- As early as 2003, a report by BskyB, the UK's largest satellite TV operator, pointed out that Sean Connery would be included in the shortlist of directors for "Casino Royale".
- On October 14, 2005, Daniel Craig was officially announced as the new Bond candidate in London. This day was the 78th birthday of the former Bond actor Roger Moore.
- In the 1983 "007 Series: Brave Cruise Missile", the place where James Bond defeated Maximilian Lago was also called the "Casino Royal".
- The name of the Bond girl in "Casino Royale" is "Solange", and this name has appeared in Ian Fleming's works twice before. In his short stories "From A View To A Kill" and "007 in New York", there is a character named "Solange".
- "Casino Royale" is the most frequently adapted film and television work among Ian Fleming's novels. There are three times: one TV series and two movies. "Iron King Kong Fights the Devil's Party" has two experiences of being filmed into a movie.
- In the 1989 "007 Murder License", there was also a "Felix Leiter" character.
- The film is the first time that a Columbia company has produced and shot an official Bond series. The last time "Casino Royale" () was also produced by a Columbia company, but it was not included in the 007 series of films.
- The "Casino Real" novel is inspired by the Casino Estrell in Lisbon, Portugal, where German spies frequented during World War II. Ian Fleming had bet here three times, but lost in the end.
- Those in the Bahamas were used as locations for buildings in Madagascar. In 1965, the "007 Iron King Kong Fights the Devil Party" also used it as a filming location.
- This film is the first 007 series movie to pass China's censorship, and all previous movies in this series were illegally sold in China.
- Director's guest appearance: At the airport, the repairman whose neck was broken by terrorists was director Martin Campbell.
- In order to shoot the film, Daniel Craig quit smoking and received special physical training to gain 20 pounds of muscle.
- This film is the first film in the 007 series since 1962 to have rain scenes.
- "Casino Royale" is Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, but it was the last one to be adapted into a movie by EON Productions, which owns the copyright of the 007 series. The completion of the filming of "Casino Royale" means that EON Productions has adapted all Ian Fleming's novels about James Bond.
Casino Royale behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Vesper Lynd: I can't resist waking you. Every time I do, you look at me as if you hadn't seen me in years. Makes me feel reborn.
James Bond: If you had just been born, wouldn't you be naked?
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Felix Leiter: [standing on the stairway in the casino] I should have introduced myself, seeing as we're related. Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley.
[sees that Bond has a knife]
Felix Leiter: You should have faith. As long as you keep your head about you, I think you have him.
James Bond: Had. Excuse me.
Felix Leiter: You're not buying in?
James Bond: No.
Felix Leiter: Listen, I'm bleeding chips. I'm not going to last much longer. You have a better chance. I'll stake you. I'm saying I'll give you the money to keep going. Just one thing: you pull it off, the CIA bring him in.
James Bond: What about the winnings?
Felix Leiter: Does it look like we need the money?