The year was 2006. blond-haired, blue-eyedDaniel Craig.
How would his James Bond differ from those that came before (other than how he looked)?
That meant making it more gritty, more realistic."
Daniel Craig in ‘Casino Royale’.Jay Maidment/MGM/Columbia Pictures
For Powell and director Martin Campbell, the goal was all about doing something different.
Car chases had been done.
But a parkour sequence that included Bond fighting on a crane high above a construction site?
After all, a Bond stunt can’t be something you’d find in any other film.
“When you talk Bond, realistically Bond is the best of the best of the best.
He can drive a car up the side of a wall, he can do spins in helicopters.
When we’re doing a stunt for Bond, it has to have the wow factor.
It has to be spectacular.”
“With the stair fight we wanted something that was real.
“You’re literally fighting for your life, so I wanted to verify it wasn’t overly long.
They still got bruises, trust me, but it helps you get a much better performance.”
