Prof. Burnett speaks about 007 storytelling

The relationship between the Craig-era James Bond films and the rest of the 007 series has emerged as something of a riddle. Fans have speculated that Casino Royale (2006) is a prequel, but where that leaves the three subsequent films remains unclear. Belonging to a long line of attempts to serialize the life story of one of popular fiction's most iconic characters, Craig's films are best understood as a transquel series whose ambition is to produce something that has remained elusive in 007 media: a definitive biography.

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