Supporting characters in the Casino Royale (2006)
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The following is a list of James Bond allies in the 1953 novel and 2006 film Casino Royale:
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[edit] Recurring characters
[edit] René Mathis
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| René Mathis | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Deuxième Bureau (novels) MI6, possibly Le Chiffre (film) |
| Portrayed by | Giancarlo Giannini |
René Mathis is a fictional character from the James Bond film Casino Royale. He is portrayed by Giancarlo Giannini, who will reprise the role in Quantum of Solace. The character appears in the original novel by Ian Fleming and, a trusted ally of Bond attached to the French Deuxième Bureau, he reappears in From Russia with Love, and we learn in the subsequent book Doctor No that he has saved Bond's life. The film character is markedly different in certain respects.
[edit] Film biography
Mathis is a lone-wolf MI6 agent stationed in Montenegro. Because an ally of Le Chiffre is the local chief of police (played in a cameo role by Michael G. Wilson), Mathis frames him for corruption (by forging documents with Photoshop). Mathis also helps Bond by disposing of the bodies of two LRA assassins that Bond has killed, by placing them and their cell phone in the boot of Le Chiffre's henchman Leo's car, and then ringing that phone while Leo and the police stand by.
Before parting company for a break in the poker tournement, Bond carelessly divulges to Mathis and Vesper the tell-tale mannerism he'd spotted when Le Chiffre had been bluffing. When the game resumes, Le Chiffre affects the telling mannerism while he and Bond move all of their money into the pot: Le Chiffre isn't bluffing, and Bond loses all of his starting stake at a stroke. "You must have thought I was bluffing, Mr. Bond." When Le Chiffre captures Bond after the tournament is over, he leads Bond to believe that Mathis had betrayed Bond, when he says "I'm afraid your friend Mathis is really... my friend Mathis."
As Mathis approaches Bond recuperating from his capture, MI6 tasers Mathis and takes him into custody. M describes Vesper Lynd as a traitor, and says this may vindicate Mathis, but Bond says he still can't be trusted and MI6 should continue to "sweat" him. M then compliments Bond on learning the lesson that no-one can be trusted. Mathis' true affiliation is therefore not resolved in the film.
[edit] Carter
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| Carter | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | MI6 |
| Portrayed by | Joseph Millson |
Carter is another MI6 agent who tries to help Bond capture the bombmaker Mollaka in Madagascar. However, he keeps his hand to his earpiece to talk to Bond on the radio, showing Mollaka that he has a radio in his ear. Mollaka flees, while Carter draws his gun and gives chase, despite Bond telling him to stay put and holster the weapon. Mollaka runs through a pit where a snake and mongoose are fighting, but Carter trips, falls in and accidentally fires his gun into the air, sending people screaming. According to the James Bond Encyclopedia, Carter was bitten by the cobra in Madagascar and lost his life.
[edit] Mendel
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| Mendel | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Basel Bank |
| Portrayed by | Ludger Pistor |
Mendel is a Swiss banker who facilitates the transfer of James Bond's poker winnings. Armed with a high-tech briefcase, Mendel assures all of the player's money is safely transferred.
[edit] Film biography
Mendel is first seen at the Casino Royale in Montenegro of which he tells the 10 poker players that their 10 million dollars have been deposited and that the winnings would go to their respective bank accounts with a password.
Mendel is next seen when he interrupts James Bond and Vesper Lynd. Mendel needs the password and account number of them to deposit the 120 million dollars they win (115 million from the game plus the 5 million Vesper refused to give Bond to rebuy). Vesper enters the account number and password before Mendel leaves.
Mendel is last seen on the phone with Bond, after Bond wants to find out which account the money was transferred to. Mendel tells which bank it is being withdrawn from which leads Bond to Vesper.
[edit] Villiers
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| Villiers | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | MI6 M |
| Portrayed by | Tobias Menzies |
Villiers is an aide to M in the James Bond film Casino Royale. The name would appear to be a reference to the actor James Villiers who played Bill Tanner in For Your Eyes Only.
[edit] Film biography
Villiers is first seen with M when she is leaving a Parliament hearing, criticising the media and James Bond. He is next seen when he looks up what is going on at Miami International Airport. He finds that a new plane is going to be unveiled which allows M to tell Bond what the bomber is after. It was announced on Dec. 20 that Villiers would appear only in "Casino Royale," as his role would not be reprised in Quantum of Solace.
The character could be seen as a successor/reimagining of previous aides to Judi Dench's M such as Bill Tanner (played by Michael Kitchen) and Charles Robinson.
Some fans have given Menzies' character the nicknames "Mister Moneypenny" and "Mannypenny" after M's secretary from the previous Bond films due to her role being approximately filled by Villiers.
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