<P> By 1964 , with Feldman having invested nearly $550,000 of his own money into pre-production of Casino Royale , he decided to try a deal with Eon Productions and its distributor United Artists . The attempt at a co-production eventually fell through as Feldman frequently argued with Broccoli and Saltzman , specially regarding the profit divisions and when the Casino Royale adaptation would start production . Feldman approached Sean Connery to play Bond , with Connery 's offering to do the film for one million dollars being rejected . Feldman eventually decided to offer his project to Columbia Pictures through a script written by Ben Hecht , and the studio accepted . Given Eon 's series led to a spy film craze at the time , Feldman opted to make his film a spoof of the Bond series instead of a straightforward adaptation . </P>
<P> By 1964 , with Feldman having invested nearly $550,000 of his own money into pre-production of Casino Royale , he decided to try a deal with Eon Productions and its distributor United Artists . The attempt at a co-production eventually fell through as Feldman frequently argued with Broccoli and Saltzman , specially regarding the profit divisions and when the Casino Royale adaptation would start production . Feldman approached Sean Connery to play Bond , with Connery 's offering to do the film for one million dollars being rejected . Feldman eventually decided to offer his project to Columbia Pictures through a script written by Ben Hecht , and the studio accepted . Given Eon 's series led to a spy film craze at the time , Feldman opted to make his film a spoof of the Bond series instead of a straightforward adaptation . </P>
who did not play james bond 007 in the original casino royale
who did not play james bond 007 in the original casino royale
Sean Connery
Sean Connery