Casino Royale - New Bond, New Girl, New Villain

What do you all think about the casting for the Bond film so far? How do you feel about the franchise 'reboot'?

Frankly, I thought Daniel Craig was an interesting choice for the role, and I definitely wanted to see what someone so far away from the established Bond archetype could do with it.

Eva Green for Vesper, this film's Bond girl, was another way out choice too. Never seen her in anything so I can't really make a judgment.

Mads Mikkelsen for Le Chiffre I definitely couldn't have imagined. I'd heard of him from the Pusher series, but I never paid much attention. Thinking back to the production photos for that, he really looks diabolical enough.

Oh yeah, and script by Paul Haggis. After watching Crash, that sounds promising.

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I thought there was already a thread for Casino Royale so there's no need for a new one about this - Teaser Trailer:
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You'll have to deal with it being in French for now though but it still looks promising.

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"J'ai entendu dire que les Double Zéros ont une espérance de vie très limités." Nice.

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I think it might be quite good. Daniel Craig was excellent in Layer Cake, and I haven't seen Munich yet, but I guess he wasn't bad in that movie either -- he should do a good job as a more realistic Bond. I never really liked Pierce Brosnan; he was definitely one of the more 'suave' Bonds, but I didn't find to be him very charismatic.

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I liked Pierce as Bond, I never really enjoyed the previous ones, but Pierce did for me.

I'm pretty confident that Craig will do a really charismatic and enjoyable Bond.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by SketchTheArtist

"J'ai entendu dire que les Double Zéros ont une espérance de vie très limités." Nice.

It's like you left this in French just to baffle everyone.

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Why is this in French and not English?

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Eva Green was a very bad choice for the Bond girl. She was alright in Kingdom of Heaven, but that's because she didn't do or say much. She's cute but plain (for a Bond girl, anyway). And Daniel Craig has the wrong looks, very emaciated-looking face.

The best I'm hoping for is that it'll be better than Die Another Day (a horrible, horrible movie).

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I'm actually pumped for Daniel Craig to be Bont, unlike alot of people apparently. He's a fantastic actor, and I think he'll perform it very well.

Pierce is probably one of the better Bonds out there, totally encapsulating the look of Bond, so he'll be a tough act to follow. But, I think Craig can give us a more serious Bond, something the franchise needs.

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I'm not convinced by Daniel Craig. I've only seen him in Tomb Raider. He just seems to be too much of a wimp to play Bond. At least he's English though.
Eva Green looks

Originally Posted by LizardSC

cute but plain (for a Bond girl, anyway).

but again not seen her in any films so i don't what acting skills she has, so she might actually be good at the role.

i don't think that i'll watch this film. The last one put me off for life.

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Eva Green looks good nude.

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1) There are Eva Green nudes? I'll have to find those.

2) If there's one thing I'm looking forward to in this movie, it's the reported absence of the over-the-top Q-type gizmos. I always liked the technology, but Die Another Day's invisible car and DNA therapy was WAY too much. In that context, it was too ironic that Bond and Jinx had to cut up a fence with a pair of ordinary wire cutters to gain access to that base.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Eleo

It's like you left this in French just to baffle everyone.

It's as if you got that Hitler avatar just to baffle everyone.

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Originally Posted by Tama8-chan

Why is this in French and not English?

Well because, you know, it's from France.

The trailer has sealed it for me. I actually have faith in it. No shots of Bond doing something wacky, making terrible puns, or anything as tongue in cheek as they have been lately. Bond kicking ass and taking names. That's all that matters.

The Texas Hold Em thing still irks me though. Dropping baccarat for that? I have expect Bond to order "Budweiser. Can, not bottle."

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Originally Posted by acid

Well because, you know, it's from France.

The trailer has sealed it for me. I actually have faith in it. No shots of Bond doing something wacky, making terrible puns, or anything as tongue in cheek as they have been lately. Bond kicking ass and taking names. That's all that matters.

The Texas Hold Em thing still irks me though. Dropping baccarat for that? I have expect Bond to order "Budweiser. Can, not bottle."

It's the beginning, he's just a simple secret agent, he plays by his rules instead of following a code of ethic, if you will.

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Wow, thanks for the trailer link, that looks pretty nifty. I'm a bit of a Bond fan and have enjoyed all the previous films, and whilst I did like Pierce as Bond I don't think Daniel Craig is a bad choice at all. I think Bond could be so much more than it has been, but all in all I'm looking forward to this.

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Originally Posted by Domino

I'm not convinced by Daniel Craig. I've only seen him in Tomb Raider.

Go watch Layer Cake, you will change your mind, he's perfect for Bond.

The trailer looks very promising, I can't wait to watch this.

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Originally Posted by Megalith

All that matters.

All that matters is you getting banned from yet another forum.

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Originally Posted by Aardark

I never really liked Pierce Brosnan; he was definitely one of the more 'suave' Bonds, but I didn't find to be him very charismatic.

I totally agree. The thing I found worst about Brosnan was that it appeared he was trying too hard to be charming and suave and couldn't quite pull it off without appearing he was trying that hard. If you compare that with someone like Connery the guy didn't even appear to have to try to be charming/suave/cool he had those qualities in ambudance.

I think the best thing about this film as it appears from the trailer is that they are giving Bond more of an Assasin feel that he should of had in some of the previous films, rather than being the charismatic gentlemanly spy, Craig is playing a more raw and cold Bond which I think will work beautifully yet still retaining the traditional Bond conventions. The only gripe is that I'd wish they had gotten rid of Judi Dench as M, she really doesn't fit the part well in my opinion, I think as with Bond it was time for a change.

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I quite like Dench as M, but then I've never read the books so I don't know what M is supposed to be like.

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Who is Bond in that teaser. Because every dude in that thing is ugly.

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Originally Posted by Eleo

Who is Bond in that teaser. Because every dude in that thing is ugly.

Its Daniel Craig

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The trailer does make it look very promising. Quite frankly, the past few Bond movies have caused me to lose faith in the whole franchise as of late. Hopefully the trailer is a good sign that this movie plans to bring something new to the table - a breath of fresh air.

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I used to be really skeptical about having Craig as Bond, but the promo pics, set pics and that trailer have made me believe that he could be the best Bond yet (yes, even better than Connery).

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