The 22nd James Bond film, due November 2008, will be a closely related sequel to "Casino Royale" reports MI6.

Eva Green, who plays Bond girl Vesper Lynd in "Casino Royale", told Total Film this month that "Bond 22" is a direct continuation in terms of story as it revolves around a dark secret of Vesper involving her lover being tortured, leading Bond to his next mission.

The comments match with producer Barbara Broccoli comments in March that "We're already thinking about it. We're in the early stages. [Bond 22] is an original story, but it's going to continue part of what the story is in this film".

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When she signed, Green had a clause in her contract that gave her an option to return to the series in a future 007 movie featuring Daniel Craig.

When asked is she would return in flashbacks she says that Vesper will likely return on a computer, a pre-recorded message by a web cam on the internet.
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