Casino Royale rejected the CGI and far-fetched gadgetry that the series had come to rely on, and took on a more grounded and realistic approach to espionage, as championed by the Bourne films. Daniel Craig's time as James Bond started in 2006, taking over from Pierce Brosnan after Die Another Day. No Time To Die ends Daniel Craig's time as James Bond, and with Casino Royale and Skyfall concludes a perfect Bond trilogy, albeit with two additional (and largely superfluous) films.
