Plus the word reboot has lost its meaning over the years, whereas originally it meant “restart the franchise” now it’s used to mean “reinvigorate” or “make fresh” the franchise.įor what it’s worth, Casino Royale director Martin Campbell does say the film takes place “early in the Bond timeline.”įollow-Up Q4: But there’s so many contradictions with the older films…

They originally called GoldenEye a reboot whereas by Die Another Day we learned it wasn’t. The producers have been wishy-washy in their claims. A case of You Look Familiar.įollow-Up Q3: But the producers say it’s a reboot… So it’s the same actor playing a different character. How then can we put Judi Dench’s M as returning after her character’s death? Well, in Skyfall the name given to this M is “Olivia Mansfield” while the GoldenEye screenplay gives the name of that M as “Barbara Mawdsley.” However Skyfall disproved the codename theory and also implied the new films were set before Dr. When Casino Royale came out, it was easy to say Judi Dench was playing the same M from GoldenEye and this was a different MI6 agent codenamed James Bond 007. No happens in the 2020s.įollow-Up Q2: What about Judi Dench’s M? She dies in Skyfall. So for Casino Royale, we can assume some version of Dr. For Die Another Day, it took place in the 90s instead of the 60s. If you believe the first 20 films take place in one continuity, Bond clearly wasn’t in his 80s during Die Another Day. The James Bond series has always existed on a floating timeline. When a movie goes out of its way to reference the other films, that suggests it is trying to be in the same continuity as them.įollow-Up Q1: But Casino Royale is set in the present day! How can it be a prequel to films made in the 60s? Skyfall has many references to past 007 films, such as referencing the exploding pen from GoldenEye, the car from Goldfinger, not to mention the Universal Exports office at the end looking exactly the same as it did in Dr.

While it may have been intended to be that way, they’ve proven to be prequels. The popular misconception is that the Daniel Craig movies are a reboot of the 007 franchise. Okay, that’s not a question, but let’s answer it anyway. Ian Fleming’s The Man with the Golden GunĬasino Royale (2006) is a reboot, not a prequel! Ian Fleming’s On Her Majesty’s Secret ServiceĠ14.

Ian Fleming’s ‘From Russia with Love’Ġ11. The Bond movies and TV series in chronological order:Ġ07.

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