EPISODE 60 – I SIZED YOU UP THE MOMENT WE MET
When James Bond puts on the dinner jacket at looks at himself in the mirror of Casino Royale it is the equivalent of the audience seeing the shark for the first time in Jaws. It is THE moment in the film when Daniel Craig’s incarnation of Bond graduates to the next level of Being James Bond. He is also rewarded a few trickles of Bond music from David Arnold.
Notes
From the podcast are below. You can listen to the breakdown of Casino Royale on the podcast here. (Spotify). For iTunes simply search There Will Be Bond on your app. Leave a review, bless your hearts.
The dinner suit is the CAPITOL model, which has one button at the front and peaked lapels like all of Brioni’s dinner suits for Bond. These lapels are narrower and have a higher gorge and less pointed lapels than any that Brosnan wore.
Craig’s business shirts in Casino Royale are made by Brioni. His collar is a custom variation on the CLARK collar, a classic semi-spread collar.
While most of the models that Bond wore are no longer part of Brioni’s standard collection, they are all still available through their custom programme. This is necessary for Brioni to offer ‘given their VIP clientele who tend to stick to their favoured cut’. – BOND SUITS
IMDB trivia
He played CIA Agent Felix Leiter in both Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). This made him only the second actor in the history of the Bond franchise to play the role more than once. David Hedison had previously played the role in both Live and Let Die (1973) and Licence to Kill (1989). Unlike Hedison, Wright played Leiter in two consecutive films. Hedison’s two appearances were separated by 16 years, 8 films and one other actor (John Terry).
YouTube
You can find this clip on YouTube: I’ve pulled the best comments below.
Bond charges back into his room like he is on the way to drop a large one down the toilet and gets dramatically sidetracked by a suit.
Taken but not Turd
shaken not squeezed
