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This would have been out of place in the grittier, less campy Casino Royale, where Craig played Bond as a brooding, self-serious figure. Since Casino Royale's tone was too dark for a Q cameo, the James Bond series was right to cut the character's role for a few movies.

Before Daniel Craig's critically acclaimed adaptation, two versions of Casino Royale had already been made, albeit outside of the main film series.