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What if the Franchise started with Casino Royale

SzonanaSzonana Mexico
in Bond Movies Posts: 1,130
How different the succes of this have been if EON got the rights for Casino Royale right from the beginning?

Do you think it would still be as succesful as it is now?
Do you think their start would have been as strong as it was with Dr No ?
How much the tone would have changed in the 60s?
Do you think Sean Connery would have been as great as he was in the more amateour agent, intead of the portrayal we saw for 6 films ?

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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    DN was the best film to start with because of the more exotic setting and fast paced story. I don't believe that CR would have had the 'larger than life quality' that the 1960's audiences loved.

    If it had been the first, SC would have played a more experienced agent in CR as Cubby never wanted a 'novice timeline Bond script'. I'm glad the timeline exists as it does and we got a great version of CR in 2006.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,306
    suavejmf wrote: »
    DN was the best film to start with because of the more exotic setting and fast paced story. I don't believe that CR would have had the 'larger than life quality' that the 1960's audiences loved.

    If it had been the first, SC would have played a more experienced agent in CR as Cubby never wanted a 'novice timeline Bond script'. I'm glad the timeline exists as it does and we got a great version of CR in 2006.

    Mostly agreed, although the missed opportunity for the first but not the last time in the series was continuity. Filming DN before FRWL made the armourer scene weaker, for example.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    A Terence Young CR would have been amazing. Bond wouldn t have been a rookie agent, as he wasn t in the novel. That was a reboot invention.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    Any Terence Young Bond film would be amazing.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Szonana wrote:
    How different the succes of this have been if EON got the rights for Casino Royale right from the beginning?

    Do you think it would still be as succesful as it is now?
    Do you think their start would have been as strong as it was with Dr No ?
    How much the tone would have changed in the 60s?
    Do you think Sean Connery would have been as great as he was in the more amateour agent, intead of the portrayal we saw for 6 films ?

    I think EON would have been able to adapt all movies in chronological order then. Something that wasn't possible at the time, but what is finally done during this...Craig-era.
  • MadeleineSwannMadeleineSwann
    Posts: 591
    Me and a member over on CBn did our own version of this idea, here's the poster for it:

    245ht1h.jpg
  • SzonanaSzonana Mexico
    edited October 2015 Posts: 1,130
    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Me and a member over on CBn did our own version of this idea, here's the poster for it:

    245ht1h.jpg

    Nice very nice poster
  • MadeleineSwannMadeleineSwann
    Posts: 591
    Birdleson wrote: »
    @MadeleineSwann So is De Sica playing Mathis? He was already in his 60s at that point. Actually I'd like to know who Otto Kruger plays as well.

    Yeah, he is and it's Hardy Kruger, who would just be playing a henchman.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Fantastic poster. Love it.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    Szonana wrote: »
    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Me and a member over on CBn did our own version of this idea, here's the poster for it:

    245ht1h.jpg

    Nice very nice poster

    Excellent poster.....
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