'You Know My Name' Will Not Be Released As UK Single
Following the recent news that Chris Cornell’s ‘You Know My Name,’ the title song for Casino Royale, would be the first to not be included on the CD soundtrack to the film comes yet another surprising bit of news.
According to a report on BBC News, ‘You Know My Name’ will not be released as a single in the UK.
This is somewhat surprising to many James Bond fans, as all the previous title songs for the Pierce Brosnan films (as well as many earlier songs) were released in both the UK and US.
Official details on why this is the case are yet to be announced, but there is still the possibility of a single release outside the UK.
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Daniel Craig On Playing James Bond (Video Interview)
It was previously reported on the CBn Forums that Daniel Craig had mentioned a minor plot spoiler regarding Bond 22 while doing an interview on playing James Bond in Casino Royale with DN WebbTV.
CBn takes a look at some of the questions asked during the 10-minute interview. Click here to listen to the full interview with Daniel Craig online.
Daniel Craig as James Bond 007
Question: So why is there still a need for James Bond?
Daniel Craig: The simple answer is entertainment, I think. I mean, I don’t really know what the answer is… the fact that it’s lasted this long is incredible, it’s the longest running movie franchise of all time I think. I mean, it’s a very simple story, it’s a very simple premise. We have one lone hero going after the bad guys, and I think that applies to many movies.
I would go with that if it continues to entertain, if it continues to move people in a way, then it’s worth doing again. That’s how I approached this film. If we could make a movie that you and I would go and see then we’ve succeeded. We’ve got this great backdrop of a character invented by Ian Fleming all those years ago.
How do you describe your own Bond character if you compared him to previous actors?
Craig: Well, the conceit being that we are starting at the beginning. So in fact I’ve gotten kind of carte blanch on how he behaves.
We meet someone at the beginning of the movie that doesn’t really care if he lives or dies because his job is just to get the job done and if gets killed, he gets killed, and that’s the end of life. He’s not emotionally attached to anybody. I think the person he’s closest to at the beginning of the movie is ‘M,’ Judi Dench’s character.
What appealed to me about this was that he falls in love, and he falls in love completely. There’s no question. This is marriage. This is the rest of his life and he’s prepared to give up everything he’s achieved as a secret agent, as a man, to go and be with this woman. That I find fascinating. That is where we see him later become the human being that we know, the James Bond that we know, the one that has the wall up.
Maybe he’s not got quite such a death wish at the end of it and maybe he understands life a little bit more. But that change interested me and maybe that’s where it’s a little bit different.
How do you relate the Bond experience with the previous characters you’ve played?
Craig: That’s a tricky one [laughs]. I don’t think I’ve ever played a secret agent. The only thing I can do is apply what I apply to all my work. There has to be a truth within what you do because audiences know when you’re trying to pull the wool over their eyes.
You got a lot of criticism beforehand, before anyone had seen anything. How did you cope with that?
Craig: You kind of do and you don’t. I mean, I’m not teflon coated, it did effect me. But it gave me a resolve, and the resolve was: beforehand I wanted to make a great movie and when that happened it was like, we’ve got no choice now, we have to make the best movie we can. In fact it sort of spurred me on a little because I can’t start answering criticism like that. Some of it was maybe valid, but most of it was name calling, it was like playground stuff. What am I going to do, get involved with that?
For details on what Craig mentions in regards to Bond 22 click here – minor plot spoilers.
How would you say that this Bond movie differs from the other Bond movies?
Craig: I’m in it, which is one [laughs]. That’s a glib thing to say I know, but that’s the truth. Film making has moved on and film making has gone through a huge change in the past 10 years. CGI coming in has made what was impossible before completely possible now. But we’ve made a movie without that and therefore I think we’ve made an even more modern movie. We’ve made it rougher and edgier; not deliberately as a reaction, but because I think audiences know the difference now. They know when they’re watching CGI and they know when they’re watching real life. And we’ve tried to make this as much real life as possible. That’s the movie I like making and I think Barbara and Michael were keen to get that.
What does the Bond figure say about the modern man; is there any relation there?
Craig: Well, you know, it’s not about being a modern man. It’s about having some honour in life and that really matters. It’s a horrible expression, but just step up to the plate. When it matters, you’ve got to be able to make a decision. And it’s really hard. I mean, we all know it’s really hard. But being able to make the right decision when it matters is tricky and that’s what defines us as men, as human beings. I think that’s what Bond does. He usually makes the right decision at the right time. Sometimes it’s a little questionable… But if that is what makes a hero, then that’s what it is.
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Upcoming Daniel Craig Talk Show Appearances Announced
Following the news that Daniel Craig will be making an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on 10 November to discuss Casino Royale and James Bond comes two new US talk show appearances.
‘Today’
Monday, 6 November 2006
NBC: 7-10am (EST) Details Here
‘Live with Regis and Kelly’
Thursday, 16 November 2006
Channel & Time Details Here
Details on UK television spocials on Casino Royale can be found here.
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US Premiere Of Casino Royale In Baltimore, 15 November
The Examiner reports that Casino Royale, the 21st official James Bond film, will have its US premiere in Baltimore on Wednesday, 15 November.
Casino Royale will play at the Senator Theatre. Tickets for the screening are $100 and include a champagne reception, auction and gift bags. Tickets can be obtained by calling 410-516-6609 or sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Proceeds go to the Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases.
Why Baltimore? Dr. Vincent Gott, director of the Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases at Johns Hopkins explains that it was the location where Broccoli, the original producer of the Bond films, arrived at for cataract surgery in 1994. He received a chest X-ray upon admission, where doctors found a ‘large aneurysm of the aorta.’
As a result of this connection between Hopkins and Broccoli, the previous three Bond films–Die Another Day, The World Is Not Enough, and Tomorrow Never Dies–all had their US premieres in Baltimore.
‘Each screening we use as a fundraiser for the center,’ Gott said.
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Daniel Craig, Eva Green, & Mads Mikkelsen In Stockholm
The stars of Casino Royale: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, and Mads Mikkelsen (James Bond, Vesper Lynd, and Le Chiffre respectively) all made an appearance at Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday, 31 October.
Several photographs from the appearance have made their way online, and can be viewed on svd.se. In the meantime, Craig spoke about both Casino Royale and Bond 22 in a recent Swedish interview.
Click here to view Daniel Craig, Eva Green, and Mads Mikkelsen in Stockholm.
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Casino Royale Becomes The Longest James Bond Film
It was previously revealed on CBn that Casino Royale was set to tie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service for the longest run time in the entire James Bond series.
Now, the BBFC reveals that Daniel Craig’s debut as 007 has indeed broken the record, with a run time of 144 minutes, 7 seconds. This news comes along with the report that the UK cut of the film, specifically the torture sequence, has been edited to secure the 12A rating. The full message:
This film was originally seen by the BBFC in an unfinished version, for advice as to the film’s suitability at ’12A’. The BBFC advised the company that the torture scene placed too much emphasis on both the infliction of pain and the sadism of the villain for the requested ’12A’ category. When the completed version of the film was submitted for classification, reductions to the torture sequence had been made, including the removal of lingering shots of the rope, close shots of Bond’s facial reaction and the substitution of a more distant shot of the beating compared to the original version. This re-edited version of the scene was considered acceptable at ’12A’, where the Guidelines permit violence provided there is no dwelling on detail or emphasis on injuries.
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Daniel Craig To Make Late Night Appearance On 10 November
Update: Craig’s letterman appearance has been pushed to 10 November.
CBn forum member ‘DanFan2’ reports that Daniel Craig will be making an appearance on late night TV show ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on 10 November 2006.
Craig will be the main guest of the show and the discussion is certain to center on the newest James Bond film, Casino Royale.
‘Late Show with David Letterman’ airs at 11:30 PM (EST) on CBS. Full information can be found here on TV Guide.
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Casino Royale's Jamaica Premiere Set For 15 November
The Jamaica Observer reports that Casino Royale is set to have its premiere on Wednesday, 15 November 2006.
To take place at the Palace Cineplex in Kingston, the premiere of the 21st official James Bond film will benefit the Heart Foundation of Jamaica.
‘The 15 November gala, for which tickets are $2,000 each, will feature a reception with the requisite “shaken, not stirred” martinis with Sky vodka and Italian wines, courtesy of Lascelles Wines and Spirits. The gate prize will be an Omega Seamaster Professional watch, the choice of James Bond, donated by Swiss Stores Limited.’
Tickets to the Jamaican event can be purchased at the Mall Plaza branch of Swiss Stores in Kingston. Reservations can only be made at the Heart Foundation. Click here to read the entire article online.
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Casino Royale's Chase Sequence Between Bond & Mollaka
A new clip from the chase sequence between Daniel Craig’s James Bond and Sebastien Fouan’s Mollaka in Casino Royale has made its way online.
The sequence features both Bond and Mollaka on a crane high above ground and an interesting wa of disposing of an enemy with a handgun. Running for about 30 seconds, the entire clip can be viewed here on Google Video UK.
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'Filming In Venice: The Grand Canal' On Official Casino Royale Site
A new video has appeared online at the official Casino Royale website: ‘Filming in Venice: Part 2: The Grand Canal.’
The video features shots of the canal sequence with Daniel Craig’s James Bond and Eva Green’s Vesper Lynd as well as scenes from an action sequence previously highlighted in the trailers for the film.
‘Venice has its own complications, everything has to go by boat. It’s very hard work for everybody,’ says executive producer Anthony Waye.
Green loved the location, saying: ‘Venice was not really real actually, because so many movies have shot there. It was just mythical, and I felt really like a Bond girl when I was in that boat.’
Click here to watch the video online. Part 1 of this video, ‘St. Marks Square,’ has been online since mid-October.
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