But the actual dramatic scenes were different so inevitably the dialogue moved on. “Daniel’s Bond could have the strength and determination and bravado that Pierce had before him. Daniel then inhabited the role and of course over time we saw what Daniel could do. We wrote to his conception of the story as faithfully as we could. “So in that case we were writing our story with no actor in mind but from Ian Fleming’s original Casino Royale novel. The pair’s 15-year collaboration with Daniel Craig as 007 saw them create a complex narrative, even though he hadn’t been cast when they first put pen to paper. And with Skyfall it was John Logan, but obviously always working with the director.” “With Casino Royale, for instance, Paul Haggis took over. “When we’ve finished our job on the screenplay, it’s basically goodbye Rob and Neal,” Purvis told the BBC in London. Streamer Spend In Europe Nears $5.5B Thanks To Post-Covid Bounce But Is Likely To Fall - EAO Study