10 Best Opening Scenes From Movie Prequels

10. A Black And White Introduction - Casino Royale

Admittedly, even Daniel Craig himself has been quick to question whether his time in the suit and tie can be classed as a prequel period for 007. Though he eventually noted how he was actually a fan of the idea.

So, if you also subscribe to the theory of his James Bond sitting at the centre of a prequel saga of sorts which involves him earning his 00 status and license to kill before eventually having his origins unpacked on the big-screen, then Casino Royale, and its unbelievably stylish opening, certainly earn their place on this list.

This first glimpse at the blonde Bond-shell is delivered entirely in black and white, with a not yet fully 007-ed Bond found waiting for the traitorous Dryden in the shadows. In between a brilliantly tense back-and-forth between the pair, Craig's Bond can then be seen displaying the sort of ruthless physicality that would ultimately go on to define his run as the icon, brutally battering and eventually killing Dryden's contact in a bathroom.

Cutting Dryden off before he could even get his statement of Bond's second kill being a bit easier than the first, the newly promoted MI6 agent puts a swift bullet in his head. A slick as all hell "yes... considerably" then paves the way for the legendary shot down the barrel visual back in that gritty bathroom setting, and Chris Cornell's outstanding 'You Know My Name' catapults us right into the franchise-reigniting action.