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Casting; box office; title design; stunts; training; Vesper’s job; product placement; Chinese release; cars; bloody tears
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- Brosnan reportedly sought $30 million for another Bond before the producers moved to Craig while Brosnan was 53.
- Casino Royale was the first Fleming novel, dated 1953 in the discussion, but its rights were historically separate from the main Bond producers.
- An earlier television adaptation and 1967 parody are recalled; the latter had David Niven as Bond, Sellers, Allen and multiple directors.
- MGM reportedly obtained Casino Royale rights from Sony in a trade involving Spider-Man rights.
- Haggis reportedly wrote roughly the final thirty minutes after the earlier screenplay work.
- The stated budget is$150 million and gross$650 million.
- The actress playing Madame Wu reportedly also appeared in You Only Live Twice.
- The opening graphic design reportedly drew on the 1953 novel cover and its blood-dripping hearts.
- The Aston Martin reportedly rolled seven times for a Guinness stunt record.
- The collapsing Venetian house used a 90-ton tank rig described as the largest built for Bond.
- Craig reportedly added 20 pounds of muscle through diet and training.
- Vesper’s formal job is stated as international liaison officer for the Treasury’s Financial Action Task Force.
- The Ford Mondeo deal reportedly cost£14 million; Sony electronics and the rental-car-to-Aston upgrade are noted.
- A Chinese-cinema dubbed release reportedly added dialogue explaining Texas Hold’em; the discussion makes an overly broad first-film claim without establishing its scope.
- Three Aston Martins costing$300,000 each were reportedly destroyed.
- Bloody tears are identified as haemolacria, with possible medical causes discussed as podcast research.