In a new video, Marco Risch from Nerdkultur talks about the movie Casino Royale and what the successful director Quentin Tarantino has to do with its creation.
Who is Marco Risch? Since 2015, Marco Risch has been uploading videos with news, reviews, analyses, and interviews about current movies, series, and video games on his YouTube channel Nerdkultur .
In his Podcast Nerd & Kultur he chats every Sunday with his colleague Yves Arievich about topics such as Star Wars, Marvel, and DC. Together they are part of the Webedia network, which also includes MeinMMO.
In his new video, Marco talks this time about the most influential Bond film that was never made:
What does Tarantino have to do with Casino Royale? Casino Royale is considered the perfect entry point for a new, tougher, and grounded James Bond. With Daniel Craig, we got the 007 we had long deserved, according to Marco in his video.
But without Quentin Tarantino and his plans for his own Casino Royale, you would have never gotten this film. Casino Royale, the first novel about the beloved agent, was famously not the first film.
The film history of James Bond begins back in 1962 with “Dr. No” – the sixth book. A great success that ultimately launched the longest-running film series in history. In his video, Marco talks about the various approaches that were implemented in the 60s. From the major successes with Sean Connery to a James Bond parody, a true disaster.
A disaster that unfortunately first secured the rights to Casino Royale, which is why they would remain dormant for quite some time.
Tarantino wanted to stay closer to the book’s original
In the 90s, the then relatively new successful director Quentin Tarantino wanted to tackle Ian Fleming’s books. In his opinion, the films with Connery were good but complete reinterpretations of the novels.
In his video, Marco reports on Tarantino’s idea of a remake of Casino Royale. It was supposed to be as close to the uncompromising original as possible. However, his dream was already stifled in the bud, as the rights to all Bond stories were secured by the family of Ian Fleming in the meantime.
How did Casino Royale come about? Marco explains in his video how the well-known Casino Royale came to be. In 2004, Tarantino wanted to make another attempt, together with Pierce Brosnan, whom he considered a good James Bond.
It was to be a film with an older Brosnan, shot in black and white. The idea went viral back then, and the media and fans loved it. However, Fleming’s family did not grant the rights to Tarantino. They were convinced by the idea of a modernized Casino Royale.
The family members, however, implemented the idea without Tarantino. He doesn’t even appear in the credits. Instead, Casino Royale was made with Martin Campbell and Daniel Craig as Bond. A film that Quentin Tarantino claims he has not seen to this day.
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