Casino Royale's big poker game between James Bond and Le Chiffre gets a lot wrong, an expert reveals. Released in 2006 and directed by Martin Campbell, the film marks Daniel Craig's debut movie as 007. Casino Royale follows the iconic British spy as he heads to Montenegro to play Mads Mikkelsen's private banker in a high-stakes game of poker to prevent the funding of terrorism, with Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, and Giancarlo Giannini also starring. 5s1a10

Henry Cavill's Casino Royale audition has finally leaked - and proves he just wasn't ready to play James Bond. Cavill made an impression early in his career when he auditioned for high-profile roles like Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins or Superman in 2006's Superman Returns. Of course, he later played Superman in several DCU movies, but probably his most famous near miss was his audition for James Bond reboot Casino Royale. Reportedly, the final choice came down to Cavill or Daniel Craig, with producers ultimately opting for the latter.

Former James Bond actor Daniel Craig reflects on how he dealt with his newfound fame following the release of Casino Royale in 2006. After Die Another Day in 2002, Craig was chosen as Pierce Brosnan's replacement, a decision that was initially met with a great deal of skepticism. Martin Campbell's Casino Royale was an undeniable hit critically and commercially, however, and Craig went on to play 007 four more times, bidding farewell to the franchise with the explosive No Time To Die ending in 2021.

Despite the franchise being known for more outlandish action, a spy expert is looking back on Casino Royaleand celebrating how authentic the movie is. The 2006 film, directed by Martin Campbell and based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, served as a reboot of the iconic spy franchise, with Daniel Craig taking on the role as a freshly promoted 00 agent tasked with bringing down a terrorist financier. Grossing over $616 million and scoring rave reviews, the movie's success led to four further Bond movies with Craig leading the cast.

Before 2006's Casino Royale, there was a 1967 version of the movie that featured an even darker take on one of the James Bond franchise's most brutal scenes. Despite both being based on the first installment in Ian Fleming's James Bond book series, the two big-screen adaptations of Casino Royale couldn't be more different. While the 1967 version is a spy parody that acts as one of the three non-Eon Bond movies, 2006's Casino Royale is a gritty reboot of the franchise led by Daniel Craig. For all their differences, however, the two films do share one thing in common.

As one of the largest franchises in history, it’s unsurprising that James Bond has seen three screen adaptations of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale. James Bond has seen eight actors portray 007 in the movies, with the reimaginings of the mysterious spy also coming with multiple remakes of Ian Fleming’s original novel. While Daniel Craig’s 2006 franchise film gets all the glory, Ian Fleming’s first James Bond story, Casino Royale, has also been adapted a few times outside of Eon Production’s series. Considering Casino Royale is the very first James Bond work by Fleming, it makes sense that the agent’s official debut has been adapted more times than any of his other stories into movies.

Daniel Craig led the James Bond franchise for fifteen years, and the title of one of his earlier installments was interesting for two very compelling reasons. Daniel Craig's James Bond timeline was distinctly different from that of his combined predecessors. Not only was the tone of Craig's Bond films a notable departure from that of the classic continuity, but the actor was also the first to play the part during the on-screen death of the character. However, the start of Craig's reign as 007 was just as meaningful as its dramatic conclusion.

While Daniel Craig's James Bond has had his fair share of iconic villains, the greatest of them all appears in his first movie. Casino Royale(2006)introduces Le Chiffre, a diabolical banker who uses his skill with numbers to finance terrorist organizations around the world. Played to icy perfection by Mads Mikkelsen, Le Chiffre gave the Craig era an unforgettable opening and immediately became one of the best Bond villains ever.

Director Matthew Vaughn recalls accidentally being offered the chance to helm Casino Royale. The 2006 moviewas the first James Bond installment to star Daniel Craig as the 007 agent. Considered one of the most highly-rated entries in the franchise, Casino Royale was directed by Martin Campbell and grossed just under $606 million at the global box office.

Quentin Tarantino almost directed Casino Royale, and while it would undoubtedly have been one of the best James Bond movies, it would also have ruined Daniel Craig's tenure as 007. Tarantino is one of the most talked about filmmakers working today, having directed some of the most celebrated movies of the 1990s and the 21st Century, including Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, and Django Unchained. The director is known for his witty pop culture references, extreme violence, and expansive genre-bending narratives. Given his reputation for writing and directing wholly original movies and demanding total creative freedom from studios, Tarantino isn't exactly a director-for-hire.