Casino Royale 'Line Of Sight' Basic Training Available

A new ‘mission’ has become available on the official Casino Royale website: Line of Sight.

‘All eyes are on 007. In this hand-eye coordination challenge, move Bond (in blue) through the location. Just don’t run into the operatives (in red), or any of the four walls, or your mission is over. The longer you stay out of sight, the higher you score. Click start to begin.’

Consisting of four ‘missions,’ (Card Shark, Line Of Sight, M’s Assignment, and 120 Seconds) in the Basic Training section, the first two are currently available.

The Basic Training section can be accessed from the menu located near the bottom of the main screen (when viewing the entire page) on the official Casino Royale website.

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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. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include 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.

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All Six James Bond Actors On Entertainment Weekly Covers

Jumping on the hype of the upcoming release of Casino Royale in November, Entertainment Weekly has released its fall movie preview issue with new James Bond Daniel Craig on the cover.

The good news doesn’t end there though. In addition to the Daniel Craig issue, EW has also released five in-period covers of the previous actors to portray 007: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan.

For a chance to catch a glimpse of the covers as well as a new picture of Craig, click here to visit the Young Bond Dossier.

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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. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include 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.

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Daniel Craig Interviewed By Esquire

Daniel Craig has been interviewed by Esquire about the bumpy road he’s had so far as the new James Bond in 2006’s Casino Royale.

‘You lose your sense of humor very rapidly… I remember when the s–t hit the fan on the Internet. We were in the Bahamas, working really hard. Then you read this stuff. I had a very dark two or three days. I was very despondent. But I realized I was peeing into the wind. I vowed to work twice as hard and get it right. Get it beyond right,’ Craig tells David Katz.

‘I think there has to be an element of cruelty, certain things he does should be questionable. I think you should go, “F–k, that’s not nice.” He is an assassin.’ – Daniel Craig

When originally asked by producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli if he’d be interested in the role, Craig asked for the script. Upon not currently having one and the dragging on that followed, Craig’s reply was ‘sorry, I can’t be bothered…’

‘Eventually, they came back with a script. Paul Haggis had done a rewrite on it. They said they wanted to make a good movie … and I sat down, read it from cover to cover, and loved it.’

When the subject of suits in Casino Royale was brought up, Craig replied ‘I think if you go back to the original Fleming, the reason Bond wore such good suits is because a good suit lasts. You fall out of your car, you roll over, you dust yourself off, and it still looks good.’

‘Daniel has a weight to him that no other Bond has had,’ says director Martin Campbell. Producer Michael G. Wilson reveals that they chose Craig because he’s a blank slate. ‘We might disappoint some people who want more fantasy, but I think a lot of people are waiting for this type of Bond.’

Click here or here to read the entire excellent interview by Esquire.

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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. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include 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.

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Casino Royale Is Entertainment Weekly's #1 Must-See Film

With the big summer blockbuster movies winding down, the focus is now shifting to what is in store for the 2006 holiday season.

Entertainment Weekly has released their top ten must-see movies of Fall 2006 and Bond fans will be pleased to see that Casino Royale is number one.

Why do they place the newest James Bond film at the top? ‘The idea of a rougher, rawer, rebooted James Bond leaves us both shaken and stirred.’ No doubt this is the same case for many of the fans.

Additionally, EW poses the question that has been up for debate since Daniel Craig was announced as the new 007: Will he win over doubters who’ve complained that he doesn’t look the part? Time will tell.

98 days an counting…

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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.

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. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

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Daniel Craig's Cruel James Bond

Daniel Craig has revealed that his James Bond will be a little bit different than before – reports The Mirror.

Speaking about the character of 007, he said: ‘I think there has to be an element of cruelty. Certain things he does should be questionable. I think you should go, “f–k, that’s not nice.” He is an assassin.’

When asked about the harsh criticism that was thrown his way, Craig said ‘you lose your sense of humour rapidly. But I vowed to work twice as hard to get it right,’ to US magazine Esquire.

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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. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include 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.

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Caterina Murino On Casino Royale And Daniel Craig

Entertainment Weekly has posted a brand new interview with Caterina Murino, who plays the character ‘Solange’ in Casino Royale.

Below are snippets of the interview:

Entertainment Weekly: It’s ironic that you landed the role of horsewoman Solange, since a horse almost caused you to blow your audition.

Caterina Murino: It was very funny because the day before, I had an accident with a horse. I was preparing for an Italian movie, and I fell down. I broke a rib on my right side. I was in the hospital. I was completely under drugs. I went there to the casting, and I couldn’t walk. It was unusual; the Bond girl is so full of energy, and I can’t walk! But Martin Campbell called me back to go to London and do the same scene with him. And I got the role.

…

What is Solange like?

Solange is not a typical Bond girl because she doesn’t have an action scene. I have only the scene with the horse and the bikini on the beach. I don’t try to kill James Bond. I tried to give some humanity to Solange. A lot of women have been hit by their husbands. I take revenge by sleeping with James Bond. Nice revenge! If all women who’ve been hit by their husbands can resolve in that way, it would be very nice.

…

Are you worried about the possible career jinx of the Bond girl role?

To not kill my career as an actress after James Bond, I must make the right choice for my next movie. I’m very glad to be a Bond girl. I’m very glad to be a part of history. I’ll be very glad, when I am 70 years old, to say to my child I was a Bond girl. But after the 17th of November, the page will turn, and I hope to be a normal European, international actress.

Entertainment Weekly

Murino goes on to explain how critics of Daniel Craig will be quite surprised when the premiere of Casino Royale rolls around, saying: ‘He’s so violent, and we never see James Bond violent. So modern. It’s completely different from the 20 movies before.’

She also explains how she had to prepare for the role and how being a Bond girl will affect her role as a goodwill ambassador for AMREF. Click here to read the entire interview.

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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.

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Rittenhouse Casino Royale Details

Details have been released on the upcoming release from Rittenhouse card sets for the newest James Bond 007 film, Casino Royale.

As posted on the SciFiHobby forums, a different approach will be taken in regards to Casino Royale. Steve Charendoff posts that a ‘Mega-Bond’ set is planned. It will include many cards from Daniel Craig’s first Bond film, but also elements from the twenty previous 007 films.

What is also different is that the set is not planned for release around the film’s premiere in November, but rather the DVD release in March 2007. ‘We will inevitably have more autographs, more costume cards, more prop cards, more, more, more, because right now a lot of these elements are simply not available to us,’ says Steve Charendoff. Visit the SciFiHobby forums for all the details.

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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.

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Just In From Our Man In Japan:

We love to have our fingers in pies worldwide here at CommanderBond.Net, and this little beauty of a flyer from Japan has just arrived courtesy of CBn reader Christopher Domitter. It features the “illuminated eyes” artwork as previously seen at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and clearly shows Craig’s Bond sporting an Omega Seamaster Professional wristwatch. Christopher describes the flyer:

These kinds of flyers are pretty standard, and come out months prior to a release. In addition, during actual release the Japanese still produce beautiful high quality movie brochures, the likes of which I have never seen in my native Canada.

Below left is a scan of the front of the flyer, scanned to actual size (Japanese B5). You can clearly see below Casino Royale in Roman letters is the the title of the film in Japanese (katakana script):

Christopher is a Canadian Bond fan who has lived in Yokohama, Japan for sixteen years and he has kindly provided a summary translation of the reverse of the flyer (below right) for those who haven’t taken a Double First in Oriental Languages at Cambridge:

(Saying that though, apparently neither has Bond)

Top headline: “The story about James Bond before he became 007…” (with supporting text explaining how this is the first time in the series that we will see a “human Bond”, who has a past that nobody has ever known …” etc.

The blue box insert outlines “The 7 conditions to receive 00 status…” which are as follows:

1. You don’t fear death, and won’t give into torture
2. You have Olympic level shooting skills
3. Even if you double-cross your own parents, you will never double-cross the organization
4. You have knowledge that would surprise even a scholar, and a sense of humour that would make even a bad girl grin
5. You have the sociability of a lamb, but remain a lone wolf
6. You have the highest level of experience with alcohol, gambling, cars and food.
7. You can fall in love but you can never love.

The yellow headlines at the bottom:
-“What does ’00’ mean?”
-“The actor for Bond has changed!”
-“The intelligence service Bond belongs to actually exists!”
-“John F. Kennedy loved the original novels!”
-“Bond’s new ultra high-end car!”
-“It’s the age of the woman spy!” (Judi Dench blurb…)

The list at the bottom left beside Daniel’s photo is the names of all the Bond actors.

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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.

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Casino Royale – Official Website Report #13

The official Casino Royale website blog has been updated by ‘Yarborough.’ Instead of coverage on one of the characters or sequences in Casino Royale, this report takes notice of the recent fire at Pinewood Studios.

Previously used in many Bond films such as The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day, details on the exact cause of the fire are still to be determined says Yarborough.

The 007 stage was most recently used for recreating a Venice set for closing sequences in the film.

Read the entire report here on the official James Bond website.

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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. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include 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.

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Casino Royale Podcasts On Official Website

While the official Casino Royale website continues to be updated with production reports from ‘Yarborough,’ there have also been several podcast epsidodes along the way as well.

Currently available here are episodes one through seven: The Beginning Of Bond, Filming Begins, Bond In The Bahamas, M On Location, Filming In The Bahamas, Directing Bond, and most recently, The Fighting.

Check back each week (as is the case for the Casino Royale production reports) for new updates.

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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. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include 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.

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