Age of The Nerd
Martin Campbell born October 24, 1943, is a New Zealand film director. He was born in the town of Hastings on the North Island of New Zealand. He directed two films in the James Bond series, namely Golden Eye (1995) and Casino Royale (2006). He also directed The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005), both with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Edge of Darkness (2010, starring Mel Gibson) is also a film of his.
Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Campbell moved to London, where he began his career as a director of soft comedies and action television series in the 1970s. He went on to direct two 1995 James Bond films, GoldenEye, with Pierce Brosnan, and 2006, Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig and was the oldest director in the series’ history at the age of 62 (breaking the previous record. Gilbert, who directed Moonraker at the age of 59). He also directed two films Zorro, The Mask of Zorro (1998), and The Legend of Zorro (2005), both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Campbell also directed the 2011 film adaptation of DC Comics superhero Green Lantern. Campbell also directed The Foreigner (2017), starring Jackie Chan.
On television, Campbell directed the film Cast a Deadly Spell and watched some of the more action-oriented episodes of the TV series The Professionals (1977–1983); However, his best-known work is the 1985 BBC drama series Edge of Darkness, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Director in 1986. Martin Campbell also directed a film remake of Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson and Ray. Winstone, and released in 2010. Campbell directed the first episode of the United States TV series Last Resort.
One of the best films directed by Martin Campbell was Royal Casino, starring Daniel Craig. It is a James Bond movie, part of the action of the movie taking place in a casino as the title says.
Casino Royale is the 21st film in the James Bond series and the first with Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. The 1953 novel Casino Royale written by Ian Fleming was adapted for the big screen by screenwriters Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis (Oscar winner) and directed by Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, 1995). It was produced by EON Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures, marking the studio’s first Bond co-production, which produced and distributed the previous (1967) version of the same film; this is due to the acquisition of MGM by the Sony / Comcast consortium in 2005. The film, along with the interpretation of Daniel Craig, was well received by critics. The film had the highest-grossing of James Bond films.
The action of the film is not meant to precede Dr. No or any other Bond film, as in a prequel; instead, a new narrative thread emerges, although the film is considered the 21st part of the Bond series by EON Productions. This film is the third screen adaptation of the first Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, previously screened in a 1954 television episode and the parody of Casino Royale. However, the 2006 adaptation is the only one officially recognized by EON Productions.
Casino Royale is the first film named after a 1987 novel (or short story) by Ian Fleming from The Iron Curtain.
