Casino Royale (2006) Casino Royale reboots the James Bond franchise with a grittier, more grounded origin story. The film follows Bond just as he earns his 00-status, making him one of MI6’s elite agents with a license to kill. His first major mission pits him against Le Chiffre, a high-stakes financier who bankrolls international terrorism. To stop Le Chiffre, Bond must beat him in a tense, high-risk poker game at Casino Royale in Montenegro. What starts as a simple mission spirals into a dange