Can Bond Be Forever?
Daniel Craig’s debut allowed more people than ever before to not only see themselves as James Bond, but also want to be part of his world. A panel of (00)7 huge fans - including LTQ’s own David Lowbridge-Ellis - discussed this ahead of a very special screening.
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2006’s Casino Royale successfully updated James Bond for a modern age, rejuvenating the character and bringing new audiences to this beloved franchise. A masterful translation of a novel many considered to be unfilmable, Daniel Craig’s debut allowed more people than ever before to not only see themselves as James Bond, but also want to be part of his world. This special screening took place two days after Global James Bond Day, which marks the original release date of another epochal Bond film: Dr. No.
Before the screening, a diverse group of Casino Royale superfans discussed why the film continues to be so impactful.
The group who discussed the film:
Kim Sherwood Author of the Double-O series of books starting with Double or Nothing (2022), which includes a character named in honour of Dr. No screenwriter Johanna Harwood.
Charlie Higson Author of five Young Bond novels and of the recent On His Majesty’s Secret Service (2023), which was commissioned to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and raise funds for the National Literacy Trust.
David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE Creator of the acclaimed Licence to Queer project, which brings together the Bond fan community in celebrating the James Bond phenomenon from fresh points of view, particularly those of LGBTQ+ people.
Fletcher Sykes The VIP manager for 007GB: the British James Bond Fan Club, as well as a beloved figure in the James Bond global fan community.
Steven Dasgupta, author of the popular 'London Bond' Instagram page, long-standing 007GB Fan Club, and well-known member of the London James Bond Community.
Ian Kinane Author of Ian Fleming and The Politics of Ambivalence (2021) and founder of the International James Bond Studies Journal, Ian has made an academic career out of a life-long passion.
Monica Germanà Author of the widely praised Bond Girls: Body, Fashion and Gender (2019), along with many articles and essays on the James Bond franchise, including the upcoming appreciation of Daniel Craig’s James Bond era in James Bond Will Return (Columbia University Press, 2023).
