Craig adds a sharp edge to new Bond
JO WALKER
HERE is the Bond we know: whiz-bang gadgets, feline-fancying arch-villains, henchmen with unlikely talents. Tropical islands hiding nuclear missiles, rocket ships or varied weapons of mass destruction.
And, of course, the suave and sophisticated secret agent himself - never a hair out of place or a gun out of reach, quick to quip and oh, so sure of himself.
Well, welcome to the new Bond - a secret agent who is shaken and stirred. With actor Daniel Craig firmly ensconced as the new 007, Bond's makers felt it was time for a grittier new direction.
Of course, the tuxedos and martinis are still in place - Bond wouldn't be Bond without a little glamour and fun. But with film number 21 in the 40-year franchise it is time to meet the man behind the myth, and so they have gone back to where it all began.
Casino Royale is Bond's first mission as a 00 agent, his first with a licence to kill.
Based on Ian Fleming's first Bond novel - originally published in 1953 - Casino Royale sees 007 as a new M16 recruit, not yet the cocky secret agent we know and love. The man who plays him says this incarnation is the closest yet to the author's original intentions.
"In this film James Bond is a darker character, which is how Ian Fleming originally wrote him," Craig explains.
"We start right at the beginning of Bond's career, when he has a lot of rough edges. He's a loner and he doesn't like getting involved with people. As the movie goes on, though, he becomes more refined."
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