M confirmed, but Q and Miss Moneypenny may be missing from final Casino Royale script

Casino Royale - 15-10-05

Taking James Bond back to one of his earlier missions may mean some key MI6 personnel are missing from the forthcoming film "Casino Royale" - the 21st in the series.

Producer Michael G. Wilson revealed that many old favourites won't appear. "We are planning on bringing M back," he said, "but as the script stands neither Q nor Moneypenny appear".

John Cleese has long been rumoured to be in and out of script revisions as Q.

Samantha Bond publicly stepped down as Miss Moneypenny when Pierce Brosnan was no longer in the running to play James Bond.

Dame Judi Dench is said to be contracted to play M in "Casino Royale" already.

Thanks to `bondboy007` for the alert.

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