 Director Quentin Tarantino expressed interest in directing an adaptation of Casino Royale , but Eon were not interested . He claims to have worked behind the scenes with the Fleming family , and believed this was the reason why filmmakers finally went ahead with Casino Royale . Tarantino also said , he would have set it in the 1960s and would have only made it with Pierce Brosnan as Bond . In February 2005 , Martin Campbell was announced as the film 's director . Later in 2005 , Sony led a consortium that purchased MGM , allowing Sony to gain distribution rights starting with the film . 
