Casino Royale Is Really Going To Come To Theaters

This news will probably bore most of you, but I enjoy this subject and it makes me happy. Martin Campbell, the director of the upcoming James Bond movie Casino Royale, has confirmed a basic plot with not too much visual effects and explosions like previous films.
Campbell said, "There are things that will have to be changed from the original novel. The Cold War elements will have to be reconfigured, for example, but Casino Royale will be a grittier, tougher and more realistic Bond movie. We'll be getting away from the huge visual effects kind of films."
He went on to add, "In the new film, Bond is essentially starting out in his career, and has just recently become part of the double-0 section. The idea is to put a bit of the dash back in Bond. By the end of the movie, the character will have been forged into the wiser, harder Bond we know."
This means a couple of things. First, M will have to be reverted back into a man. The timeline is going to be smudged a bit, so we will have to go back to Bond's boss being male. I'm not against female authority, it just makes more sense.
Second, if we have a Q, which rumors have been saying their won't be a place for him and I believe it now after hearing the plot from Campbell, it would be confusing for audience members to see John Cleese as the gadget-giving character. I predict there will either be no Q or it will be played by someone else, even though I really liked John Cleese in the role.
Thirdly, there has to be a lot of smoking and drinking from Bond. His character in Ian Fleming's novels was cold, hard and had many vices, women included in those. Campbell has said, "I'm looking forward to humanizing Bond a bit. In the novel, Bond smokes 70 cigarettes a day - unbelievable. And he gets a little drunk."
I think Campbell will enjoy making this film and his enjoyment will show on the screen. I am completely confident in his ability as a director because of his work with the Bond series before. He has directed works like Beyond Borders and The Mask of Zorro. He has the range to do both drama and humor. I am getting more and more excited everyday for this movie. It could make or break the future of the Bond series in Sony's hands.