tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post1609019018758088428..comments2013-04-28T14:44:48.079+02:00Comments on JEREMY DUNS: 007 In Depth: Is there a lost Casino Royale film adaptation written by Ian Fleming?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-31787289902510838622010-10-02T11:35:50.834+02:002010-10-02T11:35:50.834+02:00Who does, Gary/Jack?Who does, Gary/Jack?Jeremy Dunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442728222534667107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-6455226279004201092010-10-02T11:15:05.930+02:002010-10-02T11:15:05.930+02:00Least he looks more like Fleming's Bond than D...Least he looks more like Fleming's Bond than Daniel CraigGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-59556742696717868842010-10-01T21:15:20.795+02:002010-10-01T21:15:20.795+02:00Thanks, IA, whoever you are. :)
I'm in the fi...Thanks, IA, whoever you are. :)<br /><br />I'm in the final stages of finishing a novel but once I'm done with that I will come back to this series. Yes, Hecht's screenplay has survived, and much more that has been forgotten, missed or left unexplored. I won't say more, as it would ruin it - but I've barely started.Jeremy Dunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442728222534667107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-81752815388385938192010-10-01T21:04:52.864+02:002010-10-01T21:04:52.864+02:00I'm loving this series--it's proof of how ...I'm loving this series--it's proof of how impoverished the commanderbond site has become in your absence. A holy grail of hidden Fleming would definitely include his script work for Moonraker (if it survives), CR (if it exists), Thunderball, and FYEO (if the scripts deviate enough from the later short stories). But now I'd also like to get my hands on Ben Hecht's screenplay for Casino Royale, which I had forgotten about. I wonder what it's chance of surviving is? Did Hecht keep track of his work? Is it stored somewhere, as the Lilly stores Fleming's?IAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700383329883316421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-67082565790238661952010-08-29T23:58:24.898+02:002010-08-29T23:58:24.898+02:00Regarding my first comment above, I was a bit mudd...Regarding my first comment above, I was a bit muddled. What I should have said was that Fleming's work on Thunderball was not an adaptation, but a whole new story. The point about Moonraker and The Diamond Smugglers is that they show that Fleming was amenable to adapting his own books for film, which strengthens the statement that he did so for Casino Royale.Jeremy Dunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442728222534667107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-44147091006779775072010-08-25T22:02:07.451+02:002010-08-25T22:02:07.451+02:00Thanks, Matthew and Nicholas. Glad you're enoy...Thanks, Matthew and Nicholas. Glad you're enoying the series so far. More to come.<br /><br />I agree, Matthew, that The Man With The Golden Gun is one of the weaker, if not the weakest, Bond novel. But Fleming was dying when he wrote it, remember. This would be a film adaptation he wrote in the 50s, of his first (and perhaps best?) novel. I suspect it would be at least interesting to Bond fans to read. Personally, I'd be interested in reading most things Fleming wrote.Jeremy Dunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442728222534667107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-4373741199180338112010-08-25T21:11:46.912+02:002010-08-25T21:11:46.912+02:00My apologies, Jeremy; I'm really glad you foun...My apologies, Jeremy; I'm really glad you found this, and had it been recovered, I'd <i>love</i> to read it. :-)Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-58258930948648850372010-08-25T20:54:45.045+02:002010-08-25T20:54:45.045+02:00Great post Jeremy. The Bond/Fleming fix is most we...Great post Jeremy. The Bond/Fleming fix is most welcome! I think it would be a very intresting read. I dont think it would be bad as Fleming was a wonderful story teller. I loved The Man with the Golden Gun Matthew and I even loved The Spy who Loved me! (I cant pick fault with any of Flemings work) :)Nick Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328019045417555028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-14886407213090187332010-08-25T20:18:50.795+02:002010-08-25T20:18:50.795+02:00I would, at that... but, then, I've read The M...I would, at that... but, then, I've read <i>The Man with the Golden Gun</i>, which <i>is</i> quite bad. :-PMatthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-3300247738974636312010-08-25T20:08:07.334+02:002010-08-25T20:08:07.334+02:00Thanks for the comment, Matthew. My comment about ...Thanks for the comment, Matthew. My comment about Fleming writing treatments of his work was that he had *already* done so, ie by January 1956.<br /><br />There probably is a reason Ratoff and co didn't use Fleming's treatment, if he wrote one, but I'd still like to read it and judge for myself. After all, Fleming's the one who was the world-class writer of thrillers, not Ratoff! And the same could be said of McClory and Whittingham. At any rate, even if it's awful (which I somehow doubt), would you really not be interested in reading a film adaptation of Casino Royale written in the 50s by Ian Fleming? :)Jeremy Dunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442728222534667107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138728502354978457.post-73122773056009092422010-08-25T20:01:42.316+02:002010-08-25T20:01:42.316+02:00Rather curious, then, that the closest adaptation ...Rather curious, then, that the closest adaptation of Fleming's work in the '60s, <i>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</i>, eventually went back to Estoril for their casino scenes, no? ;-)<br /><br />Also, Fleming did write screenplays after <i>The Diamond Smugglers</i>, Jeremy; he wrote several treatments for the <i>Thunderball</i> project, but they were revised by Jack Whittingham and Kevin McClory because they felt it dragged too much -- Fleming included great heaping piles of narration -- as well as the fact that Fleming killed off Felix Leiter in both of his drafts! <br /><br />There's probably a reason Ratoff and co. didn't use Fleming's proffered screenplay...Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.com