Our "culture" can beat up your culture, part N of X

[serinde]

They're making Casino Royale (I say "making" rather than "remaking", because IIRC there hasn't been a straight-up version of it yet). Now, I stopped caring about the Bond movie franchise ages ago, because as far as I can tell they haven't actually had anything to do with the books since before I was born, but this new chestnut stuck in my gullet nice and hard:

Agent 007 will not be playing baccarat (or any other game of skill actually found in high-toned European casinos). He will be playing, that's right, Texas Hold'em.

Comments

[dariodevil.livejournal.com]

Less than five years ago, Sharon Stone was in talks to play Jane Bond.

His twin sister.

Yep.

[xlerb.livejournal.com]

From the dark depths of my memories and the early 90's rises... James Bond, Jr. (http://www.google.com/search?q=james-bond-jr) The famous one's nephew.