Shot over six months at a half dozen locations around the globe, Casino Royale is finally becoming part of the official James Bond series canon and new 007 Daniel Craig and the crew talk about the pressures and makeover in store for the world's most famous secret agent in the latest Entertainment Weekly.
"We're going back to the character Ian Fleming originally conceived. It's not a period piece or anything like that. It's set today, right now, and it's got all the action fans have come to expect from the movies. But we're getting back to the essence of Bond, to the Bond in Fleming's first 007 novel" says producer Barbara Broccoli.
Why take the risk now with the franchise? "After the last film, we spent eight months trying to come up with a story, but just couldn't. The movies had become so fantastical--with invisible cars and stuff like that--there was just no way to continue in that same vein. There was nothing new left to do. So we decided to start all over with the story we've always wanted to tell--how Bond became Bond in the first place" says Broccoli.
Craig spoke pretty candidly about the online feedback he's been hearing since being cast as Bond, and the hesitation he has about taking on the role - "If I went onto the Internet and started looking at what some people were saying about me--which, sadly, I have done--it would drive me insane. They hate me. They don't think I'm right for the role. It's as simple as that. They're passionate about it, which I understand, but I do wish they'd reserve judgment.
Co-star Eva Green added "They're upset about the color of his hair--the fact that he's blond. Really, people can be such morons". "Layer Cake" director Matthew Vaughn says "I actually think all that bad press will be good for Daniel. This way, people can be surprised by how great he'll be in the role. He can just blow everyone away with his performance. Which he will do".
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