![]() ![]() Originally it was going to be a straight adaptation of the novel, but eventually became a monstrous, bloated, weak comedy. Feldman made his own film, but when he asked Connery to play Bond, the Scotsman wanted a million dollars to star. But he wanted too big of a cut, so they knocked him back. Feldman obtained the rights and wanted to make a co-production with EON. I give her a potted history of the production, largely cribbed from the comprehensive James Bond: The Legacy by John Cork and Bruce Scivally (Boxtree, 2002). The producer wanted to destroy the Bond franchise. It’s the same source material as her beloved Daniel Craig Casino Royale.Ģ. I tell Mel there’s three reasons why I think she’ll like this one:ġ. “Why does it say Casino Royale?!” Because that’s what the movie is called, I reply. The credits don’t register a reaction until the title appears. I even go to the lengths of taking the DVD from its box and hiding it in the ‘official’ Bond movies 50th anniversary box set. I don’t let on to Mel that there’s anything unusual about this month’s Bond adventure. ![]() The poster says, ‘Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond’, but is this shambolic spoof too much for Mel? ![]()
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