Casino Royale (2006 film) the series, allowing them to show a less experienced and more vulnerable Bond. "Casino Royale" takes place at the beginning of Bond's career as Agent 007, as he is earning his licence to kill. The plot sees Bond on an assignment to bankrupt terrorist financier Le Chiffre in a high-stakes poker game; Bond falls in love with Vesper Lynd, a treasury employee assigned to provide the money he needs for the game. The film begins a story arc that continues in "Quantum of Solace" (2008). Casting involved a widespread search for a new actor to succeed Pierce Brosnan as James
Eva Green her to Liv Tyler. Green expressed surprise when a minute was cut from the film for the American market, stating, "[T]here is so much violence, both on the streets and on the screen. They think nothing of it. Yet I think they are frightened by sex." Her next film was "Arsène Lupin" (2004), in which she portrayed Lupin's love interest. She enjoyed the light-hearted role, although she has stated that she generally prefers more complex characters. Her performance in "The Dreamers" led Ridley Scott to cast Green in "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), a film about the Crusades where she played