Lastly, the film exchanges Vesper's quiet final scenes and a long discussion between Bond and Mathis on the nature of evil note (Oddly enough, this latter sequence is referred to in Quantum of Solace, in a brief exchange between Mathis and Bond when they reunite) for an action-packed showdown in the grand canals of Venice. The film also features several changes to the original novel in its second half, some of which have to do with the time period of the filming: the card game goes from Baccarat to Texas Hold 'Em Poker, the time period from the 1950s to the 2000s, the setting from France to a newly-independent Montenegro, and Bond from a Shell-Shocked Veteran to a Wisecracking Sociopath, which makes the torture scene a different affair altogether. The film was noted for being Darker and Edgier than most of the previous ones, with the fight scenes brutal and bloody, and the story hewing closer to a political thriller about tracking down the cash flow of terrorist organizations than an adventure yarn about a superheroic secret agent saving the world from megalomaniacs using elaborate home bases, kill sats and pilfered nuclear weapons. Along the way, Bond is nearly killed twice, gets tortured by Le Chiffre, and falls in love with Vesper Lynd, the gorgeous accountant in charge of staking him in the game. In the second half, adapted from Fleming's original novel, Bond must win a high-stakes game of poker against Le Chiffre to bankrupt the criminal and capture him. In the film's expanded first half, Bond earns his 00- status and tracks down a terrorist financier known only as Le Chiffre. However, Eon still refer to it officially as the twenty-first film in the series. Released four years after the much-criticized Die Another Day, the movie is essentially a Continuity Reboot for the franchise, serving as an Origins Episode of how Bond acquired his licence to kill and became the Tuxedo and Martini secret agent he is today. Chris Cornell performed the Title Theme Tune, 'You Know My Name'. It was the first Bond film distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing under Columbia Pictures, and was released November 16, 2006.

Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in Eon Productions' James Bond film franchise, the third adaptation of the very first James Bond novel, Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, and the second film to be directed by Martin Campbell in the series, introducing Daniel Craig as James Bond.

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