Casino Royale (
2006) is the 21st film in the
James Bond series and the first to star
Daniel Craig as
MI6 agent
James Bond. Based on the
1953 novel of the same name by
Ian Fleming, it was adapted by screenwriters
Neal Purvis,
Robert Wade, and
Paul Haggis and directed by
Martin Campbell. It is the third screen adaptation of the Casino Royale novel, which was previously produced as a
1954 television episode and a
1967 satirical film. However, the 2006 film is the only
EON Productions adaptation of Fleming's novel. It is a
reboot of the Bond franchise, establishing a new timeline and narrative framework not meant to precede any previous film. This not only frees the Bond franchise from more than forty years of continuity, but allows the film to show a less experienced and more vulnerable Bond. The film is set at the beginning of James Bond's career as Agent 007, having earned his
license to kill. After preventing a terrorist attack at the Miami Airport, Bond falls for
Vesper Lynd, the treasury agent assigned to provide the money he needs to foil a high-stakes poker tournament organized by
Le Chiffre.
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