In the end, it's for the best it didn't go forward or the James Bond movie franchise as it exists now probably wouldn't have happened. CBS eventually scrapped the idea and its unknown if Nelson would have returned for the show. It was felt by some that the torture scene was still considered very strong despite being. The majority were about the level of violence in the film, commenting that it should have been a 15. In an alternate universe Climax's! Casino Royale could have led to a James Bond CBS series, which the network commissioned and Ian Fleming even started developing episode outlines for. For example, were we right to make Casino Royale 12A, despite some scenes of violence and torture It was the most complained about film in 2006. The episode is obviously lacking a lack of the familiar tropes of later movies too, including the gadgets, the vehicles and the Walther PPK, and in the case of the latter, he's seen wielding an FN Model 1900.Ĭlimax's Casino Royale is also of note for Barry Nelson's Jimmy Bond ordering a scotch and water instead of a vodka martini, and it was one of famed composer Jerry Goldsmith's very first gigs. Bond is being tortured by Le Chiffre, who is whipping him in the balls with a piece of rope. Overall, Barry Nelson isn't bad as Bond but making the character American was a mistake, and by the actor's own admission there wasn't much charm to the spy as he was presented on the show. Screen legend Peter Lorre ( M) also played Le Chiffre in the Climax! Casino Royale, with the infamous torture scene reimagined as the villain removing Bond's toenails offscreen.
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