Fleming is believed to have based the character on British occultist Aleister Crowley. Le Chiffre is an evil genius known as the Number or the Cipher and has the usual Bond villain's penchant for torture. In the book version of Casino Royale, the first in Ian Fleming's long-running series, Bond and Le Chiffre match wits while playing high-stakes baccarat. The production moves to the Bahamas later this week. Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen has joined the cast of the next James Bond film, Casino Royale, as the villain Le Chiffre.īond is being played by British actor Daniel Craig, but the female lead in the film, now being shot in Prague, has yet to be cast.
