Casino Royale pushed the boundaries of James Bond movies when it showed Daniel Craig's 007 being tortured by Mads Mikkelsen's villain Le Chiffre – but the stomach-churning scene could have gone even further. The notorious moment in the movie sees Bond tied to a chair and tortured by the mysterious terrorism financier before he manages to escape unscathed. However, the Casino Royale scene could have entered the ultra-violent territory, as both actors were discussing taking action to an "insane" place – with Bond film bosses finally warning them, "We can't go there."

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