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IGN veröffentlichte nun Informationen, die sie aus 8 Seiten des Drehbuchs hatten. Diese 8 Seiten sollen das Herz des ganzen Films sein, so wären sie auch für das Casting des Bondgirls verwendet. Allerdings tritt Vesper erst nach 40(!) Seiten auf. Das erste Treffen findet in einem Speisewagen eines Zugs statt - soll an FRWL erinnern. Es sol eine "offensive sexuelle Spannung" mit "scharfem Sarkasmus" in der Luft liegen. Dies wäre die Schlüsselstelle de Films. Nun soll Vesper Bond im Kampf gegen LeChiffre (der weiterhin der Hauptbösewicht ist) unterstützen. Sie spielt quasi die Rolle der Bank der Regierung, so muss sie entscheiden, ob Bond noch mehr Geld bekommt.
Das Casino spielt in Montenegro! Wie schon CBn einmal berichtet, wird anstatt Baccarat Poker gespielt. Und wie ebenfalls CBn einmal berichtete, ist Le Chiffre wirklich mit einem Terrornetz verbunden. Bond befürchtet, dass (wenn er verlieren würde) Le Chiffre mit britischem Staatsgeld Selbstmordattentär anheuern würde. Bond besiegt Le Chiffre allerdings nicht am Spieltisch.
*keine Garantie in der Übersetzung*
IGN hat geschrieben:
Exclusive First Look at Casino Royale!
Vesper, villains & games of chance!
by Stax
January 20, 2006 - IGN FilmForce has had the chance to see eight script pages from the upcoming James Bond film, Casino Royale. These pages have been used for auditioning actresses for the role of Bond girl Vesper Lynd, a part that Aussie thesp Rose Byrne has reportedly won (although an official announcement was not made today, as had been suggested by earlier news reports).
I will be on my best behavior here out of respect for both the filmmakers and Bond fans but must nevertheless issue a SPOILER WARNING.
First, I must clarify a matter that has gotten several Bond fansite message boards fired up. In IGN's recent casting exclusive, I revealed that sources referred to the part of the villain as just that: the villain and not "Le Chiffre," as he was named in Ian Fleming's novel. I emphasized that just because the source did not call him that it didn't mean he would not be called Le Chiffre. Nevertheless, some fans took it as gospel that Le Chiffre was out. (It should be noted that there is also a secondary villain named "Demetrius.")
According to these script pages, issued in late December 2005, 007's antagonist at the gaming tables of the titular casino is indeed called Le Chiffre. Also, Bond's intelligence contact is, as he was in the book, called "Mathis" here, however, our recent casting info said he was now a Greek character named "Massus." There are two other supporting characters' names revealed here: someone named Bliss (a woman, I presume) and an associate of Le Chiffre's named Kratt.
These pages focus on Vesper and Bond, the relationship that is at the heart of Casino Royale. Vesper is not introduced until forty pages into this particular draft of the script. Her meeting with Bond takes place onboard a train (shades of From Russia with Love and Hitchcock's North by Northwest). Vesper is "the money," a Treasury operative sent to keep Bond funded in his match against Le Chiffre. She is the bureaucrat there to keep an eye on the government's money. If Bond burns through his initial ten million stake then it's up to Vesper to decide if he gets more. (There is a humorous moment later on where we learn that even 007 pays taxes.)
Vesper and Bond's first scene together in the train dining car is laced with an aggresive sexual tension and biting sarcasm as they each take turns sizing the other one up. I can imagine that this scene has been tweaked innumerable times as it is perhaps the key scene in the entire movie, setting up not only the picture's romantic subplot but also planting the seeds for the story's climax.
Like Sherlock Holmes, Bond thinks he has Vesper pegged judging by her appearance and manner (described as beautiful but no-nonsense). Vesper, however, gives as good as she gets, properly deducing that Bond's well-groomed manner belies a chip on his shoulder and perhaps an inferiority complex (there are elements of Ian Fleming's own background and issues here). Bond, however, also deduces that Vesper wants to be taken seriously and overcompensates for being beautiful by being more aggressive and "masculine," if you will.
We come to learn that both Bond and Vesper are orphans. Vesper joins the elite few Bond girls who have spoken about their late parents: Honey Rider in Dr. No, Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only, Elektra King in The World Is Not Enough and Octopussy in, well, take a guess. This gives their characters an added dimension beyond being mere eye candy.
Le Casino Royale itself is set in Montenegro, and is described as a structure of "fading grandeur" dominating a hilltop town. Confirming earlier rumors, James Bond will indeed be playing poker in the film's set-piece showdown with Le Chiffre rather than Baccarat, which was the game in the book. And, confirming other rumors, Le Chiffre is indeed involved in bankrolling terrorist operations. Bond is worried that, should he lose, Le Chiffre will now have British government money in his pocket to go fund suicide bombers with. There is no grand "if he wins all this money then he will buy a doomsday weapon" gimmick evident in these pages but that's not to say there couldn't be one. That said, it was nice to see Bond confronting a more down-to-earth threat, like stopping a wealthy financier of suicide bombers. 007 understands that beating Le Chiffre won't stop all of them but he will settle for stopping a few of them. Better than none at all.
Bond sees gambling and poker as a matter of odds and probability not chance. Bluffing is an essential part of that strategy, as is the ability to read people. But, as in Fleming's novel, Bond does not initially beat Le Chiffre at the gaming table. This sobering defeat gnaws at 007, exposing his arrogance and impatience, and forcing him to ask Vesper for more funds. Despite losing that round, Bond still believes he can beat Le Chiffre at the table. The pages ended just as 007 was to confront Le Chiffre again.
The most refreshing and exciting aspect of these pages is that the storytellers clearly want this film to be about James Bond, first and foremost. This 007, apparently not long out of the SAS, is an arrogant, cocksure man whose ego and hubris will prove his undoing. Like Batman Begins, it explores the man behind the myth without losing what makes him so cool and iconic to begin with. If the final script is remotely like these few pages then Casino Royale should prove to be a relatively faithful adaptation of Ian Fleming's first novel and an insightful peek into the heart and psyche of 007.
IGN FilmForce has learned that casting is being finalized and that Casino Royale is slated to begin filming at the end of month for a November bow.
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/682/682451p1.html
...... Naja ich möchte halt nur nicht zu viel wissen, aber vorkommende Charaktere und von wem sie gespielt werden, kann man ja ruhig wissen bzw. wird es relativ schwierig sein, davon erst am 23.11. zu erfahren 
