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Casino Royale voted #1 must see movie this Fall

10-Aug-2006 • Casino Royale

Entertainment Weekly have voted Casino Royale the number one must-see movie this Fall:

WHY WE CAN'T WAIT The idea of a rougher, rawer, rebooted James Bond leaves us both shaken and stirred.

THE PREMISE Newbie James Bond (Daniel Craig) becomes the spy we know and love during this adventure, in which he is sent to bankrupt terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Danish star Mads Mikkelsen) at the poker table. In the process, he falls for the mysterious Vesper Lynd (The Dreamers' Eva Green).

SOURCE Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel

THE BACKSTORY Why take Hollywood's most durable franchise back to square one? ''The movies have become so big and fantastical — with invisible cars and stuff like that — there was just no way to continue in that same vein,'' says veteran Bond producer Michael Wilson. ''There was nothing new left to do. So we decided to start all over.''

BURNING QUESTION Will the blond Craig (Munich, Layer Cake) win over doubters who've complained that he doesn't look the part?

COME FOR The usual trappings: girls, guns, gambling, gadgetry

STAY FOR The gritty, violent thriller beneath the usual trappings

Thanks to `leontheprofessional` for the alert.

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