However, Ian Fleming’s 1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale didn’t wait over 50 years to get its first proper film adaptation. 49 years before Craig’s inaugural 007 outing, there was a star ...

This is one of the great lost chances of film-making. Casino Royale is one of the best Bond thrillers Fleming wrote, and the only one that the Bond film-makers didn't own. It was turned into a ...

From the original roots of the franchise helmed by ... director Martin Campbell returned to the Bond series with Casino Royale, arguably the best film in the franchise. The movie features an ...

He’s embezzled union funds and lost the lot. His plan - recoup the money at the gambling tables of Casino Royale, Northern France. M, head of MI6, gives James Bond the mission of bankrupting Le ...