Sony Gives Green 'Vesper' Role

By: News Editor
Date: Friday, February 17, 2006
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Sony Pictures has announced that Eva Green will play British treasury agent Vesper Lynd in CASINO ROYALE. In addition, Jeffrey Wright will play Felix Leiter.

They join a cast that already includes Daniel Craig, Giancarlo Giannini as Mathis, Caterina Murino as Solonge, Simon Abkarian as Dimitrios, Tobias Menzies as Villiers, Ivana Milicevic as Valenka, Clemens Schick as Kratt, Ludger Pistor as Mendel and Claudio Santamaria as Carlos.

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Comments/Responses

• Feb 17, 2006, 07:30am •

Looking forward to this reboot of Bond. I'm hoping Craig plays Bond more like Connery did than Moore. I like the idea of a gritty, tough Bond vs. the playboy Bond. I'd like to see him with a little more of Damon's Jason Bourne in his attitude.

lracors • Feb 17, 2006, 08:26am •

I'm totally right there with you Wes!

• Feb 17, 2006, 09:14am •

I too agree. But I like Bourne for Bourne. I don't particularly want Bond to turn into Bourne. They're two unique characters.

(and wasn't the car chase in Bourne Supremacy one of the best ever filmed!?!?!?)

• Feb 17, 2006, 09:21am •

Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter ... a black Felix is actually a good move and it's not coming from a PC thing. I think Wright is an exceptional actor--even in so-so flicks such as Shaft with Samuel L Jackson--and this only shows the level in which they're approaching Bond. Maybe all the corniness and gratuitious one-liners will be gone from this iteration.

• Feb 17, 2006, 10:59am •

I've never seen "Dreamers" so I'm not wooed by the nude stuff that seems to wow others but I did see "Kingdom of Heaven"(regretably). I was not impressed with her in that. So, I'm not terribly impressed with this casting choice. For my entertainment dollar this movie sounds sketchier and sketchier all the time.

• Feb 17, 2006, 11:09am •

A black Felix is not unprecedented. Bernie Casey played Leiter in Never Say Never Again. But it would be a first for a Broccoli flick.

• Feb 17, 2006, 11:14am •

Post #3...I agree that i want Bourne to be Bourne and Bond to be Bond. I was just trying to get across that I like it when Bond is a little more dangerous and ruthless; like the Connery Bond always seemed to be.

lracors • Feb 17, 2006, 12:33pm •

Once again... I got what Wes was stating and agree 100% with it. Keep Bourne Bourne and make Bond more dangerous like... well... the original idea of Bond.

• Feb 17, 2006, 02:16pm •

Jeffrey Wright as Lighter = DOPE

here is sony's press release:
http://murphyreport.blackinthecity.net/2006/02/17/jeffrey-wright-to-be-in-next-bond-flick/

• Feb 17, 2006, 03:03pm •

I can't believe how utterly disinterested I am in this movie. I'm a huge Bond fan, but this whole production seems to be a big clusterf@$%. Other than Jeffrey Wright, the casting is completely uninspired and seems to be more of who's left to play in it than a top line cast(not diminishing what these actors have done). With every announcement surrounding this movie, I've just felt more and more blah about it. That being said I will give it a chance...but on video.

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