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{{Short description|2006 James Bond film by Martin Campbell}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Casino Royale
| image =
| alt = The poster shows Daniel Craig as James Bond, wearing a business suit with a loose tie and holding a gun. Behind him is a silhouette of a woman showing a building with a sign reading "Casino Royale" and a dark grey Aston Martin DBS below the building. At the bottom left of the image is the title "Casino Royale" – bothшп "O"s stand above each other, and below them is a 7 with a trigger and gun barrel, forming Bond's codename: "Agent 007" – and the credits.
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| director = [[Martin Campbell]]
| producer =
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis<br>Robert Wade]]
* [[Paul Haggis]]
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Casino Royale (novel)|Casino Royale]]''|[[Ian Fleming]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Daniel Craig]]
* [[Eva Green]]
* [[Mads Mikkelsen]]
* [[Jeffrey Wright]]
* [[Judi Dench]]
}}
| music = [[David Arnold]]
| cinematography = [[Phil Méheux]]
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| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
* [[Columbia Pictures]]
* [[Eon Productions]]
}}
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/63738?sid=45452591-251c-42ff-9714-4378c35ee946&sr=4.23855&cp=1&pos=1|title=Casino Royale (2006)|website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143501/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/63738?sid=45452591-251c-42ff-9714-4378c35ee946&sr=4.23855&cp=1&pos=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|11|14|London|2006|11|16|United Kingdom|2006|11|17|United States}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
* United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |title=Casino Royale |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]] |publisher=[[European Audiovisual Observatory]] |url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=25578 |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623153314/http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=25578 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* United States
* Czech Republic
* Germany
}}
| language = English
| budget = $102–150 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Casino-Royale-(2006) |title=Casino Royale |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=1 October 2023 |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101083037/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Casino-Royale-(2006) |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BOM-CR"/>
| gross = $616.6 million<ref name="BOM-CR"/>
}}
'''''Casino Royale''''' is a 2006 [[spy thriller]] film, the twenty-first in the [[Eon Productions]] [[List of James Bond films|''James Bond'' series]], the third screen adaptation of [[Ian Fleming]]'s 1953 [[Casino Royale (novel)|novel of the same name]], and the first to star [[Daniel Craig]] as the fictional [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent [[James Bond filmography|James Bond]].
The second entry in the film series to be directed by [[Martin Campbell]], its screenplay was written by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neil Purvis, Robert Wade]], and [[Paul Haggis]], and co-stars [[Eva Green]], [[Mads Mikkelsen]], [[Judi Dench]], and [[Jeffrey Wright]]. In the film, Bond is on a mission to bankrupt the [[Terrorism financing|terrorism financier]] [[Le Chiffre]] (Mikkelsen) in a high-stakes [[poker]] game at the Casino Royale in [[Montenegro]].
Following ''[[Die Another Day]]'' (2002), Eon decided to [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the franchise,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/8255072/Sam-Mendes-may-have-problems-directing-new-Bond-movie.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/8255072/Sam-Mendes-may-have-problems-directing-new-Bond-movie.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | ___location=London | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Tim | last=Robey | title=Sam Mendes may have problems directing new James Bond movie | date=12 January 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IGN: Interview: Campbell on Casino Royale|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/10/19/interview-campbell-on-casino-royale|work=IGN.com|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|date=19 October 2005|access-date=22 March 2007|archive-date=15 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515041108/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/10/19/interview-campbell-on-casino-royale|url-status=live}}</ref> attempting to provide a realistic and darker exploration of a less experienced and more vulnerable Bond.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.space.com/3121-movie-review-james-bond-proves-worthy-double-0-status.html |title=New James Bond Proves Worthy of Double-0 Status |access-date=16 June 2007 |work=[[Space.com]] |date=21 October 2006 |archive-date=22 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122205150/http://www.space.com/3121-movie-review-james-bond-proves-worthy-double-0-status.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Casting involved a widespread search for a new actor to succeed [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Bond; the choice of Craig, announced in October 2005, initially proved controversial. [[Principal photography]] took place in [[the Bahamas]], [[Italy]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[Czech Republic]], with interior sets built at [[Pinewood Studios]] and [[Barrandov Studios]], from January to July 2006. The film features primarily practical stuntwork as opposed to the [[computer-generated imagery|computer-generated]] placements seen in other ''Bond'' films.
''Casino Royale'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] on 14 November 2006, and was theatrically released first in the United Kingdom on 16 November, and in the United States a day later. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Craig's reinvention of the character and the departure from the tropes of previous ''Bond'' films. It grossed over ${{Format price|616000000}} worldwide, becoming the fourth [[2006 in film|highest-grossing film of 2006]] and the highest-grossing ''James Bond'' film until the release of ''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012). A sequel, ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', was released in 2008.
==Plot==
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[[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] operative James Bond earns his "licence to kill" and promotion to [[00 agent]] status by assassinating the traitorous MI6 section chief Dryden and his contact in [[Prague]]. In Uganda, [[Mr. White (James Bond)|Mr. White]] introduces Steven Obanno, a commander of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]], to [[Le Chiffre]], an Albanian private banker to terrorists. Obanno entrusts Le Chiffre with $100{{nbsp}}million to invest. Using knowledge of his upcoming terrorist attack on aerospace manufacturer Skyfleet, Le Chiffre [[Short (finance)|shorts]] the company's stock.
In Madagascar, Bond destroys an embassy while capturing and then killing a bomb maker named Mollaka. MI6 chief [[M (James Bond)|M]] criticises Bond for causing an international incident and ignoring her orders to take Mollaka alive. Information on Mollaka's phone leads Bond to the Bahamas and corrupt Greek official Alex Dimitrios, who had hired Mollaka to bomb Skyfleet's prototype airliner at Le Chiffre's request. After winning Dimitrios's vintage [[Aston Martin]] in a poker game and seducing his wife Solange, Bond pursues Dimitrios to [[Miami]]. Bond fights off an attack by Dimitrios and kills him. At the airport, Bond chases down the new bomber Dimitrios has hired and prevents the destruction of the Skyfleet airliner. With the Skyfleet stock secure, Le Chiffre loses Obanno's money. Realising that somebody leaked the terrorist plot, Le Chiffre tortures Solange to death.
To recoup his clients' money, Le Chiffre organizes a [[Texas hold 'em]] tournament at the Casino Royale in Montenegro. MI6 enters Bond—the agency's best poker player—in the tournament, believing a defeat will force Le Chiffre to seek [[Asylum seeker|asylum]] with the British government in exchange for information on his clients. Bond is paired with [[Vesper Lynd]], a British Treasury agent overseeing the $10{{nbsp}}million buy-in. They meet their contact, French secret service agent [[List of James Bond allies#René Mathis|René Mathis]], in Montenegro. Obanno, furious that his money was lost, threatens Le Chiffre, but allows him to continue playing to win back the money. Obanno and his bodyguard attack Bond, who kills them both. Bond loses his $10{{nbsp}}million stake after Le Chiffre is tipped off about his own [[Tell (poker)|tell]]. Vesper refuses to authorize an additional $5 million for Bond to continue, but fellow player and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent [[Felix Leiter]] stakes Bond the money in exchange for letting the CIA arrest Le Chiffre. Le Chiffre's lover, Valenka, poisons Bond's drink but Vesper rescues him. Bond returns to the game and wins the tournament. Le Chiffre kidnaps Vesper to trap Bond and takes them to an abandoned ship. He tortures Bond to reveal the password to the bank account holding his winnings, but Bond resists. Mr. White bursts in and kills Le Chiffre, but spares Bond and Vesper.
Bond awakens in hospital and recovers with Vesper at his side. He has Mathis arrested, believing that he had tipped off Le Chiffre. Bond falls in love with Vesper and resigns from MI6, and the couple sail to Venice. When M reveals that his winnings were never transferred to the British treasury, Bond realizes that Vesper has betrayed him. He tracks her to an exchange of the money, where gunmen spot him and take her captive inside a gutted Venetian palace undergoing restoration and supported by large flotation devices. Bond destroys the flotation devices, causing the palace to lurch and sink into the Grand Canal, and kills the shooters. Vesper is trapped in the antique elevator cage as it submerges. Bond dives into the canal to rescue her, but she locks herself in to prevent him. Bond later attempts to [[resuscitation|resuscitate]] her, but fails, and Mr. White escapes with the money.
M informs Bond, who has returned to service, that the organization behind Le Chiffre{{Refn|Later revealed to be Quantum in the 2008 film ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', which is itself revealed to be a subsidiary of [[SPECTRE|Spectre]] in the [[Spectre (2015)|2015 film of the same name]]|name=Spectre|group=n}} threatened to kill Vesper's lover unless she became a double agent. When Bond denounces Vesper as a traitor, M reasons that she likely made a deal with White by trading the winnings for Bond's life. Realizing Vesper left her phone to help him, Bond checks the contacts and locates Mr. White at an estate in Lake Como. He shoots White in the leg to disable him and introduces himself: "The name's Bond, James Bond".
==Cast<!-- opening title cards -->==
* [[Daniel Craig]] as [[James Bond (reboot series)|James Bond]]: A British MI6 officer newly assigned 00 status, giving him a licence to kill. He is sent on a mission to arrest a bomb-maker in [[Madagascar]], where he stumbles upon Le Chiffre's terrorist cell and is then sent to defeat him in a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale.
* [[Eva Green]] as [[Vesper Lynd]]: A British Treasury agent who falls in love with James Bond.
* [[Mads Mikkelsen]] as [[Le Chiffre]]: A banker who services many of the world's criminals and terrorists and associate partner of [[SPECTRE]], he is a mathematical genius and expert chess player, using these skills when playing poker.
* [[Giancarlo Giannini]] as [[René Mathis]]: Bond's contact in Montenegro.
* [[Jesper Christensen]] as [[Mr. White (James Bond)|Mr. White]]: A liaison for an unnamed criminal organization (the nature of this group is explored more in the next film, ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'').
* [[Judi Dench]] as [[M (James Bond)|M]]: The head of MI6. Although she feels she has promoted Bond too soon and chides him for his rash actions, she plays an important maternal figure in his life. Dench was the only cast member retained from the Pierce Brosnan films.
* [[Tobias Menzies]] as Villiers: M's young secretary at MI6 headquarters. His character's last name is a reference to [[James Villiers]], who portrayed [[Bill Tanner]] in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', and to the character of [[Amherst Villiers]] in the original novel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archivo007.com/index.php/james-bond/mi6/personajes-puntuales/villiers|title=Villiers – Archivo 007: Club James Bond|website=archivo007.com|access-date=27 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116090604/https://www.archivo007.com/index.php/james-bond/mi6/personajes-puntuales/villiers|archive-date=16 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Isaach de Bankolé]] as Steven Obanno: A leader of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]], he is introduced to Le Chiffre by Mr. White to account his finances.
* [[Simon Abkarian]] as Alex Dimitrios: A contractor in the international criminal underworld and associate of Le Chiffre, he is based in the Bahamas.
* [[Ivana Miličević]] as Valenka: Le Chiffre's girlfriend and henchwoman, she accompanies him to the poker game.
* [[Caterina Murino]] as Solange Dimitrios: Dimitrios's wife; Bond seduces her, causing her unintentionally to reveal one of his plans. After Bond kills Dimitrios, she is found tortured and killed.
* [[Claudio Santamaria]] as Carlos: A terrorist employed by Le Chiffre to blow up an aircraft.
* [[Sébastien Foucan]] as Mollaka: A bomb-maker pursued by Bond through a construction site in Madagascar. Credited in opening title cards under "Free running stunts".
* [[Jeffrey Wright]] as [[Felix Leiter]]: A CIA operative, he is participating in the poker tournament while assisting Bond. This is the first Eon-produced Bond film in which Leiter is played by a [[black (people)|black]] actor. (Leiter was played by black actor [[Bernie Casey]] in ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', which was not produced by Eon.)
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''Casino Royale'' includes a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] by British entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (seen being [[Transportation Security Administration|TSA]]-screened at [[Miami International Airport]]). The cameo was cut out of the in-flight versions shown on [[British Airways]]' in-flight entertainment systems, and the [[Virgin Atlantic]] aircraft Branson supplied had its tail fin (bearing the company logo) obscured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6579839.stm |title=BA cuts Branson from Bond movie |work=BBC News |date=21 April 2007 |access-date=23 October 2008 |archive-date=10 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110142152/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6579839.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Brazilian model [[Alessandra Ambrosio]] makes an unspoken cameo as a tennis player.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/people-you-forgot-were-in-bond-movies/?slide=b46179aa-cd67-4027-8ae8-d8ddf4a4d4c4#b46179aa-cd67-4027-8ae8-d8ddf4a4d4c4|title=18 people you forgot were in James Bond movies|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=3 October 2021|last=Romano|first=Nick|access-date=24 November 2021|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124043136/https://ew.com/movies/people-you-forgot-were-in-bond-movies/?slide=b46179aa-cd67-4027-8ae8-d8ddf4a4d4c4#b46179aa-cd67-4027-8ae8-d8ddf4a4d4c4|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Production==
=== Development ===
''Casino Royale'' had been produced as a [[Casino Royale (Climax!)|1954 television episode]] starring [[Barry Nelson (actor)|Barry Nelson]] as Bond and [[Peter Lorre]] as the villain Le Chiffre, as well as a non-canonical [[Casino Royale (1967 film)|1967 ensemble satirical film]] starring [[David Niven]], [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Woody Allen]]. Eon Productions gained the rights to ''Casino Royale'' in 1999 after [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] exchanged them for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]'s (MGM) rights to [[Spider-Man]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sony Pictures, in an accord with MGM, drops its plan to produce new James Bond movies |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 March 1999 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/30/business/media-business-advertising-sony-pictures-accord-with-mgm-drops-its-plan-produce.html |access-date=20 June 2007 |url-access=subscription |first=James |last=Sterngold |archive-date=27 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327072822/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/30/business/media-business-advertising-sony-pictures-accord-with-mgm-drops-its-plan-produce.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2004, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade began writing a screenplay for Pierce Brosnan as Bond, aiming to bring back the flavour of [[Ian Fleming]]'s original ''Bond'' novels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Purvis & Wade Talk Bond & Jinx |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.com]] |date=9 March 2004 |url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/event_purvis_wade_talk.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21 |access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-date=7 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307033059/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/event_purvis_wade_talk.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21 |url-status=live }}</ref> An early draft featured Bond backpacking in [[Madagascar]] and playing [[chess]] with [[John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan|Lord Lucan]].{{sfn|Field|Chowdhury|2015|p=569}} As the drafts became closer to being finalized, the opening scene in which Bond earns his 00 license was originally going to consist of an adaptation of either the short stories "[[The Hildebrand Rarity]]" or "[[007 in New York]]." Rather than bombing the Skyfleet jet, there would have been a hijacking of a [[cruise ship]] in [[Cape Town]].{{sfn|Field|Chowdhury|2015|p=569}}
Director [[Quentin Tarantino]] expressed interest in directing an adaptation of ''Casino Royale'',<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kill Bill director aims for Bond |work=BBC News |date=16 May 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3718975.stm |access-date=5 March 2007 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203061642/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3718975.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> but Eon was not interested. He claims to have worked behind the scenes with the Fleming family, and believed this was the reason why filmmakers finally went ahead with ''Casino Royale''.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Chris |last=Heath |title=Quentin Tarantino Interview |work=[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]] |date=June 2007}}</ref> Tarantino also said he would have set it in the 1960s and would only have made it with Pierce Brosnan as Bond.
In February 2005, [[Martin Campbell]], who previously directed ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995), was announced as the film's director.<ref>{{cite web |author=Eon Productions |title=James Bond 21 Is Casino Royale |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.com]] |date=3 February 2005 |url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_21_announced.php3 |access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-date=17 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117144022/https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_21_announced.php3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Campbell felt Purvis and Wade's draft needed a rewrite, and suggested hiring [[Paul Haggis]] whose main contribution was to rewrite the climax of the film. Haggis explained, "the draft that was there was very faithful to the book and there was a confession, so in the original draft, the character confessed and killed herself. She then sent Bond to chase after the villains; Bond chased the villains into the house. I don't know why but I thought that Vesper had to be in the sinking house and Bond has to want to kill her and then try and save her."<ref>{{Cite news |first=Mark |last=Lawson |title=Paul Haggis |work=The Guardian |___location=UK |date=4 December 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/dec/04/guardianinterviewsatbfisouthbank1 |access-date=7 December 2007 |archive-date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219061417/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/dec/04/guardianinterviewsatbfisouthbank1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Haggis also said they wanted "to do for Bond what ''[[Batman Begins]]'' did for Batman."<ref>{{Cite news |first=Jacob |last=Stolworthy |title=Batman Begins at 15: How Christopher Nolan's superhero film changed the fate of James Bond |work=The Independent |___location=UK |date=17 June 2020 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/batman-begins-james-bond-casino-royale-christopher-nolan-tenet-no-time-to-die-a9570041.html |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617102026/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/batman-begins-james-bond-casino-royale-christopher-nolan-tenet-no-time-to-die-a9570041.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Broccoli and Wilson thought that "''[[Die Another Day]]'' had become too fantastical",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/barbara-broccoli-and-michael-g-wilson-interview-producing-skyfall/|title=Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson interview: producing Skyfall|last=Lambie|first=Ryan|date=24 October 2012|website=Den of Geek|access-date=19 September 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172902/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/barbara-broccoli-and-michael-g-wilson-interview-producing-skyfall/|url-status=live}}</ref> feeling the next film should be more realistic. Later that same year, Sony led a consortium that purchased MGM, allowing Sony to gain distribution rights starting with the film.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Consortium Led by Sony Corporation of America, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Comcast Corporation, and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |publisher=Sony Corporation |date=23 September 2004 |url=https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-corporation-of-america/2004/consortium-led-by-sony-corporation-of-america-providence-equity-partners-texas-pacific-group-comcast-corporation-and-dlj-merchant-banking-partners-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-metrogoldwynmayer.html |access-date=29 April 2007 |archive-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515042823/https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-corporation-of-america/2004/consortium-led-by-sony-corporation-of-america-providence-equity-partners-texas-pacific-group-comcast-corporation-and-dlj-merchant-banking-partners-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-metrogoldwynmayer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Broccoli also felt that frivolity didn't feel appropriate after the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/dawn-new-bond-making-casino-royale/ |title=The Dawn Of A New Bond: The Making Of ''Casino Royale'' |date=21 February 2019 |first1=James |last1=Mottram |first2=Philip |last2=Berk |first3=Erin |last3=Free |website=Film Ink}}</ref>
Eon believed that it had relied too heavily on [[computer-generated imagery]] effects in the more recent films, particularly ''Die Another Day'', and was keen to accomplish the stunts in ''Casino Royale'' "the old fashioned way".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alberge |first=Dayla |title=Fake stunts banished as new Bond keeps it real |work=[[The Times]] |___location=UK |date=14 March 2006 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fake-stunts-banished-as-new-bond-keeps-it-real-llmfms2vwpl |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=20 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920144620/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fake-stunts-banished-as-new-bond-keeps-it-real-llmfms2vwpl |url-status=live }}</ref> In keeping with this drive for more realism, screenwriters Purvis, Wade and Haggis wanted the script to follow as closely as possible the original 1953 novel, keeping Fleming's darker storyline and characterization of Bond.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jon |last=Silberg |title=High Stakes for 007 |work=[[American Cinematographer]] |date=December 2006 |pages=42–57 |url= https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200612/index.php#/p/44 |access-date=17 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402131840/http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_dynamic/December2006/CasinoRoyale/page1.php |archive-date=2 April 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Due to copyright issues related to the ownership of ''[[Thunderball (novel)|Thunderball]]'', the organization of which Mr White is a part is not initially established as SPECTRE. (Although this would later be retconned in the titular [[Spectre (2015 film)|2015 film]].)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/the-dubious-messy-history-of-spectre/414397/|title=The Messy, Improbable History of SPECTRE|first=Chris|last=Klimek|date=6 November 2015|work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=22 August 2018|archive-date=22 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822115358/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/the-dubious-messy-history-of-spectre/414397/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Casting===
[[Pierce Brosnan]] fulfilled his original contract for four Bond films with ''[[Die Another Day]]'' (2002), and the producers invited him to return for a fifth film and was in negotiations to star in ''Casino Royale.''<ref>{{Cite news |first=Nathanial|last=Eker-Male|url=https://screenrant.com/james-bond-casino-royale-pierce-brosnan-changes/ |title=What If Pierce Brosnan Had Been James Bond In Casino Royale? |work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=4 September 2022 |access-date=27 November 2024 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905214315/https://screenrant.com/james-bond-casino-royale-pierce-brosnan-changes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brosnan-loving-life-after-bond/|title=Brosnan Loving Life After Bond - CBS News|date=17 August 2005|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> (Screenwriters [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]] confirmed that their ''Casino Royale'' script was written with Brosnan in mind.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Craig|last=Elvy|url=https://screenrant.com/james-bond-movies-pierce-brosnan-not-return-casino-royale/#:~:text=Even%20though%20Brosnan's%20James%20Bond,with%20Brosnan's%20character%20in%20mind. |title=James Bond: Why Pierce Brosnan Didn't Return For Casino Royale |work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=26 March 2020 |access-date=27 November 2024 |archive-date=27 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327125959/https://screenrant.com/james-bond-movies-pierce-brosnan-not-return-casino-royale/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) Brosnan described how he found out that he had lost the role. He stated that he was working on another film in [[The Bahamas]] when his agent informed him that negotiations had broken down with producers [[Barbara Broccoli]] and [[Michael G. Wilson]]. The producers were not quite sure what they wanted to do, and would contact Brosnan the following week.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Ian|last=Sandwell|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a869479/james-bond-quit-connery-moore-lazenby-brosnan-dalton/ |title=Why every James Bond actor quit |work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=4 March 2024 |access-date=27 November 2024 |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608045114/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a869479/james-bond-quit-connery-moore-lazenby-brosnan-dalton/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During their phone conversation, Brosnan asked if he still had the role. Broccoli began to cry and responded, "We’re so sorry", while Wilson was stoic and said, "You were a great James Bond".<ref>{{Cite news |first=Ben|last=Child|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/24/pierce-brosnan-james-bond-kicked-to-the-kerb-after-die-another-day |title=Pierce Brosnan: I was 'kicked to the kerb' as James Bond after Die Another Day |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=24 November 2015 |access-date=27 November 2024 |archive-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229002302/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/24/pierce-brosnan-james-bond-kicked-to-the-kerb-after-die-another-day |url-status=live }}</ref> Later reports cited Brosnan's salary request as the reason he lost the role.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Emmanuella|last=Ngimbi|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1951441/pierce-brosnan-sacked-james-bond-007-call |title=How Pierce Brosnan was sacked from James Bond role with devastating phone call |work=[[Daily Express]]|date=21 September 2024 |access-date=27 November 2024 |archive-date=9 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009041109/https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1951441/pierce-brosnan-sacked-james-bond-007-call |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/the-real-reason-pierce-brosnan-was-fired-as-james-bond-kicked-to-the-kerb-by-producers-in-favour-of-daniel-craig/story-Rw6azUaGZoRc0OavftWoJN.html |title=The real reason Pierce Brosnan was fired as James Bond, 'kicked to the kerb' by producers in favour of Daniel Craig |work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=8 June 2020 |access-date=27 November 2024 |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214161614/https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/the-real-reason-pierce-brosnan-was-fired-as-james-bond-kicked-to-the-kerb-by-producers-in-favour-of-daniel-craig/story-Rw6azUaGZoRc0OavftWoJN.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Producer [[Michael G. Wilson]] claimed over 200 names were being considered for Brosnan's replacement.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4337224.stm |title=Daniel Craig takes on 007 mantle |quote=Michael G. Wilson said 200 actors had been considered |work=BBC News|date=14 November 2006 |access-date=4 April 2007 |archive-date=23 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623023617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4337224.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hugh Jackman]] and [[Christian Bale]] were offered the role, but both turned it down. Jackman wanted to focus on other projects and Bale wasn't interested in starring in a franchise that he felt was "very British".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/consider-this/hugh-jackman-interview-wolverine-the-son-1234785135/|title=Hugh Jackman Is Finally Ready to Admit That He's Nothing Like Wolverine|first=Eric|last=Kohn|date=23 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/james-bond-christian-bale-role-rejected-why/|title=Why Christian Bale Turned Down Playing James Bond|first=Adrienne|last=Tyler|date=29 March 2020|website=ScreenRant|access-date=25 March 2025|archive-date=23 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223030856/https://screenrant.com/james-bond-christian-bale-role-rejected-why/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Croatian people|Croatian]] actor [[Goran Višnjić]] auditioned for the role the same day as Craig, but was reportedly unable to master an [[English English|English accent]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4293232.stm | work=BBC News | title=Bond race 'entering final stages' | date=29 September 2005 | access-date=11 January 2011 | archive-date=4 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104225047/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4293232.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> New Zealander [[Karl Urban]] was considered, but was unable to make the screen test due to filming commitments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Karl Urban interview at Supanova Sydney |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZOKgrK21fY |work=Cumberland Courier |date=29 June 2009 |access-date=3 November 2012 |archive-date=3 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303143614/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZOKgrK21fY |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Martin Campbell, [[Henry Cavill]] was the only other actor in serious contention for the role and had a "tremendous" audition, but at 22 years old, he was considered too young.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chavez |first=Kellvin |url=http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/sonypictures/zorro2/mc-interview.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418142549/http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/sonypictures/zorro2/mc-interview.html |archive-date=18 April 2007 |work=Latino Review |title=Exclusive interview with Martin Campbell on Zorro and Bond |access-date=23 March 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1782718/Henry-Cavill-James-Bond-audition-Casino-Royale-director-Martin-Campbell|title=Henry Cavill's James Bond audition was 'tremendous' – 007 director shares all|first=George|last=Simpson|date=20 June 2023|website=Express.co.uk}}</ref> (Cavill would later say that Campbell turned him down because he thought Cavill was out of shape.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a29774618/henry-cavill-the-witcher-superman-interview/ | title=Henry Cavill Won't Back Down | date=19 November 2019 |magazine=[[Men's Health]]| access-date=17 October 2022 | archive-date=19 November 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119164841/https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a29774618/henry-cavill-the-witcher-superman-interview/ | url-status=live }}</ref>) Australian actor [[Sam Worthington]] and Scottish actor [[Dougray Scott]] were also considered.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url= https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/casting-begins-for-war-titans-1117995318/ |title=Casting begins for ''War'', ''Titans'' |first=Michael |last=Fleming |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=5 November 2008 |access-date=8 November 2008 |archive-date=9 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109011313/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995318.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/sam-worthington-avatar-sobriety-the-way-of-water-1235459542/ | title='Avatar,' Sobriety and Hollywood Clashes: How Sam Worthington Lost and Found His Star Power | date=15 December 2022 |last=Lang |first=Brent |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | access-date=31 December 2022 | archive-date=30 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230032922/https://variety.com/2022/film/features/sam-worthington-avatar-sobriety-the-way-of-water-1235459542/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Scottish actor [[Sam Heughan]], Welsh actor [[Matthew Rhys]], and German-Irish actor [[Michael Fassbender]] also auditioned.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/sam-heughan-capable-of-james-bond-newsupdate/ | title=Sam Heughan wants to 'throw hat in the ring' for Bond: "I feel capable enough to do it" |date=15 June 2021 |magazine=[[Radio Times]] | access-date=17 October 2022 | archive-date=17 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017164108/https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/sam-heughan-capable-of-james-bond-newsupdate/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/books/sam-heughan-once-auditioned-for-james-bond/ | title=Sam Heughan once auditioned for James Bond (And other insights from his new memoir) |date=2022-10-24 | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | access-date=28 October 2022 | archive-date=28 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028024842/https://ew.com/books/sam-heughan-once-auditioned-for-james-bond/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/matthew-rhys-perry-mason-james-bond-wales-hollywood-interview-8m5cgmvl0 |title= Matthew Rhys: the day I blew my audition for James Bond |date=21 April 2023 |work=[[The Times]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503133320/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/matthew-rhys-perry-mason-james-bond-wales-hollywood-interview-8m5cgmvl0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="variety.com">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/michael-fassbender-james-bond-audition-daniel-craig-1236336704/|title=Michael Fassbender Auditioned for James Bond but Suggested Daniel Craig to Producers: 'I Don't Know Why I Was Promoting Him. I Should've Promoted Myself'|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=13 March 2025|access-date=14 March 2025|archive-date=13 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313220243/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/michael-fassbender-james-bond-audition-daniel-craig-1236336704/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fassbender suggested Daniel Craig for the role.<ref name="variety.com"/> Scottish actor [[David Tennant]] was reportedly considered, although Tennant himself did not know he was on the shortlist until years later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/story/david-tennant-was-considered-alongside-daniel-craig-to-play-james-bond-12724510 |title='David Tennant was considered alongside Daniel Craig to play James Bond' |date=2022-10-19 |website=[[Sky News]] |access-date=23 August 2023 |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101083037/https://news.sky.com/story/david-tennant-was-considered-alongside-daniel-craig-to-play-james-bond-12724510 |url-status=live }}</ref> Campbell and casting directors Janet Hirshenson and [[Jane Jenkins]] recalled meeting with [[Alex O'Loughlin]], [[Julian McMahon]], [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Rupert Friend]], and [[Antony Starr]] to discuss the role.{{sfn|Field|Chowdhury|2015|p=571}} [[Clive Owen]] was approached for the role multiple times, but turned it down as he didn't know what he would have done with the character.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/owen-turned-down-007-7276156.html|title=Owen turned down 007|date=10 April 2012|website=The Standard|access-date=5 February 2025|archive-date=24 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224180357/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/owen-turned-down-007-7276156.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The producers also met with [[Ralph Fiennes]] for the role, but declined as he didn't want to commit to a franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2019/mar/05/ralph-fiennes-webchat-post-your-questions-now|title=Ralph Fiennes on what he sees in the mirror|first=Catherine|last=Shoard|work=the Guardian |date=13 March 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/ralph-fiennes-james-bond-conversations-blofeld-spectre-20220105/|title=Ralph Fiennes Says He Had Conversations To Play Bond & Fought Back Against Turning M. Into Blofeld In 'Spectre'|first=Charles|last=Barfield|date=5 January 2022|access-date=13 February 2025|archive-date=31 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331125351/https://theplaylist.net/ralph-fiennes-james-bond-conversations-blofeld-spectre-20220105/|url-status=live}}</ref> Casting director Debbie McWilliams felt that the candidates for Bond in their 20s lacked charisma and maturity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/bond-younger-actors-auditioned-bond-at-70-exclusive-newsupdate/|title=Younger actors who auditioned for Bond "didn't have the gravitas" | Radio Times|website=www.radiotimes.com}}</ref>
In May 2005, British actor Daniel Craig stated that MGM, Wilson and Broccoli had assured him he would get the role. [[Matthew Vaughn]] told reporters MGM had offered him the opportunity to direct the new film, but at that point Eon Productions had not approached either Craig or Vaughn.<ref>{{cite web|title=Craig, Vaughn on Bond |url=http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/609/609721p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051016193134/http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/609/609721p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2005 |work=[[IGN]] |date=3 May 2005 |access-date=10 August 2006}}</ref> A year earlier, Craig rejected the idea of starring, as he felt the series had descended into [[formula fiction|formula]]; only when he read the script did he become interested. Craig read all of Fleming's novels to prepare for the part, and cited [[Mossad]] and [[British Secret Service]] agents who served as advisers on the set of ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' as inspiring because, "Bond has just come out of the service and he's a killer. [...] You can see it in their eyes, you know immediately: oh, hello, he's a killer. There's a look. These guys walk into a room and very subtly they check the perimeters for an exit. That's the sort of thing I wanted."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Daniel Craig: Quantum of Solace |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |date=11 October 2008 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3562009/Daniel-Craig-Quantum-of-Solace.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3562009/Daniel-Craig-Quantum-of-Solace.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=11 October 2008 | first=Richard | last=Grant}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daniel-craig-james-bond-audition|title=Why Daniel Craig dressed down for his 'James Bond job interview'|first=Olive|last=Pometsey|date=9 March 2020|website=British GQ|access-date=13 March 2025|archive-date=18 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118053821/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daniel-craig-james-bond-audition|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 14 October 2005, Eon Productions, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and MGM announced at a press conference in London that Craig would be the sixth actor to portray James Bond. Taking time off from reshoots for ''[[The Invasion (film)|The Invasion]]'', a business-suit clad, rather shag-haired Craig boarded a [[Royal Marines]] [[Rigid Raider]] from {{ship|HMS|Belfast|C35|6}} before travelling to [[HMS President (shore establishment)|HMS ''President'']], where he was introduced to the world's press.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/14/film.filmnews |work=The Guardian |___location=UK |title=Daniel Craig confirmed as 006th screen Bond |access-date=15 May 2007 |date=14 October 2005 |archive-date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331113936/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/14/film.filmnews |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="craigarrival">{{cite web |url=http://shatterhand007.com/MadRoyale/MADROYALEDanielCraig007.wmv |title=Film of the arrival |access-date=12 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021181440/http://shatterhand007.com/MadRoyale/MADROYALEDanielCraig007.wmv |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref> Controversy followed the decision, with some critics and fans expressing doubt the producers had made the right choice. Throughout the entire production period, Internet campaigns such as "danielcraigisnotbond.com" expressed their dissatisfaction and threatened to boycott the film in protest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.moono.com/news/news01533.html |title=Anti-Craig Bond Fans Call for 'Casino Royale' Boycott |date=23 February 2006 |work=Moono |access-date=3 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319164649/http://www.moono.com/news/news01533.html |archive-date=19 March 2007}}</ref> Craig, unlike previous actors, was not considered by the protesters to fit the tall, dark, handsome and charismatic image of Bond to which viewers had been accustomed.<ref name="Location2">{{Cite news |title=Blond, James Blond |url=https://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/commentary/mediabiz/index.htm |work=CNN |date=6 November 2006 |access-date=2 April 2007 |first=Paul R. |last=La Monica |archive-date=3 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103142911/https://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/commentary/mediabiz/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' ran a front-page news story critical of Craig, with the headline, ''The Name's Bland – James Bland''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Name's Bland.. James Bland |work=Daily Mirror |___location=UK |date=15 October 2005 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16251427&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=the-name-s-bland---james-bland-name_page.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414151815/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid%3D16251427%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D94762%26headline%3Dthe-name-s-bland---james-bland-name_page.html |archive-date=14 April 2006 |access-date=27 December 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Craig was also asked to dye his hair brown for the role but he refused calling it "out of the question"; he instead suggested to cut his hair short for more a "brutal appearance".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/the-blond-mr-bond-who-wouldn-t-live-and-let-dye-7186244.html | title=The blond Mr Bond who wouldn't live and let dye | date=11 April 2012 | access-date=24 December 2023 | archive-date=24 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224122439/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/the-blond-mr-bond-who-wouldn-t-live-and-let-dye-7186244.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
The next important casting was that of the lead [[Bond girl]], Vesper Lynd. McWilliams acknowledged Hollywood actresses [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Charlize Theron]] were "strongly considered" for the role. Belgian actress [[Cécile de France]] had also auditioned, but her English accent "wasn't up to scratch."<ref>{{cite web |title=Casino Royale Bond girl candidates |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.com]] |date=7 July 2006 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_21_girl_casting_rumours.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21 |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024174003/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_21_girl_casting_rumours.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21 |url-status=live }}</ref> French actress [[Audrey Tautou]] was also considered, but not chosen because of her role in ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'', which was another [[Columbia Pictures]] film released in May 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/jamesbondnews.php?id=4470 |title=The New Bond Girls! |work=[[Superhero Hype!]] |date=7 July 2006 |access-date=4 March 2006 |archive-date=22 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222124729/http://www.superherohype.com/news/jamesbondnews.php?id=4470 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Rachel McAdams]] turned down a role in the film to focus on raising her own family.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/rachel-mcadams-interview-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret | title=Rachel McAdams is Worth Waiting for | date=18 April 2023 | first=Samantha | last=Leach | magazine=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] | access-date=2 July 2023 | archive-date=2 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702141034/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/rachel-mcadams-interview-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Olivia Wilde]] and French actress [[Eva Green]] were the two finalists for the part.{{sfn|Field|Chowdhury|2015|p=574}} On 16 February 2006, Green was announced to play the part.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-02-17#film5 |work=[[IMDb]]|title=New Bond Girl Will Be 'Very Much an Equal to Bond'|date=17 February 2006|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070902074548/http://us.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-02-17#film5|archive-date= 2 September 2007 |access-date=23 March 2007}}</ref>
Actress [[Tsai Chin (actress)|Tsai Chin]] played a cameo role as Madame Wu. She previously portrayed Ling in ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]''.
===Filming===
[[File:Daniel Craig on Venice yacht crop w Wilson b.jpg|thumb|left|Craig with Michael G. Wilson in Venice during filming aboard SV ''Spirit''|alt=A man wearing a grey shirt, jeans and sunglasses sits on a boat at sea. Besides him, a man wearing a black shirt, red cap, and sunglasses talks to another, who is mostly off the picture.]]
Principal photography for ''Casino Royale'' commenced on 3 January 2006 and concluded on 20 July 2006. The film was primarily shot at [[Barrandov Studios]] in Prague, with additional ___location shooting in the Bahamas, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The shoot concluded at Pinewood Studios.<ref name="Real">{{Cite AV media|title=James Bond: For Real |medium=DVD |publisher=Special Treats Productions |year=2006}}</ref> Michael G. Wilson had stated ''Casino Royale'' would either be filmed or take place in Prague and South Africa. However, Eon Productions encountered problems in securing film locations in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |first=John |last=Cox |title=Eon facing South African detour |work=CommanderBond.net |date=8 August 2005 |url=http://commanderbond.net/2877/eon-facing-south-african-detour.html |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320060047/http://commanderbond.net/2877/eon-facing-south-african-detour.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After no other locations became available, the producers had to reconsider their options. In September 2005, Martin Campbell and [[cinematographer|director of photography]] [[Phil Méheux]] were scouting [[Atlantis Paradise Island|Paradise Island]] in the Bahamas as a possible ___location for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |first=John |last=Cox |title=Bond bound for Bahamas |date=13 September 2005 |work=CommanderBond.net |url=http://commanderbond.net/2922/bond-bound-for-bahamas.html |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320060055/http://commanderbond.net/2922/bond-bound-for-bahamas.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 6 October 2005, Martin Campbell confirmed ''Casino Royale'' would film in the Bahamas and "maybe Italy". In addition to the extensive ___location filming, studio work including choreography and stunt co-ordination practice was performed at the [[Barrandov Studios]] in Prague, and at [[Pinewood Studios]], where the film used several stages, the paddock tank, and the [[007 Stage]]. Further shooting in the UK was scheduled for [[Dunsfold Aerodrome]] in [[Surrey]], the cricket pavilion at [[Eton College]] (although that scene was cut from the completed movie), and the Millbrook Vehicle Proving Ground in [[Bedfordshire]].<ref name="Location2"/>
[[File:Karlsbad, Grandhotel Pupp IMG 6399.JPG|thumb|180px|[[Grandhotel Pupp|The Grandhotel Pupp]], Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]]
After Prague, the production moved to the Bahamas. Several locations around [[New Providence]] were used for filming during February and March, particularly on Paradise Island. Footage set in [[Mbale]], Uganda, was filmed at [[Black Park]], a country park in [[Buckinghamshire]], on 4 July 2006. Additional scenes took place at Albany House, an estate owned by golfers [[Ernie Els]] and [[Tiger Woods]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=James Bond takes over Ernie and Tiger's pad |publisher=Ernie Els Official Website |date=12 June 2006 |url=http://www.ernieels.com/search.aspx?i_MediaEntryID=506 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618111857/http://www.ernieels.com/search.aspx?i_MediaEntryID=506 |archive-date=18 June 2006 |access-date=21 November 2006}}</ref> The crew returned to the Czech Republic in April, and continued there, filming in Prague, [[Planá (Tachov District)|Planá]], and [[Loket (Sokolov District)|Loket]], before completing in the town of [[Karlovy Vary]] in May. Karlovy Vary was used as the exterior of the Casino Royale,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Casino Royale: filming locations |work=Movieloci.com |date=19 June 2012 |url=http://www.movieloci.com/851-Casino-Royale |access-date=20 June 2012 |archive-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623034224/http://www.movieloci.com/851-Casino-Royale |url-status=live }}</ref> with the [[Grandhotel Pupp]] serving as "Hotel Splendide".<ref>{{Cite news |title=On set report from Casino Royale getaway chase sequence |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.com]] |date=23 May 2006 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=3701&catid=2 |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=5 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905044314/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=3701&catid=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The main Italian ___location was [[Venice]], where the majority of the film's ending is set. The scene with Bond on a sailboat was filmed aboard a {{Convert|54|foot|adj=on}} yacht named ''Spirit''. She was constructed by Spirit Yachts in [[Suffolk, England]], and had to be demasted to fit under various Venetian bridges to reach the filming ___location. For this reason, SV ''Spirit'' "was the first sailing boat to go up the [[Grand Canal (Venice)|Grand Canal]] in Venice for 300 years".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spirityachts.com/spirit-yachts/007-yacht/|title=007 Yacht – Casino Royal Yacht – James Bond Yacht|website=Spirit Yachts|access-date=21 November 2020|archive-date=9 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009165957/https://spirityachts.com/spirit-yachts/007-yacht/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Other scenes in the latter half of the film were shot in late May and early June at the [[Villa del Balbianello]] on the shores of [[Lake Como]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=007 Nel Bel Paese |work=Il Giorno |___location=Italy |date=25 February 2006 |url=http://qn1.quotidiano.net/chan/musica:5405032:/2006/02/27: |access-date=20 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011102258/http://qn.quotidiano.net/archivio_art.php?art=http%3A%2F%2Fqn.quotidiano.net%2F2006%2F02%2F27%2Fpages%2FartI5405032.html |archive-date=11 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Further exterior shooting for the movie took place at properties such as the [[Villa La Gaeta]], near the lakeside town of [[Menaggio]].<ref name="Location2"/>
A recreation of the [[Body Worlds]] exhibit provided a setting for one scene in the film. Among the Body Worlds plastinates featured in that scene were the ''Poker Playing Trio'' (which plays a key role in one scene) and ''Rearing Horse and Rider''. The exhibition's developer and promoter, German anatomist [[Gunther von Hagens]], also has a cameo appearance in the film,<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Information & Media News |url=http://www.plastinarium.de/en/media/media_news.html |work=Plastinarium |access-date=9 August 2010 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518022023/http://www.plastinarium.de/en/media/media_news.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> although only his trademark hat is actually visible on screen.
===Effects===
In designing the credit sequence for the film, graphic designer [[Daniel Kleinman]] was inspired by the cover of the 1953 British first edition of ''Casino Royale'', which featured Ian Fleming's original design of a playing card bordered by eight red hearts dripping with blood. Kleinman said, "The hearts not only represent cards but the tribulations of Bond's love story. So I took that as inspiration to use playing card graphics in different ways in the titles," like a club representing a puff of gun smoke, and slashed arteries spurting thousands of tiny hearts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Credits design |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=4511 |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.COM]] |date=6 December 2006 |access-date=3 April 2007 |archive-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607011340/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=4511 |url-status=live }}</ref> In creating the shadow images of the sequence, Kleinman digitized the footage of Craig and the film's stuntmen on the [[Inferno (operating system)|Inferno]] visual effects system, at [[Framestore CFC]] in London; the actors' silhouettes were incorporated into more than 20 digitally animated scenes depicting intricate and innovative card patterns. Kleinman decided not to use the female silhouettes commonly seen throughout the Bond title sequences, considering that the women did not fit with both the film's spirit and the storyline following Bond falling in love.<ref>{{cite web|title=Design / Casino Royale's Title Sequence|publisher=[[Framestore]]|url=http://www.framestore.com/#/Design/CasinoRoyale,TitleSequence|access-date=29 January 2010|archive-date=30 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130224049/http://www.framestore.com/#/Design/CasinoRoyale,TitleSequence|url-status=live}}</ref>
For the rest of the film, special effects and miniature effects supervisor [[Chris Corbould]] returned to a more realistic style of film making and significantly reduced digital effects. According to Corbould, "CGI is a great tool and can be very useful, but I will fight to the tooth and nail to do something for real. It's the best way to go".<ref name="Real"/> Three scenes involving primarily physical effects in the film were the chase at a building site in Madagascar, the [[Miami Airport]] chase sequence, and the sinking Venetian house, with sets located on the [[Grand Canal (Venice)|Grand Canal]] and in Pinewood Studios.<ref name="Real"/>
The first scenes shot were ones involving a Madagascar building site, shot in the Bahamas on the site of a derelict hotel with which Michael G. Wilson had become acquainted in 1977 during the filming of ''The Spy Who Loved Me''.<ref name="Real"/> In the scene, Bond drives a [[Excavator|digger]] towards the building, slamming into the concrete plinth on which Mollaka is running. The stunt team built a model and put forward several ways in which the digger could conceivably take out the concrete, including taking out the pillar underneath. A section of the concrete wall was removed to fit the digger and reinforced with steel.<ref name="Real"/>
The sequence at Miami International Airport was partly shot at the [[Dunsfold Aerodrome]], in Surrey, which is known from British car show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', with some footage from the Prague and Miami airports.<ref name="Real"/> In filming the scene in which the engine thrust of the moving aircraft blows the police car high into the air, second unit director and cinematographer [[Alexander Witt]], with help from second unit first assistant director Terry Madden and special effects floor supervisor Ian Lowe, used a crane with a strong lead cable attached to the rear bumper of the vehicle to move it up and backwards at the moment of full extension away from the plane.<ref name="Real"/>
The Skyfleet S570 aircraft in the film was an ex-[[British Airways]] 747-200B G-BDXJ, which had its engines removed and was modified for its appearance in the film. The modified aircraft had the outboard engines replaced by external fuel tanks, while the inboard engines were replaced by a mock-up pair of engines on each inboard pylon. The cockpit profile was altered to make the 747 look like a prototype of an advanced airliner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0297.shtml|title=Aerospaceweb.org | Ask Us - Boeing 747 in Casino Royale|website=www.aerospaceweb.org|access-date=29 March 2007|archive-date=29 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629051757/http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0297.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
The sinking of the Venetian house at the climax of the film featured the largest rig ever built for a Bond film,<ref name="Real"/> with tank consisting of a Venetian [[piazza]] and the interior of an abandoned house being constructed. The rig, weighing some 90 tons, incorporated electronics with hydraulic valves that were closely controlled by computer because of the dynamic movement within the system on its two axes. The same computer system also controlled the exterior model, which the effects team had built to one-third scale to film the building eventually collapsing into the Venetian canal. The model lift within the rig could be immersed in {{convert|19|ft|m}} of water, and used banks of compressors to strictly regulate movement.<ref name="Real"/>
[[File:Aston Martin DBS (Casino Royale) front-left-2 National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.jpg|thumbnail|right|Aston Martin DBS driven by Bond in the film]]
At the time of filming, [[Aston Martin]] was still in the final phases of designing the [[Aston Martin DBS (2007)|DBS]]. Aston Martin delivered two working 'hero' cars to the film. In addition to the two 'hero' cars, Aston Martin had to prepare, and reinforce to withstand impact, three former development [[Aston Martin DB9|DB9s]] for use as DBS look-a-like stunt cars for the scene involving the car crash. Also a white prototype DB9 manual was supplied to the film crew so that the stunt drivers had something to practice with.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://astonmartins.com/car/dbs-v12-for-007/ |title=DBS V12 for 007, Casino Royale |website=astonmartins.com |access-date=23 July 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031200624/http://astonmartins.com:80/car/dbs-v12-for-007/ |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Owing to the low centre of gravity of the vehicle, an 18-inch (450 mm) ramp had to be implemented on the road tarmac at [[Millbrook Proving Ground]]s and Adam Kirley, the stunt driver who performed the stunt, had to use an [[air blaster|air cannon]] located behind the driver's seat to propel the car into a roll at the precise moment of impact. At a speed exceeding <span style="white-space:nowrap">70 mph (113 km/h)</span>, the car rotated seven times while being filmed, and was confirmed by the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' on 5 November 2006 as a new [[world record]].<ref name="Real"/>
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{{Main|Casino Royale (2006 soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack of ''Casino Royale'', released by [[Sony Classical Records]] on 14 November 2006, featured music composed by veteran composer [[David Arnold]], his fourth soundtrack for the ''Bond'' film series, while Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the [[Film score|score]]. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on 26 July 2006 [[Chris Cornell]] had composed and would perform the title song, "[[You Know My Name]]".<ref>{{cite press release |first=Steve |last=Elzer |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F07-26-2006%2F0004404210&EDATE= |title=Chris Cornell Has Written and Will Perform the Main Title Song for Casino Royale |publisher=Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group |date=26 July 2006 |access-date=26 July 2006 |archive-date=20 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220032914/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F07-26-2006%2F0004404210&EDATE= |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song's main notes are played throughout the film as a substitute for the [[James Bond Theme]], to represent Bond's youth and inexperience. The classic theme only plays in full during the end credits to signal the climax of his character arc.<ref>{{Cite news |author1=Bregt De Lange |author2=Mario Schuurmans |title=Interview with David Arnold at the World Soundtrack Awards 2007 |work=maintitles.net |url=http://www.maintitles.net/features/interview-david-arnold-wsa-2007 |access-date=16 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705122341/http://www.maintitles.net/features/interview-david-arnold-wsa-2007 |archive-date=5 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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In a reported £14{{nbsp}}million deal between the film's production and car manufacturer [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], Ford's 2007 model [[Ford Mondeo (third generation)|Mondeo]] appeared in the film, driven by Bond.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/03/live-and-let-drive|title = Live and Let Drive|date = 3 March 2006|website=[[IGN]]|access-date = 14 April 2022|archive-date = 14 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220414213851/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/03/live-and-let-drive|url-status = live}}</ref> Both [[Sony]] and [[Sony Ericsson]] also made deals, making prominent appearances of tech products in the film including a [[Blu-ray]] player, [[Vaio]] laptop, [[Cyber-shot]] camera, [[Walkman]] NW-HD5 digital music player, and a [[Sony Ericsson K800i]] handset.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.pcmag.com/gaming-1/21727/tech-in-spotlight-lights-camera-action?p=1|title=Tech in Spotlight: Lights! Camera! Action!|date=11 October 2010|access-date=14 April 2022|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315202901/https://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/0,1206,l=&s=&a=255510,00.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Release==
''Casino Royale'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]], the [[Odeon West End]] and the [[Empire, Leicester
In January 2007, ''Casino Royale'' became the first Bond film ever to be shown in mainland Chinese cinemas. The Chinese version was edited before release, with the reference to the [[Cold War]] re-dubbed and new dialogue added during the poker scene explaining the process of [[Texas hold 'em]], as the game is less familiar in China (this addition is reminiscent of dialogue that was added to the [[Casino Royale (1954 film)|1954 American TV adaptation]] to explain the rules of [[Baccarat (card game)|baccarat]], the game featured in the original book). ''Casino Royale'' has earned approximately $11.7 million in China since its opening on 30 January on 468 screens,<ref>{{cite web |title=Casino Royale (2006) – International Box Office |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=jamesbond21.htm |access-date=29 March 2007 |archive-date=3 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403022731/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=jamesbond21.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> including a record opening weekend collection for a non-Chinese film, with $1.5 million.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Dave |last=McNary |title=China shows 007 the love |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url= https://variety.com/2007/film/box-office/china-shows-007-the-love-1117958463/ |date=31 January 2007 |access-date=20 March 2007 |archive-date=12 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012003355/http://variety.com/article/VR1117958463.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=casino+royale |url-status=live }}</ref>
After critics dubbed ''Die Another Day'' "Buy Another Day" because of around 20 [[product placement]] deals, Eon limited their promotions for ''Casino Royale''. Partners included [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Heineken]] (which [[Eva Green]] starred in adverts for), [[Smirnoff]], [[Omega SA]], [[Virgin Atlantic]] and [[Sony Ericsson]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=2008-08-15 |title=Brands line up for Bond sequel |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/brands-line-up-for-bond-sequel-1117990584/ |access-date=2021-10-30 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=13 October 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081013213709/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990584.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Home media===
''Casino Royale'' was simultaneously released on [[DVD Video|DVD]], [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]] and [[Blu-ray]] by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] on 16 March 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MNP2KI |title=Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition) |website=Amazon |date=13 March 2007 |access-date=20 June 2007 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307080622/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MNP2KI |url-status=live }}</ref> In the UK, ''Casino Royale'' was released on 16 March 2007 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63473 |website=dvdtimes.co.uk |title=Casino Royale and more from Sony! |access-date=9 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216010557/http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63473 |archive-date=16 December 2006}}</ref> The DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases broke sales records: the [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] Blu-ray Disc edition became the highest selling high-definition title to date, selling more than 100,000 copies since its release.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Casino Royale Blu-ray Reaches Unit Milestone |work=[[Netscape]] |date=28 March 2007 |url=http://movies.netscape.com/story/2007/03/28/casino-royale-blu-ray-reaches-unit-milestone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522111227/http://movies.propeller.com/story/2007/03/28/casino-royale-blu-ray-reaches-unit-milestone |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2008 |access-date=20 June 2007 }}</ref> The region 2 DVD edition achieved the record of fastest selling title for its first-week release. The UK DVD has continued to sell well, with 1,622,852 copies sold since 19 March.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bond Breaks Records |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire Online]] |date=29 March 2007 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20554 |access-date=29 March 2007 |archive-date=3 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403073830/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20554 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A copy of the Blu-ray Disc edition of ''Casino Royale'' was given out to the first 500,000 [[PAL]] [[PlayStation 3]] owners who signed up to the [[PlayStation Network]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Casino Royale Blu-ray for PS3 early adopters |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=12 February 2007 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=72870 |access-date=5 July 2007 |archive-date=26 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526224310/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/casino-royale-blu-ray-for-ps3-early-adopters |url-status=dead }}</ref> The DVD was released in a separate two-disc widescreen and fullscreen editions,<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 25, 2022|title=Casino Royale (2-Disc Full Screen Edition)|url=https://www.amazon.com/Casino-Royale-2-Disc-Full-Screen/dp/B000MNP2K8|url-status=live|website=Amazon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520212333/http://www.amazon.com:80/Casino-Royale-2-Disc-Full-Screen/dp/B000MNP2K8 |archive-date=20 May 2007 }}</ref> both of which includes the official music video for the film, and three documentaries detailing how Daniel Craig was chosen for the role of Bond, the filming, and an expanded version of the ''[[Bond Girls Are Forever]]'' documentary incorporating new interviews with ''Casino Royale'' cast members.
A three-disc edition of ''Casino Royale'' on DVD was released in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2008, coinciding with the cinema release of the sequel, ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' (the following week in the United States). As well as features present from the 2007 release, the collector's edition contains an [[audio commentary]], deleted scenes, featurettes and a storyboard-to-film comparison.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Casino Royale Collectors Edition DVD Preview |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.COM]] |date=29 July 2008 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/dvd_cr_collectors_edition_preview.php3?t=&s=&id=01966 |access-date=29 July 2008 |archive-date=16 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716095520/https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/dvd_cr_collectors_edition_preview.php3?t=&s=&id=01966 |url-status=live }}</ref> A two-disc Blu-ray version also followed in late 2008, featuring additional supplementary materials, enhanced interactivity through [[BD-Live]], and the previous version's 5.1 PCM soundtrack was replaced with a similar 5.1 Dolby [[TrueHD]] soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Casino Royale Blu-ray Collector's Edition|work=Blu-ray.com|date=3 June 2011|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casino-Royale-Blu-ray/1150/|access-date=3 June 2011|archive-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010626/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casino-Royale-Blu-ray/1150/|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Casino Royale'' was released a third time on Blu-ray in 2012 with DTS audio and deleted scenes, but it had fewer special features than the 2008 edition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casino-Royale-Blu-ray/58721/|title=Casino Royale Blu-ray|website=Blu-ray.com|access-date=19 September 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172912/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casino-Royale-Blu-ray/58721/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K UHD Blu-ray]] on 25 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Casino Royale 4K Blu-ray Release Date February 25, 2020|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casino-Royale-4K-Blu-ray/244955/|website=Blu-ray.com|access-date=2020-02-25|archive-date=25 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225164151/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casino-Royale-4K-Blu-ray/244955/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Cuts and censorship===
''Casino Royale'' was censored for its release in the UK, the US, Germany and China.
In Britain, by omitting some of Le Chiffre's sadism and James Bond's reactions in the torture scene, the film received the desired [[BBFC]] [[12A (British Board of Film Classification)|12A rating]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Censorship: Casino Royale |url=http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4011 |website=Movie Censorship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602074128/http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4011 |archive-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> In the United States, two fight scenes were censored to achieve a [[PG-13 (Motion Picture Association)|PG-13]] rating: the fight between Bond and the traitorous MI6 agent Fisher's contact, and the fight between Bond and Obanno in the stairway at the Casino Royale.<ref name="DVD Compare: Casino Royale">{{cite web|website=DVD Compare |title=Casino Royale |url=http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=10779#overall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525225130/http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=10779#overall |archive-date=25 May 2013 }}</ref>
The German edit of the film cuts a sequence where the bomb-planter at the airport breaks a man's neck, instead replacing it with an alternative take.<ref name="DVD Compare: Casino Royale"/> The mainland Chinese cut of the film also trims the torture scene and the stairway fight, as well as a shot of Bond cleaning his wound at the hotel, and a boat scene.
The fully uncensored version can be found on the Australian, Dutch, French, Hong Kong, Japanese, and Scandinavian Blu-ray and DVD releases, on UK Blu-ray releases from 2012 onwards (rated 15), and on the 4K UHD Blu-ray release (branded as an unrated "extended" cut).
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===Box office===
Upon its release in the United Kingdom, ''Casino Royale'' broke series records on both opening day—£1.7 million<ref>{{cite news |title=Studio claims 007 box office coup |work=BBC |date=17 November 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6157066.stm |access-date=8 November 2007 |archive-date=3 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203145126/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6157066.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>—and opening weekend—£13,370,969.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goldfinger is back: Craig is the Bond with a Midas touch |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |___location=UK|date=20 November 2006|last1=Hoyle |first1=Ben |last2=Bale |first2=Joanna |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/goldfinger-is-back-craig-is-the-bond-with-a-midas-touch-5rhv5885f7j |access-date=8 November 2007 |archive-date=10 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210072749/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article642905.ece |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> At the end of its box-office run, the film had grossed £55.4 million, making it the most successful film of the year in the UK,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/media/pdf/5/8/Stats_Year_book.pdf |page=24 |title=Statistical Yearbook 2006/07 |publisher=UK Film Council |access-date=9 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525011054/http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/media/pdf/5/8/Stats_Year_book.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2010 }}</ref> and, as of 2011, the [[List of highest-grossing films in the United Kingdom|tenth-highest-grossing film of all time in the country]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemauk.org.uk/facts-and-figures/admissions/all-time-top-10-films-in-uk/ |title=all time top 10 films in uk |publisher=[[Cinema Exhibitors' Association]] |access-date=9 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427113216/http://www.cinemauk.org.uk/facts-and-figures/admissions/all-time-top-10-films-in-uk/ |archive-date=27 April 2012 }}</ref>
On its US opening day, ''Casino Royale'' was on top with $14.7 million; throughout the weekend, it grossed a total of $40.8 million, ranking narrowly second behind ''[[Happy Feet]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Casino Royale grosses $40.6 million |work=[[Superhero Hype!]] |date=19 November 2006 |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/jamesbondnews.php?id=4922 |access-date=19 November 2006 |archive-date=4 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004214205/http://www.superherohype.com/news/jamesbondnews.php?id=4922 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, ''Casino Royale'' was playing in 370 fewer cinemas and had a better average ($11,890 per cinema, against $10,918 for ''Happy Feet'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=46&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for November 17–19, 2006 – Box Office Mojo |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=8 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208232907/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=46&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It earned $167.4 million by the end of its run in North America,<ref name="BOM-CR">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0381061/ |title=Casino Royale (2006) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618114126/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jamesbond21.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming the highest-grossing film of the series, before being surpassed by ''[[Quantum of Solace]]''{{'}}s $168.4 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm |title=James Bond movies |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425021541/http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 18 November 2006, ''Casino Royale'' opened at the first position in 27 countries, with a weekend gross of $43.4 million in the non-UK, Irish, US and Canada markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2204&p=.htm|date=20 November 2006|title=Around the World Roundup: 'Casino' Cashes In|first=Conor|last=Bresnan|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=21 November 2006|archive-date=30 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130055236/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2204&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film retained the top spot at the worldwide box office for four weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2216&p=.htm|date=11 December 2006|title=Around the World Roundup: 'Casino' Aces Fourth Weekend|first=Conor|last=Bresnan|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=9 September 2011|archive-date=28 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828050729/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2216&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned $167.4 million in the United States and Canada and $438.6 million from international territories, for a total of $606 million worldwide. It was the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2006/?sort=rank&sortDir=asc&ref_=bo_ydw__resort#table |title=2006 Worldwide Box Office |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> It was the highest-grossing instal<!-- British English spells "instalment" with one "l" -->ment of the ''James Bond'' series until ''[[Skyfall]]'' surpassed it in November 2012.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2012/11_12/111812_skyfall.html |title=Sony Pictures Entertainment Scores Biggest Year Ever At Global Box Office, Passing $4 Billion For First Time In Studio History As ''Skyfall''™ Becomes The Biggest Bond Of All Time |agency=Sony Pictures |date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119110745/https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2012/11_12/111812_skyfall.html |archive-date=19 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> After subsequent re-releases, it has earned over $616 million.<ref name="BOM-CR"/>
===Critical response===
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received an [[approval rating]] of 94% based on 266 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Casino Royale'' disposes of the silliness and gadgetry that plagued recent James Bond outings, and Daniel Craig delivers what fans and critics have been waiting for: a caustic, haunted, intense reinvention of 007."<ref>{{cite web|title=Casino Royale (2006)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/casino_royale/|access-date=8 October 2021|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|archive-date=16 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016225745/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/casino_royale/|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Casino Royale Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/casino-royale|access-date=15 May 2018|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|archive-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509020743/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/casino-royale|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home - Cinemascore|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|access-date=July 18, 2020|website=CinemaScore|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Craig's performance and credibility were particularly praised. During production, Craig had been subject to debate by the media and the public, as he did not appear to fit Ian Fleming's original portrait of the character as tall, dark and suave.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/james-bond/13878/the-ingrid-pitt-column-craig-is-not-bond|title=The Ingrid Pitt column: Craig is not Bond|website=[[Den of Geek]]|date=30 December 2008|access-date=10 December 2014|archive-date=10 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210145040/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/james-bond/13878/the-ingrid-pitt-column-craig-is-not-bond|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' compared the quality of Craig's characterization of Bond to [[Sean Connery]]'s and praised the script as smartly written, noting how the film departed from the series' conventions. ''[[The Times]]'' compared Craig's portrayal of the character to that of [[Timothy Dalton]], and praised the action as "edgy",<ref>{{Cite news |title="Brilliant" Bond seduces critics |work=BBC News |date=4 November 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6116286.stm?ls |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=11 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111113713/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6116286.stm?ls |url-status=live }}</ref> with another reviewer citing in particular the action sequence involving the cranes in Madagascar.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Stuart |last=Wavell |title=Potato Head shoots way to 007 triumph |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=5 November 2006 |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article167203.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200316/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article167203.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 June 2014 |access-date=21 November 2006 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Critics Paul Arendt of [[BBC Films]],<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |last=Arendt |first=Paul |title=Casino Royale (2006) |website=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/11/06/casino_royale_2006_review.shtml |date=17 November 2006 |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=19 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119014716/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/11/06/casino_royale_2006_review.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kim Newman]] of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Kim |author-link=Kim Newman |title=Casino Royale |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire Online]] |date=January 2000 |url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/casino-royale-review/ |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=11 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111011339/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=10199 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''<ref name="variety">{{Cite magazine |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy|title=Casino Royale |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url= https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/casino-royale-2-1200512101/ |access-date=21 November 2006 | date=9 November 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070126070659/http://www.variety.com/VE1117932077.html |archive-date=26 January 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> all described Craig as the first actor to truly embody Ian Fleming's James Bond from the original novel: ironic, brutal and cold. Arendt commented, "Craig is the first actor to really nail 007's defining characteristic: he's an absolute swine".<ref name="BBC" />
The film was similarly well received in North America. [[MSNBC]] gave the movie a perfect [[star (classification)|5 star]] rating.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hartl |first=John |title="Casino Royale" is Prime Bond |work=MSNBC |url=http://movies.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=241821 |access-date=17 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115032919/http://movies.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=241821 |archive-date=15 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was described as taking James Bond "back to his roots", similar to ''[[From Russia With Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|last=Honeycutt |first=Kirk |title=Casino Royale |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=8223 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=10 November 2006 |access-date=21 March 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070125030037/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=8223 |archive-date = 25 January 2007}}</ref> where the focus was on character and plot rather than the high-tech gadgets and visual effects that were strongly criticized in ''Die Another Day''.<ref name="variety" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named the film as the fifth best of the series,<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Benjamin |last1=Svetkey |first2=Joshua|last2=Rich |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/12/01/countdown-ranking-bond-films/ |title=Ranking the Bond Films |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=24 November 2006 |access-date=4 March 2008 |archive-date=31 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231044913/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1560072_18,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and chose Vesper Lynd as the fourth best Bond girl in the series.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Joshua |last=Rich |title=The 10 Best Bond Girls |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=30 March 2007 |url=https://ew.com/gallery/bond-girls-best-and-worst/ |access-date=30 March 2007 |archive-date=9 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909042557/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1557446_8,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Some newspaper columnists and critics were impressed enough by Craig's performance to consider him a viable candidate for an [[Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mark |last=Caro |title=Bond, Oscar Bond |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=21 December 2006 |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_popmachine/2006/12/bond_oscar_bond.html |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306024517/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_popmachine/2006/12/bond_oscar_bond.html |archive-date=6 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Hal |last=Boedecker |title=Hey Oscar, have you met James Bond? |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=28 December 2006 |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2006/12/looking_ahead_t.html |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080518230758/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2006/12/looking_ahead_t.html |archive-date = 18 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Pete |last=Hammond |title=THE SEASON: As critics ramp up, dark horses are at the gate |website=[[Hollywood Wiretap]] |date=7 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726093725/http://www.hollywoodwiretap.com/?module=news&action=story&id=9137|archive-date=26 July 2011|url=http://www.hollywoodwiretap.com/?module=news&action=story&id=9137 |access-date=13 May 2008}}</ref>
[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film a four out of four star rating, and wrote that "Craig makes a superb Bond ... who gives the sense of a hard man, wounded by life and his job, who nevertheless cares about people and right and wrong," and that the film "has the answers to all my complaints about the 45-year-old James Bond series," specifically "why nobody in a Bond movie ever seems to have any real emotions."<ref>{{Cite news |first=Roger |last=Ebert |authorlink=Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/casino-royale-2007 |title=Gold Bond |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=17 September 2007 |access-date=3 July 2008 |archive-date=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622165835/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/casino-royale-2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Time Out New York]]''{{'s}} Joshua Rothkopf called Craig "the best Bond in the franchise's history," citing the actor's "crisp, hateful, [[David Mamet|Mamet]]-worthy snarl ... This is a screwed-up Bond, a rogue Bond, a bounder, a scrapper and, in the movie's astoundingly bleak coda, an openhearted lover."<ref>{{Cite news |first=Joshua |last=Rothkopf |url=https://www.timeout.com/us/film/casino-royale-1 |title=''Casino Royale'' review |work=Time Out New York |date=16 November 2006 |access-date=11 June 2012 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315202901/https://www.timeout.com/movies/casino-royale-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Vicky Allan of the ''[[Sunday Herald]]'' noted Bond himself, and not his love interests, was sexually objectified in this film: A moment where he rises from the sea is reminiscent of [[Ursula Andress]] in ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]''; he feels "skewered" by Vesper Lynd's criticism of him; "and though it would be almost unthinkable now have a female character in a mainstream film stripped naked and threatened with genital mutilation, that is exactly what happens to Bond in [the film]." So although the film backed off from past criticism of Bond girls being sex objects, "the once invincible James Bond becomes just another joint at the meat market."<ref>{{cite news|first=Vicky |last=Allan |title=For your eyes only? |newspaper=[[Sunday Herald]] |date=27 October 2008 |url=http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.2463325.0.0.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103061226/http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.2463325.0.0.php|archive-date=3 January 2009 |access-date=27 October 2008}}</ref> This sentiment is shared by the [[University of Leicester]]'s [[James Chapman (media historian)|James Chapman]], author of ''Licence to Thrill'', who also notes Craig's Bond is "not yet the polished article"; he felt his incarnation of Bond is close to Fleming's because he is "humourless," but is also different because "Fleming's Bond did not enjoy killing; Craig's Bond seems almost to relish it."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daniel Craig's Bond "relishes killing," professor claims |work=In the News |date=28 October 2008 |url=http://www.inthenews.co.uk/printerfriendly.aspx?itemid=1246720 |access-date=28 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226075623/http://www.inthenews.co.uk/printerfriendly.aspx?itemid=1246720 |archive-date=26 February 2013 }}</ref> [[Andrew Sarris]] of ''[[The New York Observer]]'' wrote that this particular Bond film is "the very first that I would seriously consider placing on my own yearly 10-best list. Furthermore, I consider Daniel Craig to be the most effective and appealing of the six actors who have played 007, and that includes even Sean Connery."<ref>{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Sarris|author-link=Andrew Sarris|title=New Bond's Stormy Virility Trumps Connery and Moore|newspaper=[[The New York Observer]]|url=http://observer.com/2006/11/new-bonds-stormy-virility-trumps-connery-and-moore|access-date=10 August 2012|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116010133/http://observer.com/2006/11/new-bonds-stormy-virility-trumps-connery-and-moore/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Roger Moore]] wrote, "Daniel Craig impressed me so greatly in his debut outing, ''Casino Royale'', by introducing a more gritty, unrefined edge to the character that I thought Sean [Connery] might just have to move over. Craig's interpretation was like nothing we'd seen on screen before; Jimmy Bond was earning his stripes and making mistakes. It was intriguing to see him being castigated by M, just like a naughty schoolboy would be by his headmaster. The script showed him as a vulnerable, troubled, and flawed character. Quite the opposite to my Bond! Craig was, and is, very much the Bond Ian Fleming had described in the books – a ruthless killing machine. It was a Bond that the public wanted." Moore also quipped that his praise was "not heaped lightly," because he had to purchase the DVD himself.<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Roger Moore |first=Roger |last=Moore |title=Bye bye to Ian Fleming's James Bond? |work=[[The Times]] |___location=UK |date=4 October 2008 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article4866756.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615113213/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article4866756.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Raymond Benson]], the author of nine ''Bond'' novels, called ''Casino Royale'' "a perfect ''Bond'' film."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?%2Farchives%2F20-JAMES-BOND-AUTHOR-RAYMOND-BENSON-REVIEWS-THE-ULTIMATE.html |title=James Bond Author Raymond Benson Reviews the Ultimate – Cinema Retro – Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s |website=Cinema Retro |access-date=12 September 2010 |archive-date=14 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414063222/http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?%2Farchives%2F20-JAMES-BOND-AUTHOR-RAYMOND-BENSON-REVIEWS-THE-ULTIMATE.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The film met with mixed reactions from other critics. John Beifuss of ''[[The Commercial Appeal]]'' said, "Who wants to see Bond learn a lesson about ego, as if he were [[Greg Brady (Brady Bunch)|Greg Brady]] in his 'Johnny Bravo' phase?"<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Beifuss |date=November 17, 2006 |title=Casino Royale |work=[[The Commercial Appeal]]}}</ref> [[Anthony Lane]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' criticized the more imperfect and self-aware depiction of the character, saying, "Even James Bond, in other words, wants to be 007."<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/11/20/of-human-bondage-3 |title=Of Human Bondage |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |first=Anthony |last=Lane |authorlink=Anthony Lane |date=20 November 2006 |access-date=9 August 2010 |archive-date=7 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707094213/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/11/20/061120crci_cinema?currentPage=2#ixzz0upUk9q3P |url-status=live }}</ref>
American radio personality [[Michael Medved]] gave the film three stars out of four, describing it as "intriguing, audacious and very original ... more believable and less cartoonish, than previous 007 extravaganzas"; he commented further that the "sometimes sluggish pacing will frustrate some Bond fanatics."<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Michael Medved |first=Michael |last=Medved |title=Casino Royale |website=[[Townhall.com]] |url=http://townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=4&ContentGuid=43306526-93fb-41b5-80aa-44ec67611670 |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110612023427/http://townhall.com/talkradio/michaelmedved/152389 |archive-date=2011-06-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Critics such as [[Emanuel Levy]] concurred, feeling the ending was too long, and that the film's terrorist villains lacked depth, although he praised Craig and gave the film a B+ overall.<ref>{{cite web |last=Levy |first=Emanuel |authorlink=Emanuel Levy |title=Casino Royale (B+) |website=EmanuelLevy.com |url=http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3668 |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=18 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118210154/http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3668 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other reviewers responded negatively, including Tim Adams of ''[[The Observer]]'', who felt the film came off uncomfortably in an attempt to make the series grittier.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Tim |title=You might be shaken, but this Bond won't leave you stirred |work=The Observer |___location=UK |date=5 November 2006 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/05/filmnews.film |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=1 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301092507/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1939830,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In December 2006, ''Casino Royale'' was named the best film of the year by viewers of ''[[Film 2006]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/12_december/29/films.shtml |title=Film 2006: viewers vote Casino Royale top film |date=29 December 2006 |website=BBC |___location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604174956/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/12_december/29/films.shtml |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=007 Smash Tops Beeb Movie Poll |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/007-smash-tops-beeb-movie-1630298 |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |___location=London |oclc=223228477 |date=31 December 2006 |access-date=4 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604175431/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/007-smash-tops-beeb-movie-1630298 |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, UK ice cream company <!-- do not re-wikilink to [[Del Monte Foods]] – they are not the same company – see "Not Affiliated" cite -->Del Monte Superfruit Smoothies launched an [[ice pop|ice pop lolly]] moulded to resemble the upper torso of Bond, a reference to the scene of him emerging from the sea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5416143/Daniel-Craig-in-007-lolly.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605155959/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5416143/Daniel-Craig-in-007-lolly.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2009 |title=Daniel Craig in 007 Lolly |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |date=1 June 2009 | access-date=14 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090601006485/en/Del-Monte-Foods-Affiliated-%E2%80%9CDaniel-Craig-Ice|title=Del Monte Foods Not Affiliated with "Daniel Craig Ice Lolly" Promotion|website=[[Business Wire]]|date=2009-06-01|access-date=2019-07-07|archive-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708012350/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090601006485/en/Del-Monte-Foods-Affiliated-%25E2%2580%259CDaniel-Craig-Ice|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named ''Casino Royale'' the 19th-best film of the past 25 years.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20207076_20207079_20207442_6,00.html |title=Casino Royale, Daniel Craig |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |year=2008 |access-date=25 March 2011 |archive-date=7 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607052400/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20207076_20207079_20207442_6,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2025, it was one of the films voted for the "Readers' Choice" edition of ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century," finishing at number 144.<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/readers-movies-21st-century.html |website=The New York Times |date=2 July 2025 |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
===Accolades===
At the 2006 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] Awards, ''Casino Royale'' won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Film Award for Best Sound]] (Chris Munro, Eddy Joseph, Mike Prestwood Smith, Martin Cantwell, Mark Taylor), and the [[Rising Star Award, BAFTA|Orange Rising Star Award]], which was won by Eva Green.<ref name=BAFTA/> The film was nominated for eight BAFTA awards, including the [[BAFTA Award for Best British Film|Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film of the Year]]; Best Screenplay (Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis); the Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music ([[David Arnold]]); Best Cinematography ([[Phil Méheux]]); Best Editing (Stuart Baird); Best Production Design (Peter Lamont, Simon Wakefield); Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects (Steve Begg, Chris Corbould, John Paul Docherty, Ditch Doy); and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]] (Daniel Craig). This made Craig the first actor ever to receive a BAFTA nomination for a performance as James Bond.<ref name=BAFTA>{{cite web |url= http://awards.bafta.org/award/2007/film |title= Film in 2007 |access-date= 17 December 2023 |website= BAFTA.org |archive-date= 29 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180529064437/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2007/film |url-status= live }}</ref> He also received the [[Evening Standard British Film Award]] for Best Actor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Craig named best actor at Brit film nods |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=5 February 2007 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/news/e3i942a6313d5bbee0094106779c885314f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221221/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/news/e3i942a6313d5bbee0094106779c885314f |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=20 March 2007}}</ref>
''Casino Royale'' won the Excellence in Production Design Award from the [[Art Directors Guild]],<ref>{{cite web|title=ADG Awards 2006 |website=Alternative Film Guide |url=http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/art-directors-guild.htm |access-date=30 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212144125/http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/art-directors-guild.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=12 February 2007}}</ref> and singer Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name" won the International Press Academy Satellite Award for Best Original Song.<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Winners |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2006/ |website=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330020539/http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2006/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Satellite Awards – 2006 |website=Alternative Film Guide |date=18 December 2006 |url=http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/satellite-awards.htm |access-date=30 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222145331/http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/satellite-awards.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=22 February 2007}}</ref> The film was nominated for five [[Saturn Awards]]—Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film, Best Actor (Daniel Craig), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Green), Best Writing (Purvis, Wade and Haggis) and Best Music (David Arnold).<ref>{{cite web |title=Casino Royale receives five Saturn Award nominations |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=4761 |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.COm]] |access-date=9 August 2010 |archive-date=25 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225150529/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=4761 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2006 Golden Tomato Awards named ''Casino Royale'' the Wide Release Film of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Tomato Awards. ''Casino Royale'' and ''The Queen'' take top honors in awards for well-reviewed films |work=Newsday |date=10 January 2007 |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-ettomatoaward0110,0,1075435.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205132336/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-ettomatoaward0110%2C0%2C1075435.story |archive-date= 5 February 2007 |access-date=3 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Casino Royale'' was also nominated for, and has won, many other international awards for its screenplay,<ref>{{cite press release|work=Mystery Writers of America |title=Mystery Writers of America Announces 2007 Edgar Award Nominees |date=19 January 2007 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-19-2007/0004509088&EDATE= |access-date =20 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929132955/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-19-2007/0004509088&EDATE=|archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> film editing,<ref>{{cite web |last=Crabtree |first=Sheigh |title=10 make cut for ACE noms |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=12 January 2007 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/10-make-cut-ace-noms-127870 |access-date=19 March 2011 |archive-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026084307/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/10-make-cut-ace-noms-127870 |url-status=live }}</ref> visual effects,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.vesawards.com/5thvesannounced.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302213721/http://www.vesawards.com/5thvesannounced.pdf|archive-date=2 March 2007 |title=Visual Effects Society 5th Annual VES Awards Announced |date=11 February 2007 |access-date=3 April 2007 |publisher=Visual Effects Society }}</ref> and production design.<ref>{{Cite news|author-link=Anne Thompson (film critic) |last=Thompson |first=Anne |author2=Carl DiOrio |title=''Casino'', ''Curse'', top ADG Awards |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=18 February 2007 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_festivals/news/e3i00c30daf8fb3b8f130ce2fd34b5f81bf?imw=Y |access-date=3 April 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070220155542/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_festivals/news/e3i00c30daf8fb3b8f130ce2fd34b5f81bf?imw=Y <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 20 February 2007}}</ref> At the 2007 Saturn Awards, the film was declared to be the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller film of 2006.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=David S. |last=Cohen |title=''Superman'' tops Saturns |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=10 May 2007 |url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/news/superman-tops-saturns-1117964717/ |access-date=31 March 2014 |archive-date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331114121/http://variety.com/2007/digital/news/superman-tops-saturns-1117964717/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Several members of the crew were also recipients of 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards, including Gary Powell for Best Stunt Coordination and Ben Cooke, Kai Martin, Marvin Stewart-Campbell and Adam Kirley for Best High Work.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards Ended with a Bang on Sunday Night |url=http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/index.php?id=88&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=87&cHash=88da1adeaa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310094127/http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/index.php?id=88&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=87&cHash=88da1adeaa|archive-date= 10 March 2012|website=Taurus Worlds Stunt Awards|date=21 May 2007|access-date=23 January 2008}}</ref>
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! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipients
! scope="col" | Result
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| [[American Cinema Editors Awards 2007|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic]]
| [[Stuart Baird]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Art Directors Guild Awards 2006|Art Directors Guild Awards]]
| [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film|Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film]]
| [[Peter Lamont]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="9" | [[60th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| [[Daniel Craig]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis]], [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Robert Wade]] and [[Paul Haggis]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Phil Méheux]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| [[Stuart Baird]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]]
| [[David Arnold]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
| [[Peter Lamont]], [[Lee Sandales]] and Simon Wakefield
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Chris Munro]], [[Eddy Joseph]], [[Mike Prestwood Smith]], Martin Cantwell and [[Mark Taylor (sound engineer)|Mark Taylor]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Best Special Visual Effects]]
| Steve Begg, [[Chris Corbould]], John Paul Docherty and Ditch Doy
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film|Outstanding British Film]]
| [[Michael G. Wilson]], [[Barbara Broccoli]], [[Martin Campbell]], [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis]], [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Robert Wade]] and [[Paul Haggis]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[9th Costume Designers Guild Awards|Costume Designers Guild Awards]]
| [[Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Film|Excellence in Contemporary Film]]
| [[Lindy Hemming]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[11th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| "[[You Know My Name]]" ([[Chris Cornell]], [[David Arnold]])
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[33rd Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film|Best Action or Adventure Film]]
| ''Casino Royale''
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Daniel Craig]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Eva Green]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]]
| [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis]], [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Robert Wade]] and [[Paul Haggis]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
| [[David Arnold]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[5th Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]]
| Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
| [[Chris Corbould]], Peter Notley, Ian Lowe and Roy Quinn
| {{Won}}
|}
==See also==
* [[Outline of James Bond]]
== Notes ==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last1=Field |first1=Matthew |last2=Chowdhury |first2=Ajay |title=Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films |year=2015 |publisher=[[The History Press]] |___location=[[Stroud]] |isbn=978-0-7509-6421-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/somekindofhero000000fiel |via=[[Internet Archive#Text collection|Internet Archive text collection]] |url-access=limited}}
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