"Casino Royale". The actors of the episode of Martin Campbell

2006 went into the history of the world film industry as the year of the "inauguration" of the new James Bond. Enthusiasts-fans of Bondiana prophesied in the executor of the role of the chief spy of all time Colin Farrell, Orlando Bloom, Judah Lowe and Ewan McGregor, but the director of the film, Martin Campbell had his own considerations. As a result, Daniel Craig, a 37-year-old actor, formerly known as the performer of the roles of murderers and bandits, appeared in the face of the new 007 agent. Attracted to work on another episode of the Bond "Casino Royale" actors for some time were in bewilderment from the choice of the director.

The first of the Bond stories

"Casino Royale" is the very first story about Bond, it was created by Ian Fleming in the distant 1953. Unfortunately, the rights to film the novel were bought by TV men, and the producer of the now popular franchise Albert Broccoli remained out of work. Nevertheless, the literary source was filmed in 1967, according to the plot of the picture Bond (David Niven), already being retired, revealed his inside story. Five film directors worked on the screen version at once, the actors who were at the peak of popularity: Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Charles Cooper, Orson Wells, acted in the movie "Casino Royale". But, despite the star cast of the ensemble (to the actors listed should be added Charles Bouillier, Deborah Kerr, Ursula Andress, William Holden and Jean-Paul Belmondo), the 1967 film did not have a deafening success.

Returning to the source

Daniel Craig is an actor who played Bond in the movie "Casino Royale" (2006). He was very different from the actors who embodied this character in the previous parts of the franchise. The choice of the director outraged many fans of the film series. But it should be taken into account that in the literary original the character was almost not like his screen kinodvoynika, he was more humane, not so pretentious, elegant, invulnerable and unperturbed. Therefore, Daniel Craig's choice for the role of the new super-spy turned out to be accurate. This is an author's attempt to return to the original Bond screens. The only deviation from the literary work in the plot story of the film "Casino Royale," the actors and roles of which were selected to each other by one of the co-producers Barbara Broccoli, is the attitude of the protagonist to the weaker sex. In the novel, the agent 007 was positioned as a convinced chauvinist, in Martin Campbell's film the romantic line is more mundane, sacrificial and profound.

Breathe new life

Actors of the movie "Casino Royale" D. Craig, E. Green, M. Mikkelsen, D. Dench under the strict direction of the director-director breathed new life into the franchise. Martin Campbell did not innovate for the first time, he once already presented to the viewer the comeback from nothingness of D. Bond in the person of Pierce Brosnan in the episode of the epic "Golden Eye". And he coped well then. Critics applauded enthusiastically, the spectator was delighted with the cunningly squeezed Bond. After the triumph the director was "fired into the reserve," but he did not leave his creative activity, having removed several excellent works, for example, "Mask Zorro" and "Vertical limit". Producers Bondians remembered about him at the critical moment, when the 007 agent once again needed a new face. And now Martin Campbell showed the world the sixth James Bond. Craig not only does not look like Pierce Brosnan or Roger Moore, but to a greater extent is their opposite. This difference was noted not only by cinema publicity - critics, spectators, but also the actors involved in the film. James Bond "Casino Royale" brought to a new level - so described the acting game of Craig Campbell.

The thorns of casting

The super-agent in Craig's Casino Royale dropped a starched shirt with a butterfly. Now 007 is stocky, without a tuxedo similar to a boxer thanks to an interesting texture of Craig. It seems that the hero "descended from heaven" and became closer to the people. Embodying the intent of the creators, the actor appeared before the viewer not a seasoned superman, but an unguided adventurer. The actors of the movie "Casino Royale", imbued with the atmosphere of the picture, hoped to understand the viewer. Worried not less than the other performer of the role of the Bond girl. French actress Eva Green, who embodied on the screen Vesper Lind, the lover of 007, for some reason seemed the director the most suitable option among all the contenders. The actress is familiar to the viewer on the films "Dreamers" and "Kingdom of Heaven".

Actors' Ensemble

The creators for some time intentionally warmed up the excitement that accompanies the shooting of the project. Shooting process, they began without the approval of the actors for the role of the Bond girl and the main antagonist Le Schiffra. There were speculations that Angelina Jolie and Charlize Theron were invited to the role of Bond Girl, but they rejected the offer. The most persistent role was prophesied by Tandy Newton and Rose Byrne, but Vesper played Eva Green. The actress became a splendid adornment of spy stories, told by the authors in the episode "Casino Royale." Actors taking part in the filming, noted the real professionalism of Judy Dench, she was incredibly good in the role of head of the agency MI6. Every appearance of the actress in the frame was a small holiday for fans of the franchise.

The main antagonist

The image of the main antagonist Le Schiffer, according to the writer, was written from the British occultist Eliezer Crowley. The role of the main villain Le Schiffer in the movie "Casino Royale" actors, already approved by the producer, predicted Ulrich Mattes. But the image of the villain with a melodic name was embodied on the screen by the Dane Mads Mikkelsen. He gave Bondinian another negative hero - a charming villain, whose highlight was bleeding eyes - dysfunction of the lacrimal glands. Mikkelsen played the role of a scoundrel who financed terrorists. His character is cunning, brutal and uncompromising.