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{{About|the 2006 film|the 1967 film|Casino Royale (1967 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Casino Royale
| image = CR2 - UK cinema poster.jpg
| caption = British cinema poster for ''Casino Royale'', designed by [[Empire Design]]
| alt = A man in a business suit with a loose tie holding a gun. Behind him is a silhouette of a woman showing a building with a sign reading "Casino Royale" and a dark grey car below the building. At the bottom left of the image is the title "Casino Royale" – both "O"s stand above each other, and below them is a 7 with a trigger and gun barrel – and the credits.
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[Daniel Craig]]|[[Eva Green]]|[[Mads Mikkelsen]]|[[Judi Dench]]}}
| based on = {{Based on|''[[Casino Royale (novel)|Casino Royale]]''|[[Ian Fleming]]}}
| director = [[Martin Campbell]]
| producer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Michael G. Wilson]]|[[Barbara Broccoli]]}}
| screenplay = {{Unbulleted list|[[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis<br />Robert Wade]]|[[Paul Haggis]]}}
| music = [[David Arnold]]
| cinematography = [[Phil Meheux]]
| editing = [[Stuart Baird]]
| studio = [[Eon Productions]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br>[[Columbia Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|11|14|London, premiere}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = United Kingdom<br />United States<br />Czech Republic<br />Germany<ref>{{cite web|title=CASINO ROYALE (2006)|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/803237|work=Film & TV Database|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|accessdate=6 May 2012|location=London}}</ref>
| language = English
| budget = $150&nbsp;million
| gross = $599,045,960<ref name="BOM-CR"/>
}}
'''''Casino Royale''''' is the twenty-first film in the [[Eon Productions]] [[James Bond in film|''James Bond'' film series]] and the first to star [[Daniel Craig]] as fictional [[MI6]] agent [[James Bond filmography|James Bond]]. Directed by [[Martin Campbell]] and written by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis, Robert Wade]] and [[Paul Haggis]], the film marks the third screen adaptation of [[Ian Fleming]]'s 1953 [[Casino Royale (novel)|novel of the same name]]. ''Casino Royale'' is set at the beginning of Bond's career as Agent 007, just as he is earning his [[licence to kill (concept)|licence to kill]]. After preventing a terrorist attack at [[Miami International Airport]], Bond falls for [[Vesper Lynd]], the treasury employee assigned to provide the money he needs to bankrupt terrorist financier [[Le Chiffre]] by beating him in a high-stakes [[poker]] game. The [[story arc]] continues in the following ''Bond'' film, ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' (2008).


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''Casino Royale'' [[Reboot (fiction)|reboots]] the series, establishing a new timeline and narrative framework not meant to precede or succeed any previous ''Bond'' film,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/8255072/Sam-Mendes-may-have-problems-directing-new-Bond-movie.html | 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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IGN: Interview: Campbell on Casino Royale|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/659/659741p1.html|work=IGN.com|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|date=19 October 2005|accessdate=22 March 2007}}</ref> which allowed the film to show a less experienced and more vulnerable Bond.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/3121-movie-review-james-bond-proves-worthy-double-0-status.html |title=New James Bond Proves Worthy of Double-0 Status |accessdate=16 June 2007 |work=[[Space.com]] |date=21 October 2006}}</ref> For the first time in the series, the character [[Miss Moneypenny]] does not appear. Casting the film involved a widespread search for a new actor to portray James Bond, and significant controversy surrounded Craig when he was selected to succeed [[Pierce Brosnan]] in October 2005. Location filming took place in the [[Czech Republic]], the Bahamas, Italy and the United Kingdom with interior sets built at [[Pinewood Studios]]. Although part of the storyline was set in [[Montenegro]], no filming took place there. ''Casino Royale'' was produced by Eon Productions for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and [[Columbia Pictures]], making it the first Eon-produced Bond film to be co-produced by the latter studio.

''Casino Royale'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] on 14 November 2006. It received largely positive critical response, with reviewers highlighting Craig's performance and the reinvention of the character of Bond. It earned over ${{Format price|599000000}} worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing ''James Bond'' film until the release of ''[[Skyfall]]'' in 2012.

==Plot==
After killing a traitorous [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] [[List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale#Dryden|section chief]]—who has been selling classified information—and [[List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale#Fisher|the station chief's contact]], James Bond gets his [[00 Agent|double-0 status]]. He then goes to [[Madagascar]] in pursuit of an international bomb-maker named [[List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale#Mollaka|Mollaka]]. After a [[parkour]] chase to an embassy, Bond kills his target and escapes by setting off an explosion. Searching through Mollaka's mobile phone, Bond discovers a text message, which he traces to [[Alex Dimitrios]], an associate of banker and terrorist financier [[Le Chiffre]]. Le Chiffre's investments involve [[short (finance)|short-selling]] stock in successful companies and then engineering terrorist attacks to sink their share prices.

Bond travels to the Bahamas where Dimitrios has a home and seduces his wife, [[Solange Dimitrios]]. After answering a phone call, Solange reveals that her husband is flying to Miami, so Bond leaves to pursue him. In Miami, 007 kills Dimitrios and follows Le Chiffre's henchman, [[List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale#Carlos|Carlos]], to [[Miami International Airport]]. There, Bond foils Le Chiffre's plan to destroy the prototype [[List of James Bond vehicles#Aircraft|''Skyfleet'' airliner]].

Left with a huge loss and under pressure to recoup his terrorist clients' money, Le Chiffre sets up a high-stakes [[Texas hold 'em]] tournament at the Casino Royale in [[Montenegro]]. Hoping that a defeat would force Le Chiffre to aid the [[British government]] in exchange for protection from his creditors, MI6 enters Bond into the tournament. On the train to Montenegro, Bond meets [[Vesper Lynd]], a [[HM Treasury|British Treasury]] agent whose role is to protect the government's interests, specifically the $10&nbsp;million [[buying in (poker)|buy-in]]; on his arrival at the hotel, Bond meets local MI6 contact [[René Mathis]]. Bond loses his initial stake and Vesper refuses to give him $5&nbsp;million to continue playing. Frustrated by his failure, Bond resolves to assassinate Le Chiffre. Before he can, a fellow player reveals himself as [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent [[Felix Leiter]], who offers to stake Bond in exchange for custody of Le Chiffre. Back in the game, Bond begins to amass chips. Le Chiffre attempts to kill Bond when his girlfriend Valenka poisons his drink, but he survives with the help of Vesper, wins the tournament, and the winnings are deposited into a Swiss bank account. Soon afterward, Le Chiffre abducts Vesper and uses her as bait to capture Bond.

Le Chiffre tortures Bond for the bank account's password, but is interrupted by [[Mr. White (James Bond)|Mr. White]], who kills him. Bond awakens in a hospital on [[Lake Como]] and has Mathis, whom Le Chiffre identified as a [[double agent]], arrested. Bond admits to Vesper that he is in love with her, and posts his resignation to [[M (James Bond)|M]]. The couple go to [[Venice]], where Bond learns that his winnings were never deposited in the Treasury's account. Realising that the suddenly absent Vesper was in the process of stealing them, he pursues her and the men to whom she gives the money into a building under renovation, which is being kept from sinking only by inflatable supports. A gunfight ensues and the supports are punctured. Bond kills the men and tries to rescue Vesper, but she locks herself in an iron-frame lift and allows herself to drown as the building sinks. Mr. White, watching from a nearby balcony, walks away with the money.

Bond rejoins the service and learns that Vesper had a French-Algerian boyfriend who was kidnapped by [[Quantum (James Bond)|the organisation]] behind Le Chiffre and Mr. White to blackmail her into co-operation, and that she agreed to deliver the money in exchange for saving Bond's life. Bond then discovers a text from Vesper with White's name and mobile phone number, which he uses to find White. After wounding and capturing White, he introduces himself: "The name's Bond &mdash; James Bond."

==Cast==
* [[Daniel Craig]] as [[James Bond filmography|James Bond]]: A British [[Secret Intelligence Service|SIS]] officer who, after being assigned [[00 Agent|00]]-status, 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]]: An agent for HM Treasury assigned to supervise Bond and finance him in a high stakes poker game.
* [[Mads Mikkelsen]] as [[Le Chiffre]]: The main antagonist. A banker who services many of the world's terrorists. He is a mathematical genius and expert chess player and uses these skills when playing poker.
* [[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 acts as an important maternal figure in his life. Dench was the only cast member carried through from the [[Pierce Brosnan]] films.
* [[Jeffrey Wright (actor)|Jeffrey Wright]] as [[Felix Leiter]]: A CIA operative 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. (The only other black actor to portray Leiter was [[Bernie Casey]] in ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', which was not produced by Eon.)
* [[Giancarlo Giannini]] as René Mathis: Bond's contact in Montenegro.
* [[Simon Abkarian]] as Alex Dimitrios: Another contractor in the international terrorist underworld and associate of Le Chiffre, based in the Bahamas.
* [[Caterina Murino]] as Solange Dimitrios: Dimitrios' wife, whom Bond seduces. She is killed by Le Chiffre for unintentionally revealing one of his plans to Bond.
* [[Ivana Miličević]] as Valenka: Le Chiffre's girlfriend.
* [[Isaac de Bankolé]] as Steven Obanno: A leader of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]], introduced to Le Chiffre by Mr. White to account his finances.
* [[Jesper Christensen]] as Mr. White: A liaison for an [[Quantum (James Bond)|unnamed criminal organisation]].
* [[Sébastien Foucan]] as Mollaka: A bomb-maker pursued by Bond through a construction site in Madagascar.
* [[Tobias Menzies]] as Villiers: M's young secretary at MI6 Headquarters.
* [[Ludger Pistor]] as Mendel: A [[Swiss people|Swiss]] banker responsible for all monetary transactions during and after the poker tournament.
* [[Claudio Santamaria]] as Carlos: A terrorist employed by Le Chiffre to blow up an aircraft.
* [[Richard Sammel]] as Gettler: An assassin who works for an unnamed criminal organisation and contacts Vesper in Venice.
* Clemens Schick as Kratt: Le Chiffre's bodyguard, who often accompanies his boss wherever he travels
* [[Joseph Millson]] as Carter: An MI6 agent who accompanies Bond in Madagascar.
* Ben Cooke as Williams: An MI6 agent who debriefs Bond in London.
* Darwin Shawh as Fisher: Dryden's underground contact. M sends Bond to kill him, his first official target. Bond tracks him down, nearly drowns him, and then shoots him dead.
* Diane Hartford as Card Player.
''Casino Royale'' includes a [[Cameo_appearance|cameo]] by British entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (seen being frisked at [[Miami airport]]). The cameo was cut out of the in-flight versions shown on [[British Airways]]' in-flight entertainment systems, as was a shot of the [[Virgin Atlantic]] aircraft Branson supplied.<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 |accessdate=23 October 2008}}</ref>

==Production==
''Casino Royale'' was previously produced as a [[Casino Royale (Climax!)|1954 television episode]] and a [[Casino Royale (1967 film)|1967 satirical film]]. [[Eon Productions]] gained the rights for ''Casino Royale'' in 1999 after [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] exchanged them for [[MGM]]'s rights to ''[[Spider-Man (film)|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=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30814FC35540C738FDDAA0894D1494D81&n=Top%2fNews%2fBusiness%2fSmall%20Business%2fMarketing%20and%20Advertising |accessdate=20 June 2007 | first=James | last=Sterngold}}</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=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/event_purvis_wade_talk.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21 |accessdate=10 March 2007}}</ref> [[Paul Haggis]]' main contribution was to rewrite the climax of the film. He 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=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/dec/04/guardianinterviewsatbfisouthbank1 |accessdate=7 December 2007 }}</ref>

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 |accessdate=5 March 2007}}</ref> although he did not follow this up with Eon. Tarantino also expressed interest in ''Casino Royale'' after ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]''. 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 1950s, like the [[Casino Royale (novel)|novel]], would have filmed it in [[black-and-white]] and would have only made it with [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Bond. In February 2005, [[Martin Campbell]] 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=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_21_announced.php3 |accessdate=10 March 2007}}</ref> Later in 2005, [[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=http://www.sony.com/SCA/press/040924.shtml |accessdate=29 April 2007}}</ref>

Eon admitted that they had relied too heavily on [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] effects in the more recent films, particularly ''[[Die Another Day]]'', and were 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=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/film/article2433165.ece |accessdate=21 November 2006 }}</ref> In keeping with this drive for more realism, screenwriters Purvis, Wade and Haggis wanted the script to follow as closely as possible to the original 1953 novel, keeping Fleming's darker storyline and characterisation of Bond.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jon |last=Silberg |title=High Stakes for 007 |work=[[American Cinematographer]] |date = December 2006|url=http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_dynamic/December2006/CasinoRoyale/page1.php |accessdate=17 April 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070402131840/http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_dynamic/December2006/CasinoRoyale/page1.php |archivedate=2 April 2007}}</ref>

===Casting===
[[Pierce Brosnan]] had originally signed a deal for four films when he was cast in the role of James Bond. This was fulfilled with the production of ''[[Die Another Day]]'' in 2002. However, at this stage Brosnan was approaching his 50th birthday, and speculation began that the producers were seeking to replace him with a younger actor.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Is Brosnan too old to be 007? |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-207653/Is-Brosnan-old-007.html |work=Daily Mail |location=UK |date=9 February 2004 |accessdate=5 August 2008 }}</ref> Brosnan officially announced he was stepping down in February 2005. At one point producer [[Michael G. Wilson]] claimed there was a list of over 200 names being considered for his replacement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4337224.stm |title=Michael G. Wilson said 200 actors had been considered |publisher=BBC |date=14 November 2006 |accessdate=4 April 2007}}</ref> [[Croatian people|Croatian]] actor [[Goran Višnjić]] auditioned for the role the same day as Craig, but was reportedly unable to master a British 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}}</ref> [[New Zealand]]er [[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=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZOKgrK21fY |work=Cumberland Courier |date=29 June 2009 |accessdate=3 November 2012}}</ref> According to Martin Campbell, [[Henry Cavill]] was the only actor in serious contention for the role, but at 22 years old, was considered too young.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chavez |first=Kellvin |url=http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/sonypictures/zorro2/mc-interview.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070418142549/http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/sonypictures/zorro2/mc-interview.html |archivedate=18 April 2007 |work=Latino Review |title=Exclusive interview with Martin Campbell on Zorro and Bond |accessdate=23 March 2007}}</ref> [[Sam Worthington]] was also considered.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995318.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title=Casting begins for ''War,'' ''Titans'' |first=Michael |last=Fleming |work=Variety |date=5 November 2008 |accessdate=8 November 2008}}</ref>

In May 2005, [[Daniel Craig]] announced that MGM and producers [[Michael G. Wilson]] and [[Barbara Broccoli]] had assured him that he would get the role of Bond, and [[Matthew Vaughn]] told reporters that MGM offered him the opportunity to direct, but Eon Productions at that point had not approached either of them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Craig, Vaughn on Bond |url=http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/609/609721p1.html |work=[[IGN]] |date=3 May 2005 |accessdate=10 August 2006}}</ref> A year beforehand, Craig rejected the offer, 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 advisors on the set of ''[[Munich (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=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/10/11/sm_danielcraig111.xml |accessdate=11 October 2008 | first=Richard | last=Grant}}</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. A tuxedo-clad 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=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/oct/14/film.filmnews.html |work=The Guardian |location=UK |title=Daniel Craig confirmed as 006th screen Bond |accessdate=15 May 2007 | date=14 October 2005}}</ref><ref name="craigarrival">{{cite web|url=http://shatterhand007.com/MadRoyale/MADROYALEDanielCraig007.wmv |title=Film of the arrival |accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref> Significant 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 <code>danielcraigisnotbond.com</code> 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 |accessdate=3 April 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070319164649/http://www.moono.com/news/news01533.html |archivedate=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=http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/commentary/mediabiz/index.htm |publisher=CNN |date=6 November 2006 |accessdate=2 April 2007 | first=Paul R. | last=La Monica}}</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=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16251427&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=the-name-s-bland---james-bland-name_page.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060414151815/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16251427&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=the-name-s-bland---james-bland-name_page.html|archivedate=14 April 2006|accessdate=27 December 2006}}</ref>

The next important casting was that of the lead [[Bond girl]], Vesper Lynd. Casting director Debbie McWilliams acknowledged that Hollywood actresses [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Charlize Theron]] were "strongly considered" for the role and that [[Belgian people|Belgian]] actress [[Cécile de France]] had also auditioned, but her [[English English|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 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> [[Audrey Tautou]] was also considered, but not chosen because of her role in ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' that was 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 |accessdate=4 March 2006}}</ref> It was announced on 16 February 2006 that [[Eva Green]] would play the part.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-02-17#film5 |work=[[Internet Movie Database]] |title=New Bond Girl Will Be "Very Much an Equal to Bond" |accessdate=23 March 2007}}</ref>

===Filming===
[[Image:Daniel Craig on Venice yacht crop w Wilson.jpg|thumb|Craig in Venice during filming.|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 which 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 video|title=James Bond: For Real |medium=DVD |publisher=Special Treats Productions |year=2006}}</ref>

Initially, Michael G. Wilson confirmed that ''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 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</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 Meheux]] 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 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> On 6 October 2005, Martin Campbell confirmed that ''Casino Royale'' would film in the Bahamas and "maybe Italy". In addition to the extensive location filming, studio work including choreography and stunt coordination practice was performed at the Barrandov Studios in Prague and at Pinewood Studios where the film used several stages as well as the paddock tank and the historic [[007 Stage]]. Further shooting in the UK was scheduled for [[Dunsfold Aerodrome]] in Surrey, the cricket pavilion at [[Eton College]] (although that particular 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|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 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060618111857/http://www.ernieels.com/search.aspx?i_MediaEntryID=506 |archivedate=18 June 2006 |accessdate=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]], before completing in the town of [[Karlovy Vary]] in May. A famous Czech [[destination spa|spa]], Karlovy Vary, in German known as the Karlsbad,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Casino Royale: filming locations |work=Movieloci.com |date=19 June 2012 |url=http://www.movieloci.com/851-Casino-Royale |accessdate=20 June 2012}}</ref> was used as the exterior of the Casino Royale, 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 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> The main Italian location was [[Venice]], where the majority of the film's ending is set. 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: |accessdate=20 June 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071011102258/qn.quotidiano.net/archivio_art.php?art=http://qn.quotidiano.net/2006/02/27/pages/artI5405032.html |archivedate=29 September 2007}}</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 ''[http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/media/picture_database/preview.html?id=78 Poker Playing Trio]'' (which plays a key role in one scene) and ''[http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/media/picture_database/preview.html?id=129 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 |accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref> although only his trademark hat is actually visible on screen.

On 30 July 2006, a fire broke out at the 007 Stage. The damage was significant, but had no effect on the release of ''Casino Royale'' as the incident occurred one week after filming had been completed, and the sets were in the process of being dismantled.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fire wrecks James Bond film stage |work=BBC News |date=30 July 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5228794.stm |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> On 11 August 2006, Pinewood Studios confirmed that no attempt would be made to salvage the remains of the stage;<ref>{{Cite news|title=007 stage destroyed by fire |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.com]] |date=30 July 2006 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/event_pinewood_fire.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> instead it would be rebuilt from scratch.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pinewood receives planning permission to rebuild 007 stage, bigger than ever next year |work=[[MI6.co.uk|MI6-HQ.COM]] |date=21 September 2006.The scenes set for the music video,"Who Let The Bond Out" |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=4114&catid=4 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref>

===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 |accessdate=3 April 2007}}</ref> In creating the shadow images of the sequence, Kleinman digitised the footage of Craig and the film's stuntmen on the 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 |accessdate=29 January 2010}}</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 and in Pinewood Studios.<ref name="Real"/>

First on the schedule were the scenes on the Madagascar building site, shot in the Bahamas on the site of a derelict hotel which Michael G. Wilson had become acquainted with in 1977 during the filming of ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]''.<ref name="Real"/> In the scene, Bond drives a [[Excavator|digger]] toward 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 directors Ian Lowe, Terry Madden and Alex Witt 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=Boeing 747 in Casino Royale}}</ref> The plane used can be seen on the BBC motoring programme ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' on the [[Top Gear Test Track|Test Track]].

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"/> For the scene involving Bond following Vesper into the house undergoing renovation supported by inflatable balloons, a tank was constructed at the 007 stage at Pinewood, consisting of a Venetian [[piazza]] and the interior of the three-story dilapidated house. The rig, weighing some 90 tons, incorporated electronics with hydraulic valves which 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 built to one-third scale to film the building eventually collapsing into the Venetian canal. The model elevator 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"/>

At the time of filming, [[Aston Martin]] were still in the final phases of designing the [[Aston Martin DBS|DBS]]. The scene involving the car crash was devised using an [[Aston Martin DB9]] that was especially modified to look like Bond's [[Aston Martin DBS V12]] and reinforced to withstand the impact. Due to the low centre of gravity of the vehicle, an 18-inch (450&nbsp;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 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&nbsp;mph&nbsp;(113&nbsp;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"/>

===Music===
{{Main|Casino Royale (2006 soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack of ''Casino Royale'', released by [[Sony Classical]] 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 that [[Chris Cornell]], then-former lead singer of [[Soundgarden]] and former lead singer of [[Audioslave]], composed and performed 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=/www/story/07-26-2006/0004404210&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 |accessdate=26 July 2006}}</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 during the end credits to signal the climax of his character arc.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Bregt De Lange and 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 |accessdate=16 March 2008}}</ref>

==Release==
''Casino Royale'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]], the [[Odeon West End]] and the [[Empire, Leicester Square|Empire]] simultaneously in London on 14 November 2006. It marked the 60th Royal Film Performance and benefited the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), whose patron, [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]], was in attendance with the [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Duke of Edinburgh]]. It is the third James Bond premiere that the Queen attended following ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' and ''Die Another Day''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Daniel Craig makes his 007 debut at premiere of Casino Royale |work=Daily Mail |location=UK |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=416461&in_page_id=1773&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=picbox&ct=5 |date=18 November 2006 |accessdate=21 November 2006 |first=Nick |last=Goodway}}</ref> Along with the cast and crew, numerous celebrities and 5,000 paying guests were also in attendance with half the proceeds benefiting the CTBF.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stars out for Bond royal premiere |work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6146090.stm |date=14 November 2006 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref>

Only two days following the premiere, pirated copies appeared for sale in London. "The rapid appearance of this film on the streets shows the sophistication and organisation behind film piracy in the UK," said Kieron Sharp, from the [[Federation Against Copyright Theft]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6157066.stm |title=Studio claims 007 box office coup |work=BBC News |date=17 November 2006 |accessdate=28 February 2007}}</ref> Pirated copies of the DVD were selling for less than [[£]]1.57. Craig himself was offered such a DVD while walking anonymously through the streets of Beijing wearing a hat and glasses in order to avoid being identified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=35129&in_page_id=7 |title=The name's Qi, Ling Ling Qi |work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]] |date=29 January 2007 |accessdate=30 January 2007}}</ref>

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 (Climax!)|1954 American TV adaptation]] in order to explain the rules of [[baccarat]], the game featured in the original book). ''Casino Royale'' earned approximately $11.7&nbsp;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=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=jamesbond21.htm| accessdate=29 March 2007}}</ref> including a record opening weekend collection for a non-Chinese film, with $1.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Dave McNary |title=China shows 007 the love |work=Variety |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958463.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=casino+royale |date=31 January 2007 |accessdate=20 March 2007}}</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 Motors, [[Heineken Pilsener]] (which [[Eva Green]] starred in adverts for), [[Smirnoff]], [[Omega SA]], [[Virgin Atlantic Airways]] and [[Sony Ericsson]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Marc |last=Graser |title=Brands line up for Bond sequel |work=Variety |date=14 August 2008 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990584.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |accessdate=15 August 2008}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film has earned $599,045,960 worldwide. ''Casino Royale'' was the 4th highest-grossing film of 2006, and was the highest-grossing instalment of the ''James Bond'' series until ''[[Skyfall]]'' surpassed it in November 2012.<ref name="BOM-CR"/>

;United Kingdom and Ireland
Upon its release in the United Kingdom, ''Casino Royale'' broke series records on both opening day—£1.7&nbsp;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|accessdate=8 November 2007}}</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|author=Hoyle, Ben; Bale, Joanna|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article642905.ece|accessdate=8 November 2007}}</ref> At the end of its box office run, the film had grossed £55.4&nbsp;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|format=PDF|page=24|title=Statistical Yearbook 2006/07|publisher=UK Film Council|accessdate=9 September 2011}}</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]]|accessdate=9 September 2011}}</ref>

;United States and Canada
On its opening day ''Casino Royale'' was on top with $14,741,135, and throughout the weekend grossed a total of $40,833,156, placing it second in the ranking behind ''[[Happy Feet]]'' ($41.5&nbsp;million).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Casino Royale grosses $40.6&nbsp;million |work=[[Superhero Hype!]] |date=19 November 2006 |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/jamesbondnews.php?id=4922 |accessdate=19 November 2006}}</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=http://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]] |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> It earned $167,445,960 by the end of its run in North America,<ref name="BOM-CR">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jamesbond21.htm |title=Casino Royale (2006) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> marking what was at the time the highest grossing film of the series, before being surpassed by ''[[Quantum of Solace]]''{{'}}s $168.4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm |title=James Bond movies |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref>

;Other markets
On 18 November 2006, ''Casino Royale'' opened at the first position in 27 countries, with a weekend gross of $43,407,886 in the non-US / Canada / UK & Irish markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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]] |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> The film held the opening weekend record in [[India]], taking in over $3,386,987, which was the highest for a foreign language film at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Spider-Man 3'' breaks all records! |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=9 May 2007 |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14446385 |accessdate=27 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/12/23/stories/2006122301350500.htm |title=Bond breaks records |work=[[Business Line]] |date=23 December 2006 |accessdate=6 May 2007}}</ref> The film retained the top spot at the worldwide box office for four weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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]] |accessdate=9 September 2011}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Casino Royale'' was simultaneously released on DVD, [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc]] on 16 March 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MNP2KI |publisher=Amazon.com |title=Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition) |accessdate=20 June 2007}}</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 |publisher=DVD Times |title=Casino Royale and more from Sony! |accessdate=9 December 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061216010557/http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63473 |archivedate=16 December 2006}}</ref> The DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases broke sales records: the [[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 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080522111227/movies.propeller.com/story/2007/03/28/casino-royale-blu-ray-reaches-unit-milestone |archivedate=22 May 2008 |accessdate=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=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20554 |accessdate=29 March 2007}}</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 |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |date=12 February 2007 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=72870 |accessdate=5 July 2007}}</ref> The DVD release 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 |accessdate=29 July 2008}}</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]] |date=3 June 2011|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casino-Royale-Blu-ray/1150/|accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref>

===Cuts and censorship===
''Casino Royale'' was censored for its release in Britain, Germany and the United States. In Britain, the film received [[BBFC]] 12 rating after omitting some of LeChiffre's sadism and James Bond's reactions in the torture scene.<ref>Movie Censorship: Casino Royale [http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4011 Movie Censorship: Casino Royale]</ref> In the United States, two fight scenes were censored to achieve a PG-13 rating: the fight between Bond and the traitorous MI-6 Agent's contact Fisher, and the fight between Bond and Obanno in the stairway at the Casino Royale.<ref name="DVD Compare: Casino Royale">DVD Compare: Casino Royale [http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=10779#overall DVD Compare: Casino Royale]</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 alternate 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 versions can be found on the Australian, Dutch, French, Hong Kong, Japanese, and Scandinavian Blu-rays and DVDs, and on more recent editions of the UK release (rated 15).

==Reception==
===Reviews===
Critics gave the film a positive response, in particular Craig's performance and credibility. During production this had been subject to debate by the media and the public, as Craig did not appear to fit Ian Fleming's original portrait of the character as tall, dark and suave. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' compared the quality of Craig's characterisation 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 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</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 |location=UK |date=5 November 2006 |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article167203.ece |accessdate=21 November 2006 }}</ref> Critics Paul Arendt of [[BBC Films]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Arendt |first=Paul |title=Casino Royale (2006) |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/11/06/casino_royale_2006_review.shtml |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> [[Kim Newman]] of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Newman |first=Kim |authorlink=Kim Newman |title=Casino Royale |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire Online]] |url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=10199 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> and Todd McCarthy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''<ref name=variety>{{Cite news|last=McCarthy |first=Todd |title=Casino Royale |work=Variety |url=http://www.variety.com/VE1117932077.html |accessdate=21 November 2006 | date=9 November 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070328124624/http://www.variety.com/VE1117932077.html |archivedate = 28 March 2007}}</ref> all described Craig as the first actor to truly embody Ian Fleming's James Bond from the original novel: ironic, brutal and cold.

The film was similarly well received in North America. [[MSNBC]] gave the movie a perfect [[star (classification)|5 star]] rating.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartl |first=John |title="Casino Royale" is Prime Bond |publisher=MSNBC |url=http://movies.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=241821 |accessdate=17 November 2006}}</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=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=8223 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=10 October 2006 |accessdate=21 March 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070125030037/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=8223 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 25 January 2007}}</ref> where the focus was on character and plot rather than the high-tech gadgets and visual effects that were strongly criticised in ''Die Another Day''.<ref name=variety/> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the movie an aggregate rating of 95%, the highest rating for a wide-release of the year. It is the fourth-highest rating for a Bond film on the site behind ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' which received a 96%, ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' which received a 96%,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Spy Who Loved Me |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spy_who_loved_me/ |accessdate=20 March 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=From Russia With Love |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/from_russia_with_love/ |accessdate=20 March 2007}}</ref> and ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'', with a 98% score.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. No |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dr_no/ |accessdate=20 March 2007}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the movie a Metascore of 81, signifying "Universal Acclaim."<ref>{{cite web|title=Casino Royale at Metacritic |work=[[Metacritic]] |url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/casinoroyale?q=Casino%20Royale |accessdate=19 August 2007}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named the film as the fifth best of the series,<ref>{{cite web|first=Benjamin |last=Svetkey |coauthors=Joshua Rich |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1560072_18,00.html |title=Ranking the Bond Films |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=24 November 2006 |accessdate=4 March 2008}}</ref> and chose Vesper Lynd as the fourth best Bond girl in the series.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joshua |last=Rich |title=The 10 Best Bond Girls |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=30 March 2007 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1557446_8,00.html |accessdate=30 March 2007}}</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 |accessdate=13 May 2008 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rrTJ3Xcd |archivedate=9 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|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 |accessdate=13 May 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080518230758/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2006/12/looking_ahead_t.html |archivedate = 18 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Pete |last=Hammond |title=THE SEASON: As critics ramp up, dark horses are at the gate |publisher=[[Hollywood Wiretap]] |date=7 December 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110726093725/http://www.hollywoodwiretap.com/?module=news&action=story&id=9137|archivedate=26 July 2011|url=http://www.hollywoodwiretap.com/?module=news&action=story&id=9137 |accessdate=13 May 2008}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film a four out of four star rating, the first for any of the James Bond films he reviewed. Ebert wrote that "Craig makes a superb Bond&nbsp;... 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 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/REVIEWS/708160301/1023 |title=''Casino Royale'' review |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=17 September 2007 |accessdate=3 July 2008}}</ref> [[Time Out New York]]'s Joshua Rothkopf called Craig "the best Bond in the franchise's history," citing the actor's "crisp, hateful, Mamet-worthy snarl&nbsp;... 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=http://www.timeout.com/us/film/casino-royale-1 |title=''Casino Royale'' review |work=Time Out New York |date=16 November 2006 |accessdate=11 June 2012}}</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''; 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? |publisher=[[Sunday Herald]] |date=27 October 2008 |url=http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.2463325.0.0.php |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090103061226/http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.2463325.0.0.php|archivedate=30 October 2009|accessdate=27 October 2008}}</ref> This sentiment is shared by the [[University of Leicester]]'s James Chapman, author of ''License 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 |publisher=In the news |date=28 October 2008 |url=http://www.inthenews.co.uk/printerfriendly.aspx?itemid=1246720|accessdate=28 October 2008}}</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|authorlink=Andrew Sarris|title=|publisher=[[The New York Observer]]|date=|page=|url=http://observer.com/2006/11/new-bonds-stormy-virility-trumps-connery-and-moore}}</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|Sean]] 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." So impressed was Moore that he chose to buy the DVD.<ref>{{Cite news|authorlink=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 |accessdate=5 October 2008 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rrWp8oPN |archivedate=9 August 2010}}</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?/archives/20-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 |publisher=Cinema Retro |accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref>

However, the film met with mixed reactions from other critics. Rob Gonsalves of eFilmCritic.com gave the film a positive review, but commented, "When you strip the 007 films down for action and 'realism,' you lose the soul of those old beloved Bond movies – they might as well be [[Jason Bourne]] movies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=15275&reviewer=416 |title=Casino Royale (2006) |author=Rob Gonsalves |date=20 November 2006 |work=eFilmCritic.com}}</ref> 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 web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/casino_royale/?critic=columns&sortby=rotten&name_order=asc&view=#contentReviews |title=Rotten Reviews for Casino Royale-RT.com |work=Rottentomatoes.com |accessdate=25 March 2011}}</ref> [[Anthony Lane]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' criticised the more imperfect and self-aware depiction of the character, saying, "Even James Bond, in other words, wants to be 007."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/11/20/061120crci_cinema?currentPage=2#ixzz0upUk9q3P |title=Of human bondage |work=The New Yorker |author=Anthony Lane |date=20 November 2006 |accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref>

Though American radio personality [[Michael Medved]] gave the film three stars out of four, describing it as "intriguing, audacious and very original&nbsp;... more believable and less cartoonish, than previous 007 extravaganzas," he commented that the "sometimes sluggish pacing will frustrate some Bond fanatics."<ref>{{Cite news|authorlink=Michael Medved |first=Michael |last=Medved |title=Casino Royale |publisher=[[Townhall.com]]|url=http://townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=4&ContentGuid=43306526-93fb-41b5-80aa-44ec67611670|accessdate=2 September 2010}}</ref> Similarly, a reviewer for ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' praised the film for its darkness and Craig's performance, but felt that "like the novel, it suffers from a lack of sharpness in the plot" and believed that it required additional editing, particularly the finale.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The best Bond since Connery |work=The Sun |location=London |date=20 October 2006 |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/67909/The-best-Bond-since-Connery.html |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</ref> Commentators 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 |title=Casino Royale B+ |publisher=Emanuel Levy |url=http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3668 |accessdate=21 November 2006}}</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=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1939830,00.html |accessdate=21 November 2006 }}</ref>

The sequence with Craig sporting swimming trunks topped the sexiest male celebrity poll of ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article74969.ece |title=Daniel Craig voted sexiest man |work=The Sun |location=London |date=1 June 2009 |first=Richard |last=White}}</ref> and in 2009 [[Del Monte Foods]] launched an [[ice pop|ice lolly]] moulded to resemble Craig emerging from the sea.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5416143/Daniel-Craig-in-007-lolly.html |title=Daniel Craig in 007 Lolly |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=1 June 2009 | accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named it the 19th best film of the past 25 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20207076_20207079_20207442_6,00.html |title=Casino Royale, Daniel Craig |work=Entertainment Weekly |year=2008 |accessdate=25 March 2011}}</ref>

===Top ten lists===
The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2006/toptens.shtml |title=Metacritic: 2006 Film Critic Top Ten Lists |accessdate=25 February 2008 |work=[[Metacritic]]| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080209171331/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2006/toptens.shtml| archivedate = 9 February 2008}}</ref>
* 1st – Owen Gleiberman, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
* 3rd – ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]''
* 3rd – Marc Moha, ''[[The Oregonian]]''
* 3rd – Stephanie Zacharek, [[Salon.com]]
* 3rd – William Arnold, ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]''
* 7th – Jack Mathews, ''[[New York Daily News]]''
* 8th – [[James Berardinelli]], ReelViews
* 8th – Desson Thomson, ''[[Washington Post]]''
* 8th – Michael Phillips, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
* 9th - [[Andrew Sarris]], ''[[The New York Observer]]''
* 9th – Stephen Hunter, ''[[Washington Post]]''
* 10th – Michael Wilmington, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
* 10th – Mike Russell, ''[[The Oregonian]]''

===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>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=2006&category=Film&award=Orange+Rising+Star+Award |title=Awards Database – The BAFTA site |accessdate=9 August 2010 |date = February 2007|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}</ref> The film was nominated for eight BAFTA awards, including the [[BAFTA Award for Best 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 Meheux); 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=2006&category=Film&award=false |title=Awards Database – The BAFTA site |accessdate=9 August 2010|date = January 2007|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}</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 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=5 February 2007 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/news/e3i942a6313d5bbee0094106779c885314f |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070930221221/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/news/e3i942a6313d5bbee0094106779c885314f |archivedate=30 September 2007 |accessdate=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 |publisher=Alternative Film Guide |url=http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/art-directors-guild.htm |accessdate=30 April 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070212144125/http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/art-directors-guild.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archivedate=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=Satellite Awards – 2006 |publisher=Alternative Film Guide |url=http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/satellite-awards.htm |accessdate=30 April 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070222145331/http://www.altfg.com/awards/2006/satellite-awards.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archivedate=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]] |accessdate=9 August 2010}}</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 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070205132336/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-ettomatoaward0110,0,1075435.story |archivedate=5 February 2007 |accessdate=3 April 2007}}</ref> ''Casino Royale'' was also nominated for, and has won, many other international awards for its screenplay,<ref>{{cite web|work=Mystery Writers of America |title=Mystery Writers of America Announces 2007 Edgar Award Nominees |publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC. |date=19 January 2007 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-19-2007/0004509088&EDATE= |accessdate =20 March 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=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/10-make-cut-ace-noms-127870 |accessdate=19 March 2011}}</ref> visual effects,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.vesawards.com/5thvesannounced.pdf|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070302213721/http://www.vesawards.com/5thvesannounced.pdf|archivedate=2 March 2007 |title=Visual Effects Society 5th Annual VES Awards Announced |date=11 February 2007 |accessdate=3 April 2007 |publisher=Visual Effects Society |format=PDF}}</ref> and production design.<ref>{{Cite news|authorlink=Anne Thompson (film critic) |last=Thompson |first=Anne |coauthor=Carl DiOrio |title=''Casino'', ''Curse'', top ADG Awards |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=18 February 2007 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_festivals/news/e3i00c30daf8fb3b8f130ce2fd34b5f81bf?imw=Y |accessdate=3 April 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070220155542/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_festivals/news/e3i00c30daf8fb3b8f130ce2fd34b5f81bf?imw=Y <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 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 news|first=David S. |last=Cohen |title=''Superman'' tops Saturns |work=Variety |date=10 May 2007 |url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117964717.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1 |accessdate=11 May 2007}}</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 |publisher=Taurus Worlds Stunt Awards |date=21 May 2007 |accessdate=23 January 2008}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Film|James Bond}}
* [[Outline of James Bond]]
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