Posted 21 January 2006 - 12:36 AM
I like this bit:
The most refreshing and exciting aspect of these pages is that the storytellers clearly want this film to be about James Bond, first and foremost. This 007, apparently not long out of the SAS, is an arrogant, cocksure man whose ego and hubris will prove his undoing. Like Batman Begins, it explores the man behind the myth without losing what makes him so cool and iconic to begin with. If the final script is remotely like these few pages then Casino Royale should prove to be a relatively faithful adaptation of Ian Fleming's first novel and an insightful peek into the heart and psyche of 007.
That arrogant, cocksure Bond sounds great. And it's interesting to see that he's apparently not long out of the SAS - so apparently he's been an MI6 agent already. So not "the fresh young rookie" approach, but just the "first Double-O mission" approach.
Sounds like we may actually have a winner with CASINO ROYALE! God be praised!