I did some Googling and turns out the next James Bond movie has already been decided and planned, the only uncertainty is the identity of the actor playing the fabled MI6 agent. Shooting for Casino Royale starts January 17 and is scheduled to release on October 19, 2006 (I think that may be during Kenan-Flagler fall break).
Like many of its predecessors, Casino Royale will be based on an actual Ian Fleming novel. This will be the 21st "official" James Bond movie. I say "official" because the ownership rights of the James Bond trademark has never been clearly settled. MGM first began the James Bond genre with Dr. No (1962) and has produced almost all the Bond flicks ever made. In 1982, Columbia Pictures challenged MGM by filming its first (and to this date, only) James Bond movie. The script was based on Ian Fleming's novel Thunderball (which MGM had already made into a movie in 1965) and Columbia Pictures hired Sean Connery to once again play 007. When Connery ended his tour of duty as MGM's James Bond in 1971 with Diamonds Are Forever, he vowed to "never" reprise the role again. Appropriately enough, the 1982 flick starring Connery as Columbia's James Bond was titled Never Say Never Again.
There was another unofficial James Bond movie in 1967, also titled Casino Royale. This other Casino Royale was a spoof of the MGM James Bond line.
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Perhaps the next James Bond could be played by the ever-mysterious Buckyhoo? He lives an anonymous life of mystery, shrouded in secrecy, yet always appears at the last minute to save the day ;)
Who will play Buckyhoo's hot chick love interest?
I have always imagined that me playing 007 will look something like this:
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800251243
i heard connery say on a talk show that he did "never say never" to
raise money for a charity. i do not recall which one. and no, it was not
to line his own pockets.
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