Somebody knows to explain the reason?
I want answers!
2007-09-15 06:03:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The quick answer is legal and marketing reasons. The company EON Productions owns the whole James Bond franchise, but other parties won individual rights of certain plot lines. EON would like to disavow any association with these other parties.
The creator of the character James Bond is Ian Fleming. Due to financial difficulties, he sold the movie rights to the book, Casino Royale, to one movie company.
However, he later sold the James Bond franchise to United Artist / EON productions. But since Casino Royale is own by someone else, it was considered "non-canon" by EON production. (at least until Sony bought out everyone involved and now we have the 2006 version of Casino Royale)
The backstory behind Never Say Never Again (1983) is also a bunch of legal mess. Ian Fleming worked with another writer, Kevin McClory, to create the first James Bond movie. However due to various differences, and a lawsuit, all parties settled with the idea that Kevin McClory owned the rights to the plot of Thunderball, and Ian Fleming own the James Bond franchise.
What does this have to do with Never Say Never Again? The plot is exactly the same as Thunderball, which Kevin McClory is legallay allowed to (re)make.
2007-09-15 06:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by irsx02 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Casino Royale ,1967, was a farce with only the James Bond name in it.
Never Say Never Again,1983, was a James Bond movie. It marked the last James Bond movie with Sean Connery. However, Ian Flemming did not write a book with that title.
2007-09-15 06:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Casino Royale 67
2016-12-18 09:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by tarvin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Casino Royale was a James Bond spoof with Peter Sellers playing Bond. As for Never, Say Never Again I have the slightest idea.
2007-09-15 06:07:34 · answer #4 · answered by Frank R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
...actually, they ARE considered 'Bond' films, character-wise; however, these two most excellent and individual films were produced independently from the Albert Brocolli/MGM series of Bond films...
...the original 1967 "Casino Royale" was, obviously, a parody of the Brocolli/James Bond persona (...at the same time that year, the Brocolli camp were toting "You Only Live Twice"); I understand that it was like pulling teeth, trying to procure the rights from MGM, for Columbia Picures to do this film...
...the same thing happened when Warner Bros. expressed interest in producing their own take on the Bond character, with "Never Say Never Again", in 1983...even more so, since "Never..." was a virtual remake of "Thunderball"...
2007-09-15 06:07:38 · answer #5 · answered by Fright Film Fan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the above answers are right on target. also, if youve ever seen casino royale (67) you wouldnt even have to ask. it is beyond a spoof, its really out there with only the tiniest bit of conection to the real james bond
2007-09-15 06:26:59 · answer #6 · answered by kitkat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, Savio!
I think you have received many excellent answers above!
I learned a lot from them!
Thanks!
See you around later on...
2007-09-15 10:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by Vovó (Grandma) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋