James Bond has made his official debut here with “Casino Royale” stars Daniel Craig and Eva Green attending the first Chinese premiere of a 007 film in the franchise’s nearly 45-year history.
Director Martin Campbell joined Craig and Green, the latest “Bond girl,” at a posh Beijing cinema for the premiere Monday, a day before the film opens in more than 1,000 Chinese theatres nationwide, the biggest-ever foreign film opening in China.
“After 21 Bond films it is pretty obvious that it is very significant to be the first Bond film to be shown here,” Campbell told journalists.
Casino Royale is already the top-grossing 007 film ever, with a box-office take estimated to be in excess of 500 million dollars.
