Casino Royale Blu-ray DVD Available To Pre-order

While the upcoming DVD and PSP editions of Casino Royale have been listed on amazon for several weeks, the Blu-ray DVD edition is now also available to pre-order.

The Casino Royale Blu-ray DVD is currently discounted 30% on amazon.com and 25% on amazon.co.uk.

Daniel Craig’s debut James Bond film will be released on DVD on 13 March (Region 1) and 19 March (Region 2).

Region 1 Details

• Release Date: 13 March 2007
• Retail Price: $28.95 (DVD / PSP)
• Retail Price: $38.95 (Blu-ray DVD)
• Format: DVD / Blu-ray DVD / Sony PSP
• Two-Disc Collector’s Edition
• Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
• Pre-order (Widescreen DVD) – Amazon.com
• Pre-order (Full Screen DVD) – Amazon.com
• Pre-order (Blu-ray DVD) – Amazon.com

Region 2 Details

• Release Date: 19 March 2007
• Retail Price: £19.99 (DVD / PSP)
• Retail Price: £24.99 (Blu-ray DVD)
• Format: DVD / Blu-ray DVD / Sony PSP
• Two-Disc Collector’s Edition
• Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
• Pre-order (DVD) – Amazon.co.uk
• Pre-order (PSP) – Amazon.co.uk
• Pre-order (Blu-ray DVD) – Amazon.co.uk

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Casino Royale – Shanghai Premiere Details

Yesterday, the premiere of Casino Royale took place in Shanghai, China–the final premiere for Daniel Craig’s debut James Bond film.

As with the Beijing premiere on the 29th, the event was attended by Craig, Eva Green, director Martin Campbell, and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

The film also opened to the general public on the 30th–the first time a Bond film has been released in the country, and will be playing on over 1,000 screens.

‘It would be wonderful to come here to do a film … this is a stunning place and there would be unlimited places [to film],’ said Craig.

Click here to watch a video report from the first premiere in China.

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Martin Campbell Disappointed Over Casino Royale Pirated DVDs

As previously reported by CBn, the premiere of Casino Royale took place in China yesterday. Attending the event were Daniel Craig, Eva Green, director Martin Campbell, and producer Barbara Broccoli. It is the first time a James Bond film has been officially released in the country.

The Washington Post reports that Campbell was understandably disappointed to find so many pirated DVD copies of Casino Royale already on the streets with the film just starting in theaters.

‘An awful lot of revenue is lost.’ as a result, said Campbell. ‘From my point of view as a director, the quality of what you get on the pirated DVD is often terrible, so it’s not the way I want my film to be seen.’

He told reporters he purchased a copy for about $1.30. ‘Unfortunately, my name wasn’t on the credits,’ he said with a laugh, when asked if he’d shown the street vendor his name on the DVD cover. ‘I think the credits were from The Fast and the Furious.’

‘Electronic editing and the way we process movies of course leaves [films] wide open to this… it’s a huge problem.’

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Casino Royale China Premiere – Video Report

CBn earlier reported today that the premiere of Casino Royale has taken place in Beijing, China. The BBC has released a video report covering the event, including a brief interview with Daniel Craig.

This is the first time a James Bond 007 film has been released in Chinese theaters, and Casino Royale managed to be approved with no cuts. A ‘good thing,’ said Craig, pleased that the film will be shown ‘in its entirety.’

However, the many pirated DVD copies did not go unnoticed. ‘Someone tried to sell me a copy last night,’ said Craig. ‘I was wearing a hat and glasses so they didn’t recognise me. I understand the reality of the situation and it saddens me, not just because of the effect it has on the movie industry but because going to the cinema is a great experience.’

‘You’re missing out by watching a bad copy of a DVD with no sound and bad picture quality. As far as I’m concerned cinema is a collective experience and you get 50 percent more by going to the cinema.’

Click here to watch the video report.

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Casino Royale Premieres Today In China

The premiere of Casino Royale took place today in Beijing, China, the last international market for the film–reports the BBC and Reuters.

The event was attended by Daniel Craig, Eva Green, director Martin Campbell and producer Barbara Broccoli. Craig was reportedly ‘privileged’ to show his first James Bond film ‘in a country that I’ve been eager to visit for a long time.’

The film is being shown unedited throughout the country, according to Sony Pictures. A ‘good thing,’ said Craig, pleased that the film will be shown ‘in its entirety.’

However, the many pirated DVD copies did not go unnoticed. ‘Someone tried to sell me a copy last night,’ said Craig. ‘I was wearing a hat and glasses so they didn’t recognise me. I understand the reality of the situation and it saddens me, not just because of the effect it has on the movie industry but because going to the cinema is a great experience.’

‘You’re missing out by watching a bad copy of a DVD with no sound and bad picture quality. As far as I’m concerned cinema is a collective experience and you get 50 percent more by going to the cinema.’

Campbell was also happy to see Casino Royale released uncut. ‘After 21 films, it’s obviously very significant, given that we are the first Bond film to be shown here,’ he said. ‘The fact that we got it through without any censor cuts at all seems to me to be some kind of achievement.’

‘I don’t think they mind the violence. It’s interesting that we had a tiny bit cut in England, and we had a little bit of the violence trimmed in America,’ he added.’

As previously reported by CBn, a second premiere of Casino Royale will take place in Shanghai on the 30th (the date of the general release as well). It will play on over 1,000 screens, the largest ever for a foreign film.

Click here for additional details and pictures from the event.

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Casino Royale's International Total Breaks $400 Million Barrier

While on its last legs at the box office in several countries, Casino Royale still managed to take in $3.2 million at 2,015 playdates in 48 markets internationally–reports Variety.

As a result, Casino Royale‘s international box office has now broken the $400 million mark (it is currently at roughly $405.1 million). The worldwide gross for Daniel Craig’s debut James Bond film now stands at an estimated $570 million–the 35th highest of all time.

The next, and last, opening for Casino Royale will be on 30 January in China. The premiere will take place on the 29th and be attended by Craig, Eva Green, director Martin Campbell and producer Barbara Broccoli.

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Casino Royale DVD Special Features Update

CBn had previously reported with details on the special features listing for the upcoming DVD release of Casino Royale.

Included in this listing were a few documentaries and featurettes and Chris Cornell’s ‘You Know My Name’ music video. This left many Bond fans expecting more; a commentary at the least. Unfortunately, DVD Active reports this will not be the case.

The special features listing for the two-disc DVD of Casino Royale is:

• Becoming Bond: An intimate look at how Daniel Craig became the newest James Bond
• James Bond For Real: A look at Casino Royale‘s action and stunts
• Bond Girls Are Forever: A look at the leading ladies of the film
• Chris Cornell ‘You Know My Name’ Music Video

Previous reports indicated the DVD would also include a ‘Death In Venice’ featurette as well as five news wraps, but these appear not be to included. Back cover art (with the special features listing) can be viewed here.

Unless there are further announcements regarding the special features, it appears that the Casino Royale DVD will be the first in the James Bond series to not feature an audio commentary.

The initial DVD release of Die Another Day contained over seven hours of special features, including two seperate audio commentaries: one with Michael G. Wilson and Lee Tamahori and the other with Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike. According to the promotional flyer for Casino Royale, the DVD will contain only ’90 minutes of extras.’

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Eva Green Discusses Casino Royale, Bond, And Beyond

Casino Royale‘s Eva Green

Many are already calling Eva Green’s Vesper Lynd one of the strongest leading ladies in the James Bond series. In a new interview with the Guardian, she discusses her work in Casino Royale as well as what the future holds.

Green explains how appearing in a Bond film wasn’t ‘beneath’ her: ‘In France, it’s just not a big deal, whereas here every man wants to be Bond. I just read the script and thought, “This is good.”‘

‘[Daniel Craig] got all the mad tabloids–I got nothing. Actually that’s not quite true. I got very angry when people kept asking me, “What’s it feel like to be a Bond girl?” As if I was soup.’

Green also mentioned she was happy not to appear nude in Casino Royale, saying: ‘I’ve been nude in a film before (The Dreamers) and found it very troubling, so I was quite glad not to be in this film. In [Casino Royale‘s] shower scene–you remember?–they wanted me to strip down to my panties. We had a good fight about that. I used to go to Daniel and ask for his support.’

When asked about her nomination for the BAFTA Rising Star award, Green said: ‘In France we have the Cesars, but I think the Baftas are much more serious. So when the nomination was for me in a Bond film, it’s a bit like a joke … I don’t believe in awards. It’s very good for the ego, I suppose.’

She recently finished filming Northern Lights, the first part of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, along with Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman. As for what is next: ‘I have been in two big machines now and something a bit smaller scale would be nice. I want to work in England.’

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Dame Judi Dench Discusses Changes In Casino Royale For China

Although it was previously reported that Casino Royale had been approved with no cuts for its upcoming release in China, Dame Judi Dench reports that she had to change one of her lines in the film in order for it to be approved.

In an interview on CTV, Dame Judi says the line ‘Christ, I miss the Cold War’ didn’t make the cut for Casino Royale‘s release in China.

‘Yes, I wasn’t allowed to say that for China,’ she says. ‘I had to re-dub it. It was: “God, I miss the old times.” Not quite the same thing.’

Casino Royale will premiere on 29 January in China, with Daniel Craig, Eva Green, director Martin Campbell and producer Barbara Broccoli attending. It will be the first James Bond film to be released in theatres in the country.

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Casino Royale Currently Ranked #7 At UK All Time Box Office

According to box office details from Screen International, Casino Royale is currently ranked seventh overall for the highest grossing films of all time in the UK.

Daniel Craig’s debut James Bond film currently stands at roughly £54 million in the UK. The top six includes the three Lord of the Rings films, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In first place overall is Titanic with a UK box office total of roughly £69 million.

Casino Royale recently became the highest grossing film of 2006 after surpassing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest at the box office.

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