The ruins were eventually scrapped, but elements of the design, such as the greenhouse, were incorporated into the finished level.

Concept art was designed for the ruins of medieval village on Mr.

The behind-the-scenes shots are the most interesting, especially those featuring the cameras behind the actors in specific scenes. Outside, White triggers the building to self-destruct and attempts to escape by helicopter, only to be shot down and recaptured by 007. Im a huge fan of 'Casino Royale' and loved everything about it, so I had 'Bond on Set' shipped to me. Inside, Bond attempts to recover the money White stole discovering instead a hidden computer room containing his organization's secrets.

However, he is quickly set upon by White's armed guards and is forced into the Estate's adjacent gardens, working his way around and into the building itself. As with the film, 007 wounds and attempts to extract criminal counterintelligence operative, Mr.

The White Estate constitutes the entirety of the game's first level and is much larger than its film counterpart. White's Estate, as seen in Quantum of Solace (2008).įor the video game Quantum of Solace, scenes in the 2008 film and 2006's Casino Royale were greatly expanded upon for gameplay purposes. However, instead of dwelling on recent controversies and the depressing thought that those who own the original copies of the Bond novels are now in possession of treasure, let’s delve into some facts you may not know about Ian Fleming’s first 007 book.Exterior shots of Mr. To celebrate the 70th anniversary, Ian Fleming Publications – the company that administers all of Fleming’s literary works – has had the Bond books edited as part of a sensitivity review to remove words or phrases to accommodate 21st century sensitivities, a move that smacks of historical revisionism and which Ian Fleming’s biographer Andrew Lycett described as “a form of censorship.”

We’re of course talking about Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel 'Casino Royale', which hit shelves on 13 April 1953.įleming wrote it at the age of 44 and the novel went on to launch the 007 literary universe – with a further 13 novels, which have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide – as well as kickstart the longest running cinematic franchise. Seventy years ago today, a journalist and naval intelligence officer released “the spy story to end all spy stories.”

Casino royale behind the scenes