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[JCRendle]

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Casino Royale Cameo For Sir Richard Branson

_{Virgin Atlantic airline owner to appear in newest 007 film}

Details On Sir Richard Branson's Casino Royale Cameo

_{Virgin Atlantic airline owner to appear in newest 007 film}

[Bon-san]

Am I wrong to find Sir Richard Branson the least offensive uber-wealthy CEO in the world?

Even if I am, I like him.

[Binyamin]

Sir Richard Branson is the man, a knight, and an adventurer whose own stunts rival 007. What's not to like here?

[Jim]

Sir Richard Branson is the man, a knight, and an adventurer whose own stunts rival 007. What's not to like here?

That he's Gustav Graves?

Further publicity - all sound.

[Shrublands]

Here are some more details from the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.u...ent/5145666.stm

Edited by Shrublands, 04 July 2006 - 03:27 PM.

[The Richmond Spy]

I like this guy. Sounds like a good idea!

[Jim]

Here are some more details from the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.u...ent/5145666.stm

Some very interesting links from that page, particularly those dealing with the public comments on Daniel Craig.

[marktmurphy]

Well, this doesn't exactly sound 'gritty'. Is he a variation on the 'amazing drinking man'?

[Loomis]

Is this a first for the series, a famous person playing himself? Think it might be.

[marktmurphy]

Is this a first for the series, a famous person playing himself? Think it might be.

Depends if Oliver Skeete was playing a down-on-his-luck showjumper earning some quick cash from being a footman.

[Bondesque]

Some years ago I was in Los Angeles attending the premier of Robin Hood (Costner has the worst accent EVER). During the film the man sitting to my right offered me a swipe of popcorn from time to time and even asked if I wanted a drink. I thanked him and actually went and got him a drink from the caterer. At the after party I asked someone who the man was. It was Richard Branson, a very nice person.

[I Like Sharks]

Is this a first for the series, a famous person playing himself? Think it might be.

Sammy Davis Jr had an unused cameo in Diamonds Are Forever

[Shrublands]

Is this a first for the series, a famous person playing himself? Think it might be.

Roger Moore?

But seriously:-

At one stage there was a plan for Branson to be seen near the Balloon and the Millennium Dome in TWINE, I think one draft of the script even mentions him by name.

[Orion]

well, i think we can safely assume that the plane that blows up will now be part of the Virgin airline

[dinovelvet]

Is this a first for the series, a famous person playing himself? Think it might be.

Sammy Davis Jr had an unused cameo in Diamonds Are Forever

John Barry played the orchestra conductor in TLD...I don't know if he was actually playing himself though

And then we had tennis pro Vijay Armitraj as a, er, tennis-playing agent called Vijay in OP

Anyway, this would be the third Bond movie in a row that has been linked with Branson; he was rumored to be launching the balloon in TWINE, then in DAD he's pretty much the inspiration for the villain, so it seems they're finally getting on with it and actually sticking him in the movie.

[marktmurphy]

At one stage there was a plan for Branson to be seen near the Balloon and the Millennium Dome in TWINE, I think one draft of the script even mentions him by name.

Ah yes- I was wondering why this news felt so unsurprising.

[stamper]

Branson owns everything to Johnny Rotten... it should be a Rotten camero, now, that would be funny !

Edited by stamper, 05 July 2006 - 11:35 AM.

[Jim]

And then we had tennis pro Vijay Armitraj as a, er, tennis-playing agent called Vijay in OP

Yes, but that was Vijay Perkins.

Different person entirely.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Branson is cool. Nice to see him appear in this film. And it appears he won't be doing a pointless cameo, he actually has a role, albeit a small one but still a role in the Miami stuff and it kind adds to the real world feel of the film. Branson and Virgin Atlantic are very real unlike Carver media Group and King industries. Here's a link to my post from the other day in spoiler forum for anyone who may want to know the possible context of his apperence...

http://debrief.comma...mp;#entry570992

[RITZ]

Puts a new meaning to the words "product placement". Wonder what he will be? Pilot? Noel Edmonds look-a-like? Rich tycoon obsessed with money? Maybe he will just walk past the camera and grin.

[marktmurphy]

Look: he's done so many of these he even has an IMDB listing (very fulsome it is too):

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0105232/

[Gobi-1]

He also has a cameo in Superman Returns.

[Shrublands]

Puts a new meaning to the words "product placement". Wonder what he will be? Pilot? Noel Edmonds look-a-like? Rich tycoon obsessed with money? Maybe he will just walk past the camera and grin.

As I understand it, he and his real-life son will be seen at a

[Gobi-1]

I didn't even notice him in Superman Returns until I saw it for the second time. He did have a space helmet on so that could've been a reason.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Maybe Rich Richie will be playing the "Blofeld-like character" a-la Diamonds Are Forever.

[Simon]

Some years ago I was in Los Angeles attending the premier of Robin Hood (Costner has the worst accent EVER). During the film the man sitting to my right offered me a swipe of popcorn from time to time and even asked if I wanted a drink. I thanked him and actually went and got him a drink from the caterer. At the after party I asked someone who the man was. It was Richard Branson, a very nice person.

Nice story.

Hope he's not asked to do a cockney accent a la in Friends.

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]Seriously, what will a Branson cameo add to this film? Ooo... lucky us viewers, we get to see Richard Branson

[Shrublands]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='571771' date='5 July 2006 - 16:07']
[mra]Seriously, what will a Branson cameo add to this film? Ooo... lucky us viewers, we get to see Richard Branson

[Blofeld's Cat]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='571771' date='6 July 2006 - 01:07']
[mra]Seriously, what will a Branson cameo add to this film? Ooo... lucky us viewers, we get to see Richard Branson

[Qwerty]

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Casino Royale Cameo For Sir Richard Branson

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