"Million Dollar" Screenwriter Takes a Trip to Bond's "Casino"
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that the very busy screenwriter Paul Haggis is just about to get a bit busier, mainly because he's been tapped by producers to do a rewrite on "Casino Royale," which is (reportedly) the next James Bond entry.
"Producer siblings Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson have brought back Martin Campbell ("GoldenEye," "The Legend of Zorro") to direct his second Bond. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who cut their teeth on Bond films "The World Is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day," wrote the previous draft. The search for a new Bond to replace Pierce Brosnan is under way.
The movie's script is based on the 1953 Ian Fleming novel, which is the first, darkest and most violent of the Bond books. It introduced not only Bond, but the evil organization SMERSH, as well as model Bond villain Le Chiffre (French for "the number")."
The first cinematic adaptation of "Casino Royale" came in 1967, but is a comedic divergence from canon that's not included among the "true" Bond films.
Paul Haggis is a seasoned television writer, although he's probably (and deservedly) best known for writing "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby."
"Producer siblings Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson have brought back Martin Campbell ("GoldenEye," "The Legend of Zorro") to direct his second Bond. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who cut their teeth on Bond films "The World Is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day," wrote the previous draft. The search for a new Bond to replace Pierce Brosnan is under way.
The movie's script is based on the 1953 Ian Fleming novel, which is the first, darkest and most violent of the Bond books. It introduced not only Bond, but the evil organization SMERSH, as well as model Bond villain Le Chiffre (French for "the number")."
The first cinematic adaptation of "Casino Royale" came in 1967, but is a comedic divergence from canon that's not included among the "true" Bond films.
Paul Haggis is a seasoned television writer, although he's probably (and deservedly) best known for writing "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby."
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on Aug 30 2005 03:02 AM uhh...cool i guess. the james bond movies are pretty cool, except for Die Another Day, which licked major ass. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 30 2005 03:37 AM Letting Brosnan go before his fourth and final "Bond" is a mistake the Broccoli's will ALWAYS regret. I remember reading about Brosnan and Tarantino pitching a remake of "Casino Royale" a while back. Too bad, what a movie that would have been... (Reply to this) |
on Aug 30 2005 05:09 AM that'd be his fifth, but the brosnan bond was getting old anyways. die another day did lick major ass and so did the world is not enough. 'bout time for something new, i'd go with clive owen. the promise of a darker more violent bond is good news, and so is the fact that the script has deeply rooted source material and a talented writer polishing it. has me optimistic if not more. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 30 2005 07:40 AM Wait...is this a remake or a remake in the shape of a Bond film? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 30 2005 08:45 AM [b]They should take it in an entirely new direction..[/b] Benicio Del Toro as Bond!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 30 2005 10:10 AM [b]benicio[/b] he played in bond movie. i want somebody "unknown". for example ewan mcgregor/benicio del toro are my favourite actors and i donīs want to see them only as bond (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 30 2005 10:11 AM [b]benicio[/b] he played in bond movie. i want somebody "unknown". for example ewan mcgregor/benicio del toro are my favourite actors and i donīs want to see them only as bond paul haggis is writting the script .... this is definetly good news (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 30 2005 01:56 PM I like Bond movie's and I like Campbell. Haggis is the man and it excites me that he is doing a rewrite on this. Crash is still the best film of the year so far. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 31 2005 08:00 AM In reply to this comment (#825630) actually neither as the original casino royale was concieved more as a parody of the james bond movies, especially considering woody allen was james bond (Reply to this) |
on Aug 31 2005 11:08 AM [b]Bad choice[/b] Paul Haggis couldn't write his way out of a paper box -- he's perfect for Bond. He'll write the same trumped up tripe, b/c that's what he's always done. Diatribe over (Reply to this) |
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on Sep 01 2005 05:10 PM Haggis? Isn't that something you eat with bread? The last couple of Bonds weren't so hot. Hopefully Haggis can give James the revitalizing shot in the arm he needs. God, please no invisible cars!!!! Clive Owen people!!!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Sep 06 2005 03:06 PM I was mistaken this would have been Brosnan's fifth Bond film. He openly stated his distaste for the scripts and the focus on special effects. He also openly stated, he would like more of a "Thinking Man's" Bond. I really thought he was perfect for the role, and am utterly confused by the following two facts.. 1)"Die Another Day" was not a good film, I agree. Yet, it grossed 160 Mill. box office More than any other bond?... 2) You wouldn't pay to see Tarantino and Brosnan do "Casino Royale"? I would. Nobody seems to see how lame it is that they basically stole the idea, and let Brosnan go. Clive Owen could work.. But, you'll miss Brosnan I promise. (Reply to this) |
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