Despite the evident absurdity, there was something peculiarly appropriate in its fabricated scenario. Although the item was quickly squelched, as much by common sense as by Craig’s adamant publicist, its overtones nonetheless remain telling. Andrew Tracy on Casino Royale and the new James Bondįollowing the success of Casino Royale, an apocryphal story sprang up that Daniel Craig had requested the inclusion of a gay love scene in the next Bond outing, complete with full frontal nudity.