Green and Wright in Casino Royale
Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced today that Eva Green has been cast to play the enticing Vesper Lynd opposite Daniel Craig in the highly anticipated 007 adventure thriller, Casino Royale. It was also announced that Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast as Felix Leiter. Green and Wright join Craig as James Bond and Mads Mikkelsen who was announced yesterday to be playing Bond villain Le Chiffre.
Wilson and Broccoli said, “We are thrilled that Eva and Mads have joined the cast of Casino Royale completing a first rate international cast. They bring exceptional talent to the characters Ian Fleming described so vividly in his first James Bond novel.
After an extensive search we have found the perfect actress. Eva is one of France’s most accomplished young actresses, now receiving international acclaim. She brings to the complex role of Vesper an exciting combination of enigmatic and seductive beauty.
Likewise Mads has such a compelling onscreen presence and his riveting performances in Open Hearts and Adam’s Apples convinced both us and director Martin Campbell that he was ideal for the role of Le Chiffre.”
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade wrote the screenplay based on author Ian Fleming’s first novel. Additional writing was contributed by Paul Haggis.
“Vesper is a pivotal role in Casino Royale and it takes much more than beauty to make this role work,” said Amy Pascal, Chairman of the Columbia Pictures Motion Picture Group. “When you think about the great James Bond adventures, of course you think about action and espionage, but you need to have palpable sexual tension in the movie and in casting Vesper, we really needed to up the ante, because this character is very much an equal to Bond and central to our story. We believe Eva as Vesper, Mads as Le Chiffre and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter are perfect additions to our cast and we couldn’t be more excited about the way this project has come together.”
The producers are delighted that the cast is rounded out by talented international actors in feature roles, including Giancarlo Giannini as Mathis, Caterina Murino as Solonge, Simon Abkarian as Dimitrios, Tobias Menzies as Villiers, Ivana Milicevic as Valenka, Clemens Schik as Kratt, Ludger Pistor as Mendel, and Claudio Santamaria as Carlos.
Casino Royale reunites Wilson and Broccoli with Martin Campbell, who directed the 1995 blockbuster Goldeneye. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January this year and will be released worldwide on November 17. It will be filmed on location in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.
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