro tourist board
More set decorations: Advertising column with mock-up posters
Mill Colonade, different views
Various impressions of Karlovy Vary (not movie related)
CBn’s Heiko Baumann in front of the ‘Casino Royale’
Watch out for more details and pictures to come within the week.
Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on Casino Royale and all things James Bond 007.
Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and is due for release worldwide on 17 November 2006. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, it is currently being filmed in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.
The film co-stars Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Milicevic, Clemens Schick, Ludger Pistor, Claudio Santamaria, and Isaach De Bankole.