| Casino Royale, the 21st James Bond film, is due | | | | Something of an opportunity was lost when the |
| to start shooting shortly and is to be released | | | | very real possibility of a Tarantino/Brosnan |
| November 2006. | | | | collaboration fell through. |
| It is already a hot topic amongst fans of the 007 | | | | The director of Goldeneye has returned and is |
| franchise, with the new Bond, Daniel Craig, | | | | charged with delivering us a new Bond. His work |
| generating much debate amongst fans.Fans of the | | | | on Goldeneye |
| original Ian Fleming books will be hoping for a | | | | resurrected the franchise so he has the |
| more authentic portrayal of both the character | | | | qualifications to do it again. |
| and the book. | | | | Speculation is, as ever, rife as to leading ladies |
| The producers seem to have been reluctant to | | | | and Bond girls. The charcter of Vesper Lynd will |
| take a risk with the formula in the past, | | | | be the most crucial female role and we expect it |
| presumably for purely financial reasons. | | | | to |
| The time has come now were they, perhaps, | | | | go either to a very big name or a complete |
| have no choice other than to bring in a new | | | | unknown.Time will tell whether they have the |
| era.We hope to see a more realistic and gritty | | | | courage to make a film worthy of the original |
| film, less gadgets and explosions, more dialogue | | | | creation of Ian Fleming - let's hope they do. |
| and less of the quips. | | | | |