"Casino Royale" poster courtesy MGM

If you haven’t already seen “Casino Royale” (2006), you should rent it, borrow it, buy it, find it on TV, because the new movie is a DIRECT SEQUEL of the last!

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

“Quantum of Solace” is the 22nd official Bond movie.

“Quantum of Solace” was originally set to release last weekend Nov. 07 (o07 - that marketing would have been cool).

The movie is 1 hr., 46 min. long and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content.

Daniel Craig returns for his 2nd Bond movie… he hearned a BAFTA (British Film Award) for his 1st performance as James Bond in 2006’s ”Casino Royale.”

Judi Dench returns as “M”… her sixth time in the role.

Jesper Christensen returns as “Mr. White”… Jeffrey Wright returns as American CIA agent “Felix Leiter”… and Giancarlo Giannini returns as “Mathis”

"Quantum Of Solace" poster courtesy MGM

Bond movies are known for their intense opening scenes that don’t waste time getting you into the action and it sounds like…

“Quantum of Solace” is no different - the movie starts with a car chase scene that some lucky critics who have already seen the movie are calling “awesome”.

Director Marc Forster has some memorable movies prior to joining the Bond franchise: “The Kite Runner” (2007), “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006), “Finding Neverland” (2004), and “Monster’s Ball” (2001).

“Quantum of Solace” was filmed in Chile, Mexico, England, Austria, Italy, Panama, and Spain.

WHAT’S DIFFERENT:

The famous lines “Bond, James Bond” and “Shaken, Not Stirred” are not in the new movie “Quantum of Solace”… the line “Bond, James Bond” was shot, but was cut in the editing process.  The movie’s Director Marc Forster told the Los Angeles Times “It was the only scene that got cut; not because of that line, only because the scene itself was not working.”

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“Casino Royale” poster courtesy MGM

“Quantum of Solace” poster courtesy MGM