I give her a potted history of the production, largely cribbed from the comprehensive James Bond: The Legacy by John Cork and Bruce Scivally (Boxtree, 2002). The producer wanted to destroy the Bond franchise. It’s the same source material as her beloved Daniel Craig Casino Royale.Ģ. I tell Mel there’s three reasons why I think she’ll like this one:ġ. “Why does it say Casino Royale?!” Because that’s what the movie is called, I reply. The credits don’t register a reaction until the title appears.
I even go to the lengths of taking the DVD from its box and hiding it in the ‘official’ Bond movies 50th anniversary box set. I don’t let on to Mel that there’s anything unusual about this month’s Bond adventure. The poster says, ‘Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond’, but is this shambolic spoof too much for Mel?
