Isaach De Bankole cast as Obanno in Casino Royale

Isaach de Bankole has been cast as Obanno, one of the villains in the forthcoming James Bond movie "Casino Royale" - reports Variety.

Helmed by Martin Campbell, the 21st 007 film is lensing in Prague, Italy and London.



The 48 year-old Ivory Coast actor recently wrapped the role of Neptune in Universal's "Miami Vice."

Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli (Eon Productions) and directed by Martin Campbell, CASINO ROYALE is scheduled for release November 17, 2006. Principal photography started on January 30th 2006, with locations in the UK, Czech Republic (Prague), Italy, and the Bahamas. It will be British actor Daniel Craig�s first outing as James Bond. He is the sixth actor to play the 007 role in the franchise.

Thanks to `James Bond [007]` for the alert.

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