As Bond and M ( Jude Dench) interrogate Casino Royale's shadowy behind-the-scenes terrorist broker, Mr. This metaphor extends to the movie's plot. Picking up literally minutes after the end of Casino Royale, 2008's Quantum of Solace opens with a car chase so breakneck-paced that it's difficult to fully register the action. Before director Marc Forster labored over the difficult (yet underrated) World War Z, he helmed the first direct sequel to any James Bond movie.
