Casino Royale Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

3^rd March 2014

Quote: "People have a tendency to put you in a box. You know - dark hair, femme fatale, whatever. But I hope people have enough imagination. Now would be the time to do a comedy. I think I might end up in a cuckoo home very soon." Casino Royale beauty Eva Green wants to branch out from action films.

8^th September 2012

Fact: Casino Royale actor Jeffrey Wright has been added to the star-studded cast of The Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. He will play Beetee, a former victorious competitor in the deadly games, and joins other franchise newcomers Philip Seymour Hoffman and Sam Claflin.

23^rd November 2011

Fact: A first edition of IAN FLEMING's debut James Bond novel Casino Royale has sold at auction in London for $22,000 (£13,750).

28^th October 2008

Quote: "I tend to giggle a lot, probably way too much, and I tend to get in trouble for it. I guess that's not very Bond like. DAME Judi Dench likes to tell jokes - but I wouldn't like to embarrass her by repeating them!" James Bond star Daniel Craig enjoys a laugh with his Casino Royale and QUANTUM OF SOLACE co-star Dench.

16^th October 2008

Quote: "There's really no upside. If I make a film that isn't as good as Casino Royale, it's going to be a failure. If it doesn't make as much money, it's going to be a failure. Casino Royale was so beloved, people now expect more. This film has to be better." QUANTUM OF SOLACE director Marc Forster wants to emulate the success of his Bond movie's predecessor.

2^nd October 2008

Quote: "I'm not exactly up on it. I saw Goldfinger and Casino Royale. I've got a lot of work to do on the Bond side." Alicia Keys, who worked on the new 007 theme tune ANOTHER WAY TO DIE, has only ever seen two James Bond films.

17^th September 2008

Quote: "I'm not going to put those trunks on ever again!" Daniel Craig vows never to don the famous Casino Royale swimming shorts again.

4^th September 2008

Fact: A rare set of James Bond novels has fetched $53,000 (GBP30,000) at auction - $18,000 (GBP10,000) more than expected. The books, including a first edition of Casino Royale, had belonged to former SAS soldier Sir Fitzroy MAClean - the man believed to have been author IAN FLEMING's inspiration for the Bond character.

3^rd March 2008

Quote: "I love British men. I had a crush on Hugh Grant for ages, then I had a Colin Farrell thing that turned into a Daniel Craig phase after I saw him in Casino Royale. Actually, I'd love to be a Bond girl." Lost actress YUNKIN KIM loves her British movie hunks.

6^th December 2007

Quote: "So she's going to be in every movie I make from now on! It's contractual!" James Bond star Daniel Craig jokes about co-starring with Eva Green in Casino Royale and their new movie THE GOLDEN COMPASS.

6^th March 2007

Fact: Rachel McAdams has turned down a variety of roles including the romantic leads in MISSION: Impossible III and Casino Royale and Anne Hathaway's parts in The Devil Wears Prada and the upcoming GET SMART.

12^th January 2007

Fact: THE DEPARTED, THE QUEEN, UNITED 93, Casino Royale, BABEL, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, Pirates Of The Caribbean: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, DREAMGIRLS and The Devil Wears Prada are the 10 films which will compete for the Best Edited Drama and Best Edited Comedy or Musical prizes at this year's (07) ACE Eddie Awards in Los Angeles on 18 February.

20^th December 2006

Fact: Pirates Of The Caribbean: DEAD MAN'S CHEST was the highest-grossing film of 2006 in cinemas in the UK and Ireland, beating Casino Royale, The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age 2: THE MELTDOWN.

10^th December 2006

Fact: James Bond creator IAN FLEMING is selling the secluded island where he wrote the first 007 novel, Casino Royale, and which inspired the hideout of his most famous villain, DR. NO. Goat Island, off the Caribbean island of Tobago, has a price tag of GBP1.5 million ($2.94 million).

7^th December 2006

Fact: The iconic scene of Daniel Craig stepping out of the sea in his swimming trunks in Casino Royale is one of the best selling mobile phone downloads of the year.

15^th November 2006

Fact: Queen Elizabeth II joined James Bond star Daniel Craig and thousands of screaming fans at the UK premiere of new 007 movie Casino Royale in London's Leicester Square last night.

9^th November 2006

Quote: "I got off the Tube at Piccadilly (central London), finished the last page and threw it in a bin and went, 'Well, that was all right.'" New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig was less than impressed reading IAN FLEMING's Casino Royale - the basis for his new movie.

27^th October 2006

Fact: Italian fashion house BRIONI is releasing a special-edition tuxedo with hidden pockets and a built-in holster to coincide with the release of the new James Bond movie Casino Royale. Brioni designers have exclusively dressed new Bond Daniel Craig for the upcoming film.

28^th August 2006

Fact: Movie bosses have ditched James Bond's trademark "shaken not stirred" catchphrase from new 007 film Casino Royale. Daniel Craig's Bond will instead ask for "a dry Martini, please".

21^st April 2006

Fact: New 007 Daniel Craig has signed to play the DEVIL in the movie adaptation of bestselling book I, LUCIFER. The star will start shooting as soon as filming is wrapped on his debut James Bond flick, Casino Royale.

30^th March 2006

Quote: "I knew what I was getting into. I've had to knuckle down to a few things." DANIEL CRAIG suffers in upcoming James Bond epic Casino Royale.

10^th March 2006

Quote: "The men will be wincing... though I'm sure some women will be applauding." New JAMES BOND star Daniel Craig on having his testicles tortured in upcoming 007 movie Casino Royale.

22^nd February 2006

Quote: <p>"All I can say to anyone who's prepared to listen is, 'Wait and see. If it's (the film) crap, then hands up, I'll walk away.'" New James Bond actor Daniel Craig asks fans to wait until Casino Royale is released before judging him. </p>

13^th January 2006

Quote: <p>"It goes, Sean Connery, GEORGE LAZENBY, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, DANNY CRAIG? It sounds odd to me. I really don't want to get the rap for destroying that franchise." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig admits he's nervous about taking on the role of 007 in Casino Royale. </p>