The story is straight forward. Moonraker is still a rocket, but a counter-missile type.
Sir Hugo Drax was born in 1945 fatherless as his father had been killed in WWII - his father's background would basically be that of the litterary Drax. His mother came across the identity of Hugo Drax and gave it to his boy, before comitted suicide shortly after. The boy Hugo was sent to England and received an education. Later on he started to learn about his heritage and blamed the English for his parents death. Drax could even be scared because of a late bombing in '45. This is when the novel takes over again - Drax building his empire through shady dealing, ending with his Moonraker project.
Instead of USSR sponsoring Drax, you could have the Organisation.
Krebs has a similar background as an orphan, and met Drax while they were searching for their parents. The German workers are still there but the moustache thing is dropped in favor of a specific uniform.
The novel is strong in characterisation and would fit excellent with Craig's Bond. Hopefully at this point Judi Dench will have been replaced as a man, which is vital for the scenes at Blades. I would cast the following in key roles:
James Bond - Daniel Craig
Sir Hugo Drax - Ron Perlman (looks like Drax, even age wise and an underrated actor)
Gala Brand - Rachel Weisz (beutiful and a very good actress)
Willy Krebs - Christopher Fulford (looks creepy enough)
M - Cieran Hinds
Well what do you guys think?
Edited by Blabbermouth, 06 February 2007 - 10:14 AM.