The film stars David Niven as the 'original' Bond, Sir James Bond 007. It is loosely based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, the first novel to feature the character James Bond. The Casino Royale Scene That Aged Poorly - L.Ĭasino Royale is a 1967 spy parody film originally distributed by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast. The final scene to the 2006 amazingly brilliant Bond film-Casino Royle.
Jason Bourne was the victim of the shady CIA where Bond was an employee of MI6, and thus Casino Royale's decision to make Bond the recipient of the scene's torture brought to mind. Esquire.Īt the time of Casino Royale's release, Paul Greengrass's propulsive, morally ambiguous Bourne sequels had recently upped the ante in terms of the complexity audiences were willing to accept from spy movies.
