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Casino Royale: Felix Leiter Is Back!
Martin Campbell confirms return of CIA agent; but no Q!
Written by Tim Roth (01 Feb, 2006, 11:58)
Good news for all fellow Felix Leiter fans! According to Martin
Campbell, who was interviewed by SciFiWire about Casino Royale, the CIA
agent will be back in the 21st James Bond movie! Leiter was last seen
in Timothy Dalton's final outing as James Bond, License To Kill, in
1989. In GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies he was replaced by CIA agent
Jack Wade, in 2002's Die Another Day by NSA chief Damian Falco.
The character of Felix Leiter (with one exception always played by
different actors) has appeared in Dr No (1962), Goldfinger (1964),
Thunderball (1965), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die
(1973), The Living Daylights (1987) and License To Kill (1989), where
the plot basically was built up on Leiter's marriage. Campbell said:
"We have [CIA agent] Felix Leiter in the movie. So it's a remastering
of the series, basically. It is, as I've said, the original story. That
I am excited about."
It has already been speculated about whether the character of Leiter,
who has a very good reputation among James Bond fans, would return for
Casino Royale. In the 1990s there were petitions by fans such as "Bring
Back Felix" to substitute Jack Wade with Leiter.
Campbell also confirmed what has been rumoured in the last few months:
Casino Royale won't see 'Q'. "We don't have a Q [or gadget master] in
this film. That doesn't happen." He added that on the other hand they
have an amazing 'M'. "Judi Dench is far too great an actress not to
have, to be honest," Campbell said. "She must be England's best
actress, I think."
Martin Campbell then went on to talk about the film: "First of all,
it's a franchise that doesn't need reinventing, because the last one
took in a huge amount of money. But I think what makes this interesting
is that it's going back to the original book. That's what makes it
exciting. Having a new Bond? I think Daniel is not only a terrific
actor, but it's kind of a tougher, more gritty Bond this time,
hopefully without losing all the things that make Bond really work. And
it's a much more ... What's the word?... It's got its feet on the
ground much more in term of its action and in terms of its story."
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215769 ] |
Mi, 01 Februar 2006 16:22 |
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I still say Connor Trineer is bloody well *born* for that role, and should
be cast immediately!
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215771 ] |
Mi, 01 Februar 2006 16:47 |
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"JHause" <JHause [at] aol.com> wrote in message
news:1138800215.488355.228180 [at] z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> http://commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/3088-1.shtml
>
> Casino Royale: Felix Leiter Is Back!
> Martin Campbell confirms return of CIA agent; but no Q!
>
> Written by Tim Roth (01 Feb, 2006, 11:58)
>
> Good news for all fellow Felix Leiter fans! According to Martin
> Campbell, who was interviewed by SciFiWire about Casino Royale, the CIA
> agent will be back in the 21st James Bond movie! Leiter was last seen
> in Timothy Dalton's final outing as James Bond, License To Kill, in
> 1989. In GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies he was replaced by CIA agent
> Jack Wade, in 2002's Die Another Day by NSA chief Damian Falco.
>
> The character of Felix Leiter (with one exception always played by
> different actors) has appeared in Dr No (1962), Goldfinger (1964),
> Thunderball (1965), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die
> (1973), The Living Daylights (1987) and License To Kill (1989), where
> the plot basically was built up on Leiter's marriage. Campbell said:
> "We have [CIA agent] Felix Leiter in the movie. So it's a remastering
> of the series, basically. It is, as I've said, the original story. That
> I am excited about."
>
> It has already been speculated about whether the character of Leiter,
> who has a very good reputation among James Bond fans, would return for
> Casino Royale. In the 1990s there were petitions by fans such as "Bring
> Back Felix" to substitute Jack Wade with Leiter.
>
> Campbell also confirmed what has been rumoured in the last few months:
> Casino Royale won't see 'Q'. "We don't have a Q [or gadget master] in
> this film. That doesn't happen." He added that on the other hand they
> have an amazing 'M'. "Judi Dench is far too great an actress not to
> have, to be honest," Campbell said. "She must be England's best
> actress, I think."
>
> Martin Campbell then went on to talk about the film: "First of all,
> it's a franchise that doesn't need reinventing, because the last one
> took in a huge amount of money. But I think what makes this interesting
> is that it's going back to the original book. That's what makes it
> exciting. Having a new Bond? I think Daniel is not only a terrific
> actor, but it's kind of a tougher, more gritty Bond this time,
> hopefully without losing all the things that make Bond really work. And
> it's a much more ... What's the word?... It's got its feet on the
> ground much more in term of its action and in terms of its story."
>
Campbell is certainly saying all the right things, but the proof will be in
the pudding, so to speak. I'm not bothered by the absence of "Q" and pretty
happy to see Felix - or Feelich as Connery would say - is back.
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215774 ] |
Mi, 01 Februar 2006 17:23 |
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David A McIntee wrote:
> I still say Connor Trineer is bloody well *born* for that role, and
> should be cast immediately!
TV actors? Josh Holloway and Nathan Fillion would be good too.
--
--Mac
"Vargas does not drink...does not smoke...does not make love.
What do you do, Vargas?"
"Vargas likes Cole Hauser and Aaron Eckhart."
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215778 ] |
Mi, 01 Februar 2006 19:06 |
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"David A McIntee" <david.mcintee [at] btnotopentospamworld.com> wrote in message
news:drqjnc$j9l$1 [at] nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>I still say Connor Trineer is bloody well *born* for that role, and should
>be cast immediately!
Seconded, in spades (although if he turns it down then Mac's suggestion of
Nathan Fillion also sounds good).
--
Regards
Tim Pollard
www.timpollard.com
"...Bond's eyes narrowed. He knew, at some point, he would have to slay this
particular dragon. He settled back in his chair, removing a Morlands' three
ring special from the gunmetal cigarette case. As he waited for the
delicious Balkan/Turkish blend to take effect on his lungs, he reflected
that
maybe he was getting too old for this shit..."
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215784 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 00:25 |
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"David A McIntee" <david.mcintee [at] btnotopentospamworld.com> said:
>I still say Connor Trineer is bloody well *born* for that role, and should
>be cast immediately!
Fantastic choice!
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215789 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 01:35 |
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JHause wrote:
> Campbell said: "We have [CIA agent] Felix Leiter in the movie.
And not before time. To reboot the series and not bring Felix back
would have been such a lost opportunity.
Best
Phil
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215790 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 01:49 |
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phil.gerrard [at] ntlworld.com wrote:
> JHause wrote:
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>> Campbell said: "We have [CIA agent] Felix Leiter in the movie.
>
> And not before time. To reboot the series and not bring Felix back
> would have been such a lost opportunity.
Will Felix have a prosthetic limb?
--
--Mac
"Vargas does not drink...does not smoke...does not make love.
What do you do, Vargas?"
"Vargas want Sherriff Pepper given a reboot."
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215791 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 01:58 |
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Mac wrote:
> Will Felix have a prosthetic limb?
Maybe they'll throw him to the sharks again, just to have a little fun
with whoever's writing the novelisation this time around.
Best
Phil
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215792 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 01:59 |
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Mac wrote:
> phil.gerrard [at] ntlworld.com wrote:
>
> > JHause wrote:
> >
> >> Campbell said: "We have [CIA agent] Felix Leiter in the movie.
> >
> > And not before time. To reboot the series and not bring Felix back
> > would have been such a lost opportunity.
>
> Will Felix have a prosthetic limb?
> --
> --Mac
>
> "Vargas does not drink...does not smoke...does not make love.
> What do you do, Vargas?"
>
> "Vargas want Sherriff Pepper given a reboot."
Hmmmm. Good question. I'll bet he doesn't since they'll theoretically
be meeting for the first time in CR. But who knows -- I didn't think
they'd use Dench, either...
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215794 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 02:14 |
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phil.gerrard [at] ntlworld.com wrote:
> Mac wrote:
>
>> Will Felix have a prosthetic limb?
>
> Maybe they'll throw him to the sharks again, just to have a little fun
> with whoever's writing the novelisation this time around.
Interesting question: Given that this is an adaptation of 'Casino Royale,'
will there be a novelisation, and if there is, who would write it? Would
it be the top secret individual rumoured to be writing a new adult
Bond novel (if the rumour is true), or Charlie Higson?
If CASINO ROYALE treats this as a first meeting between Bond and
Felix Leiter, and he is intact, then the Barbara Mawdsley is already
M thing is really going to be a fly in the continuity ointment.
--
--Mac
"Vargas does not drink...does not smoke...does not make love.
What do you do, Vargas?"
"Vargas used continuity ointment once, before he had that rash."
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215798 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 03:33 |
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>Will Felix have a prosthetic limb?
Not yet...
Although...Why not reboot the entire series? CR, LALD ...? !
Regards,
Matt
"Livin in the gap between past and future"
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| Re: SPOILER: Old friend returns - to be reintroduced [message #215799 ] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 03:47 |
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- I didn't think they'd use Dench, either...
That's a very real question. How is it "Casino Royale 2006" is a
faithful adpation with *"M"* and that character is played by Dench??
Was certainly Sir Miles in the book IIRC...right?.
wtf eon?
Regards,
Matt
"What was the question again?..."
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