Others in the 1967 production included Orson Welles, William Holden, John Huston, his daughter Anjelica Huston, Peter O'Toole, Deborah Kerr, Charles Boyer, and Jacqueline Bissett.
Vesper Lind was played in that film by Ursula Andress, the first 'Bond girl' in 'Dr. Unable to use Sean Connery or any of the other actors from the hit movie series and certain moviegoers wouldn't accept substitutes, the producers of the 1967 'Casino Royale' instead made it a broad comedy. It was previously filmed as a 1967 spoof starring Peter Sellers, David Niven, and Woody Allen - all as James Bond.įleming sold the rights to 'Casino Royale' for an American television production before hooking up with the original producers of the James Bond series, so the book was not included in that package. (Roger Moore played Bond in seven films from 1973-85.)įleming's first Bond novel, originally published in 1953, 'Casino Royale' is one of the few Bond adventures not to feature the MI6 gadget-maker Q. The 37-year-old Craig is the first blond actor and only the second Englishman to star as Agent 007 in the movie series.
'She brings to the complex role of Vesper an exciting combination of enigmatic and seductive beauty.'Ĭraig was named the new 007 last October after an 18-month search for a replacement for departing Bond star Pierce Brosnan. Green is 'one of France's most accomplished young actresses,' the statement said.
