Casino Royale (novel) Eon Productions making the 2006 film "Casino Royale". The film stars Daniel Craig as Bond, supported by Eva Green as Vesper Lynd and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre; Judi Dench returned for her fifth Bond film as Bond's superior, M. "Casino Royale" is a reboot, showing Bond at the beginning of his career as a 00-agent and overall stays true to the original novel. Casino Royale (novel) Casino Royale is the first novel by the British author Ian Fleming. Published in 1953, it is the first "James Bond" book, and it paved the way for a further eleven novels and
Bond girl and Zena Marshall as Miss Taro in the same film. "Goldfinger" (1964), the third, established the Bond girl as regularly appearing in Bond films. There have been many attempts to break down the numerous Bond girls into a top 10 list for the entire series; characters who often appear in these lists include Anya Amasova (from "The Spy Who Loved Me", portrayed by Barbara Bach); Pussy Galore (from "Goldfinger", portrayed by Honor Blackman); Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", portrayed by Diana Rigg); and often ranked Number 1 on the list, Honey Ryder (from "Dr. No",