The last James Bond film, Casino Royale was a total triumph on almost every level (notice I said ALMOST). The only real weakness I found in the film was the length. That film just would have felt a lot more tight if they just trimmed like 15 minutes out of the picture.. but now I’m just being nit-picky. The biggest success of Casino Royale was in the new James Bond himself. I’ve already gone on record and stated that I think Daniel Craig is not the best James Bond ever. Take that as you will.
Now most of you know that pretty much the whole James Bond franchise has been a number of stand alone films. All completely encapsulated stories that don’t really have anything to do with any of the previous films. Looks like they’re breaking that trend now too. The good folks over at Cinematical give us this:
we do now have confirmation on one aspect of the next Bond that should please fans of Daniel Craig’s last outing as the superspy (i.e. pretty much everyone). Previous reports were correct: Bond 22 will be a direct continuation of the events started in Casino Royale. Since most Bond films have been stand-alone adventures, this should be another good way to shake (not stir) the formula.
I think this is a good idea. Casino Royale show us Bond’s beginning… and now I think we need to see him begin the process of turning into the Bond more of us remember… the more emotionally detached womanizer we all love so much. The ending of Casino Royale gave us a glimpse of that transition starting… and now it’s time to take it to the next step.
