English actor David Niven (1910- 1983) as Sir James Bond in the spy spoof 'Casino Royale', 1967. ... [+] (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) The plot of the first Casino Royale move ...

Here's why Hugh Jackman turned down the role of 007 in 'Casino Royale' before Daniel Craig— the story behind his surprising ...

After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan: every agent shall be named James Bond.

Before 1969, there had only ever been one James Bond: Sean Connery ... of Bond in a one-off TV adaptation of Casino Royale. And then, in 1967, David Niven played a getting-too-old-for-this ...

Extravagant 007 spoof in which Sir James Bond is brought out of retirement to save the world from the machinations of the criminal organisation SMERSH. Reluctant to return to the dangers of his old ...

Casino Royale isnt just the best Bond remake; its a strong contender for best James Bond movie, period. The James Bond franchise follows the adventures of British secret agent 007 as he combats ...

Hugh Jackman brutally summed up the James Bond films, explaining why he did not accept an offer to play Agent 007.

Over 23 official* movies since 1962, James Bond has sent scores of villains ... This does not include the 1967 spoof Casino Royale or the “unofficial” 1983 movie Never Say Never Again.

In 1952, vacationing newspaper executive Ian Fleming sat down at his Jamaican retreat and started to write the book that would become Casino Royale, the first of 14 novels and short stories ...