* "Casino Royale" specifically mentions that James Bond is a mere codename (and in fact, Sir James hates his current namesake - Sean Connery's Bond!). This controversial theory has been toyed with by EON ever since Connery left. 'The other feller,' Brosnan's Bond being born in the Sixties, Craig becoming 007 in 2006, etcetera. (In fact, an unfilmed Die Another Day scene would've confirmed this completely, by having Brosnan meet Connery.)
* Angela Scoular plays Buttercup, supposedly one of McTarry's daughters. Two years later, Angela Scoular would play Ruby Bartlett in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."
* Caroline Munro plays one of Dr. Noah's gun-toting women. Ten years later, she would play Naomi in "The Spy Who Loved Me."
* The scene in Q's laboratory is very different from the Connery/Q scenes of the time - a lot of slapstick, silly sound effects, and ridiculous things going on the background. From Roger's era onward, however, the Q scenes would be exactly like this.
* Q has created a poison-dispensing pen, prompting Tremble to joke about writing a "poison pen letter." This exact same joke would appear in Octopussy, sixteen years later.
* Q gives Tremble a new wristwatch with a built-in video screen. In Octopussy, Bond receives the same gadget.
* Another Octopussy one! Both Sir James and Moore's Bond mistake M's new, younger secretary for Moneypenny, and comment on her ability to remain attractive, before being corrected.
* During the baccarat game, Tremble offers a strange Asian proverb. Connery's Bond also quotes an Asian proverb in "You Only Live Twice," which was in production right next door! (Both Bonds attempt to say it with a foreign accent, and both end up sounding quite silly. Except Connery's wasn't intentional!)
* EON's own 'Casino Royale' has Bond being told that if he gets into trouble, he shouldn't expect the calvary to ride in and save him. This is almost certainly a reference to the ending of the 1967 version. (Thanks to IMDB for this one!)
* Jimmy Bond is tricked into swallowing a pill that blows him up. Six years later, Bond gives the same treatment to Kananga - who, this time, quite literally blows up!
* The concept of a middle-aged Bond and his departure from the Service would later be revisited in "Never Say Never Again." (I know, not EON, but it's still a similarity.)
* When the dignitaries meet with Sir James, they inform him of SMERSH's operation to wipe out spies worldwide... 'smiert spionam', of course. Two decades later, this plot would form the basis of "The Living Daylights."
* Sir James joins his enemies in a grouse shoot, just as he would do twelve years later in "Moonraker."
* Though not quite the same situation, the idea of the villain creating doubles would reappear in "Diamonds Are Forever."
* Much of Mata Bond's story takes place in Berlin - as does a portion of "Octopussy."
* Jimmy Bond escapes a firing squad only to find himself right back in danger, as Brosnan's Bond does in the PTS of "Die Another Day."
* Jimmy Bond is equipped with deadly cigarettes, as is Connery's Bond in "You Only Live Twice." (Yes, I realize all the YOLT ones on this list would have to be coincidences.)
* Burt Kwouk, who already appeared in "Goldfinger," returns in "Casino Royale"... as well as "You Only Live Twice," filmed at the same time on the same studio lot. (suggested by AMC Hornet)
* Evelyn Tremble is killed by Vesper, who carries a set of bagpipes that double as a machine gun. An identical weapon later appears in "The World Is Not Enough." (suggested by AMC Hornet)
* Agent Mimi and her female cohorts base their Bond-corrupting operations around a Scottish castle, the former McTarry reference. In "The World Is Not Enough," a Scottish castle would serve as a temporary HQ for MI6. (suggested by PrinceKamalKhan)
* "Casino Royale" would introduce the concept of out-of-place, recognizable music as comedy to the Bond series. "Born Free" and "What's New, Pussycat" appear in this film; the themes from "The Magnificent Seven" and "Close Encounters" appear in Moonraker, and "California Girls" appears in A View To A Kill. (suggested by AMC Hornet)
* As Dr. Noah, Jimmy Bond sports a Chairman Mao jacket - identical to the outfit worn by Blofeld in "You Only Live Twice." (suggested by AMC Hornet)
* After co-writing a handful of songs for "Casino Royale," Hal David would write songs for both "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "Moonraker." (suggested by Napoleon Solo)
* Tremble drove a Lotus Formula Three, while Roger Moore's trademark car was a Lotus Esprit. (Hee hee.)
* The theme from "Casino Royale" was performed by Herb Alpert. The theme from "Never Say Never Again" was performed by Lani Hall, the wife of Herb Alpert.
HONORABLE MENTION! * One unfilmed Sellers scene had Tremble and Vesper in a circus. This would have been another "Octopussy" similarity if it had been included.
HONORABLE MENTION! * Actually, just an odd coincidence. A major factor in Sellers' bad behavior (and his departure from the movie) was the marital strife he experienced with Britt Ekland - the future Mary Goodnight.
Can anyone think of more?
Edited by TheLazenby, 08 September 2011 - 03:58 AM.
