Casino Royale named as next James Bond film | | Casino Royale, author Ian Fleming's first James Bond book, is to be the next Bond film, with Goldeneye director Martin Campbell behind the camera. It will be the 21st James Bond film to hit the big screen, and speculation has been rife over who will play the lead.
Producers say no decision has yet been made on who will become the seventh actor, including Niven, to play Bond on film. Shooting on Casino Royale is expected to begin once Campbell has finished work on The Legend of Zorro, a sequel to The Mask of Zorro, starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Antonio Banderas.
Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson expect the film to be released in 2006. |