Casino Royale

Aside from the blond hair he IS that fucking concept render.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

According to the Wikipedia, the sketch was commissioned by Fleming to aid the artists of the 007 comic strip. I'd say it's a pretty good match.

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That's pretty good.

How many novels do we have left at this point?

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

I'd say it's a pretty good match.

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I wouldnt.

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Originally Posted by Jetman

Im sure Fleming's original vision wasnt of a sedated , drugged out, blonde Russian looking guy.

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No, his original vision was of a woman-beating drunk who's really good at killing people.

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Originally Posted by sethsez

No, his original vision was of a woman-beating drunk who's really good at killing people.

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Point and match

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Originally Posted by sethsez

What does Bond look like in the books?

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

In the novels (notably From Russia, With Love), Bond's physical description has generally been consistent: a three-inch, vertical scar on his right cheek (absent from the cinematic version); blue-grey eyes; a "cruel" mouth; short, dark hair, a comma of which falls on his forehead; and (after Casino Royale) the faint scar of the Russian cyrillic letter "Ш" (SH) (for Shpionen: "Spy") on the back of one of his hands (carved by a SMERSH agent).

He is roughly in his late thirties.

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Originally Posted by sethsez

The point is that Sean Connery didn't have much in common with Ian Flemming's Bond, and every subsequent Bond has been based on Connery's version.

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True, but after seeing Dr. No Fleming enjoyed Connery's take on Bond so much that in subsequent novels he gave 007 some Scottish ancestry in tribute.

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This looks to be going back to the books where he's an actual character (in the movies Bond was a caricature from the beginning) and a killer. I think the current Bond's look fits that nicely.

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I have no problem with Daniel Craig's look. Bond's been played by a variety of different actors and by now it's really more about what they bring to the part acting/personality-wise than quibbling over their physical appearance.

The only problem I have with how Craig looks is that it appears that he will wake up one morning in the next few weeks and will have aged 100 years overnight. Shit, I saw him in Layer Cake (it was okay) and, depending on the lighting, his looks changed almost drastically from scene to scene. Low light, looked his age, bright light, looked like my grandpa. It was weird. I mean, they dumped Brosnan because he looked too old and they hire a guy that's capable of looking almost as elderly. Dumb move.

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Originally Posted by voltz

How many novels do we have left at this point?

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Zero. :(

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Between 1953 and 1966, twelve James Bond novels and two short story collections by Fleming were published, with one novel and one short story collection issued posthumously.

1. Casino Royale 1953
2. Live and Let Die 1954
3. Moonraker 1955
4. Diamonds Are Forever 1956
5. From Russia with Love 1957
6. Dr. No 1958
7. Goldfinger 1959
8. For Your Eyes Only 1960
9. Thunderball 1961
10. The Spy Who Loved Me 1962
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1963
12. You Only Live Twice 1964
13. The Man with the Golden Gun 1965
14. Octopussy and The Living Daylights 1966

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It must be noted, however, that almost none of the Bond movies were very loyal to the novels they were based on. The closest was probably On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Royale gets great reviews from the UK.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

According to the Wikipedia, the sketch was commissioned by Fleming to aid the artists of the 007 comic strip. I'd say it's a pretty good match.

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He looks like Peter Cushing

Doesn't Bond always get good reviews from the fucking UK?

I've really warmed up to the idea of this guy playing the new Bond. I think the fresh change of pace from the Pierce kind of Bond is exactly what the franchise needed.

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Originally Posted by Error

Die Another Day referenced From Russia With Love, Thunderball, apparently it had the Goldfinger Laser in the back of the room as well but I missed it. There were also a few little jokes thrown in, like Q mentioning how this was Bond's 20th watch (due to there being 20 movies).

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The jetpack too.

Russia with love - shoe & suitcase
Thunderball - Jetpack
Goldfinger - laser and odd job hat
Octopussy - camoflage crocodile


I have yet to catch all the gadgets, but it referances all 20 movies.

BTW check this bit of trivia I found out.

trivia from Die another day - Sean Connery had already filmed his scenes to play James Bond's father in a cameo when somebody remembered that James Bond is an orphan.