With James Bond going younger and back to the basics in the next 007 big screen adventure "Casino Royale", it's not unexpected but still disappointing to hear that some of the better supporting characters from the Brosnan franchise era aren't coming along.
John Cleese, who plays the head of MI6's 'Q-Branch' which invents all of Bond's superspy gadgets, told Ireland Online that "If I'm told that is there is a Q, I will be Q. But unfortunately, I don't believe there's a Q in the current version of the script."
Director Martin Campbell has dropped the character because he believes his plans for a serious Bond movie would be undermined by Cleese's comical inventor role - "Casino Royale will be a grittier, tougher and more realistic Bond movie. We'll be getting away from the huge visual effects and comic relief."
Thanks to 'Scruffy'.
