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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/GuyRitchie was originally set to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

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Creator/GuyRitchie was originally set to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.conflicts.
** According to Creator/MarkMillar, Creator/MatthewVaughn wanted Creator/PeterWyngarde for a role, but was wrongly told that he had died.
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* FocusGroupEnding: The original ending, which Sony Pictures wanted the director to use, shows XXXX [[RidingIntoTheSunset driving off into the sunset]] with his new girlfriend. The director secretly recorded the alternate ending, showing XXXX being shot by Sidney to the screening audience and ended up using it based on popular vote, stating "It was not like other American movie endings".

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* FocusGroupEnding: The original ending, which Sony Pictures wanted the director Creator/MatthewVaughn to use, shows XXXX [[RidingIntoTheSunset driving off into the sunset]] with his new girlfriend. The director Vaughn secretly recorded the alternate ending, showing XXXX being shot by Sidney to the screening audience and ended up using it based on popular vote, stating "It was not like other American movie endings".
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* BillingDisplacement: The film advertising prominently places Sienna Miller with Creator/DanielCraig, even though she plays a minor character in the film.

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* BillingDisplacement: The film advertising prominently places Sienna Miller Creator/SiennaMiller with Creator/DanielCraig, even though she plays a minor character in the film.



* StarMakingRole: This is the film that put Creator/DanielCraig on the map, which led to him being Film/JamesBond.

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* StarMakingRole: This is the film that put Creator/DanielCraig on the map, which led to him being Film/JamesBond.noticed by producer Creator/BarbaraBroccoli, who cast him as Film/JamesBond in ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}''. The rest is history.
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* ExecutiveVeto: In the novel, in the scene where X tries to use the Sniper to kill one of the RuthlessForeignGangsters, an American tourist is mistaken for the target, and is killed by the Sniper. This is partially PlayedForLaughs, because when the actual target runs away, the Sniper refuses to shoot him, as he was only paid for one killing that day. It's indicated that the death is spun as a casualty of the WarOnTerror. When the film was made, distributors thought that this wouldn't go over well, especially in America, so it instead became a scene where the Sniper got killed by a ScopeSnipe.

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* ExecutiveVeto: In the novel, in the scene where X tries to use the Sniper to kill one of the RuthlessForeignGangsters, an American tourist is mistaken for the target, and is killed by the Sniper. This is partially PlayedForLaughs, because when the actual target runs away, the Sniper refuses to shoot him, as he was only paid for one killing that day. It's indicated that the death is spun as a casualty of the WarOnTerror.UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. When the film was made, distributors thought that this wouldn't go over well, especially in America, so it instead became a scene where the Sniper got killed by a ScopeSnipe.
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* FakeNationality: The Serbians are played by Romanians who, [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign when not speaking English, speak Romanian]].

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* FakeNationality: The Serbians are played by Romanians who, [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign when not speaking English, speak Romanian]]. Made even more amusing as their boss invokes a perfect ''Dutch'' accent when speaking English.
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* FocusGroupEnding: The original ending, the ending Sony Pictures wanted the director to use, shows XXXX [[RidingIntoTheSunset driving off into the sunset]] with his new girlfriend. The director secretly recorded the alternate ending, showing XXXX being shot by Sidney to the screening audience and ended up using it based on popular vote, stating "It was not like other American movie endings".

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* FocusGroupEnding: The original ending, the ending which Sony Pictures wanted the director to use, shows XXXX [[RidingIntoTheSunset driving off into the sunset]] with his new girlfriend. The director secretly recorded the alternate ending, showing XXXX being shot by Sidney to the screening audience and ended up using it based on popular vote, stating "It was not like other American movie endings".



* RealitySubtext: The actor, Jamie Foreman, who plays the Duke, is the son of an actual LondonGangster, Freddie Foreman, who was an associate of the Kray Twins.
* StarMakingRole: This is what led to Creator/DanielCraig being Film/JamesBond.

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* RealitySubtext: The actor, Jamie Foreman, actor who plays the Duke, Jamie Foreman, is the son of an actual LondonGangster, Freddie Foreman, who was an associate of the Kray Twins.
* StarMakingRole: This is what led to the film that put Creator/DanielCraig on the map, which led to him being Film/JamesBond.
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* StarMakingRole: This is what led to Creator/DanielCrag being Film/JamesBond.

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* StarMakingRole: This is what led to Creator/DanielCrag Creator/DanielCraig being Film/JamesBond.
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* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/MatthewVaughn as director.


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* StarMakingRole: This is what led to Creator/DanielCrag being Film/JamesBond.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/GuyRichie was originally set to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/GuyRichie Creator/GuyRitchie was originally set to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

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* BillingDisplacement: The film advertising prominently places Sienna Miller with Craig, even though she plays a minor character in the film.

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* BillingDisplacement: The film advertising prominently places Sienna Miller with Craig, Creator/DanielCraig, even though she plays a minor character in the film.


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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/GuyRichie was originally set to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/CasinoRoyale2006 James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Chief]] [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
** As well as some smaller characters people might recognise from various BBC shows, such as [[Series/{{Skins}} That guy Sid owes money to (sans ridiculous moustache)]], [[Series/DoctorWho the mean 1950s father Eddie Connolly]] and [[Series/{{Misfits}} Nathan's estranged dad]].
** With a bit of RetroactiveRecognition, [[Series/{{Constantine}} John Constantine]] is one of the junkies that XXXX and the con men/investigators question about Eddie Temple's daughter.
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** As well as some smaller characters people might recognise from various BBC shows, such as [[{{Skins}} That guy Sid owes money to (sans ridiculous moustache)]], [[Series/DoctorWho the mean 1950s father Eddie Connolly]] and [[Series/{{Misfits}} Nathan's estranged dad]].

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** As well as some smaller characters people might recognise from various BBC shows, such as [[{{Skins}} [[Series/{{Skins}} That guy Sid owes money to (sans ridiculous moustache)]], [[Series/DoctorWho the mean 1950s father Eddie Connolly]] and [[Series/{{Misfits}} Nathan's estranged dad]].
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** As well as some smaller characters people might recognise from various BBC shows, such as [[{{Skins}} That guy Sid owes money to (sans ridiculous moustache)]], [[Series/DoctorWho the mean 1950s father Eddie Connolly]] and [[{{Misfits}} Nathan's estranged dad]].

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** As well as some smaller characters people might recognise from various BBC shows, such as [[{{Skins}} That guy Sid owes money to (sans ridiculous moustache)]], [[Series/DoctorWho the mean 1950s father Eddie Connolly]] and [[{{Misfits}} [[Series/{{Misfits}} Nathan's estranged dad]].
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* FocusGroupEnding: The original ending, the ending Sony Pictures wanted the director to use, shows XXXX driving off into the sunset with his new girlfriend. The director secretly recorded the alternate ending, showing XXXX being shot by Sidney to the screening audience and ended up using it based on popular vote, stating "It was not like other American movie endings".

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* FocusGroupEnding: The original ending, the ending Sony Pictures wanted the director to use, shows XXXX [[RidingIntoTheSunset driving off into the sunset sunset]] with his new girlfriend. The director secretly recorded the alternate ending, showing XXXX being shot by Sidney to the screening audience and ended up using it based on popular vote, stating "It was not like other American movie endings".

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* ExecutiveVeto: In the novel, in the scene where X tries to use the Sniper to kill one of the RuthlessForeignGangsters, an American tourist is mistaken for the target, and is killed by the Sniper. This is partially PlayedForLaughs, because when the actual target runs away, the Sniper refuses to shoot him, as he was only paid for one killing that day. It's indicated that the death is spun as a casualty of the WarOnTerror. When the film was made, distributors thought that this wouldn't go over well, especially in America, so it instead became a scene where the Sniper got killed by a ScopeSnipe.



* FocusGroupEnding: The original ending, the ending Sony Pictures wanted the director to use, shows XXXX driving off into the sunset with his new girlfriend. The director secretly recorded the alternate ending, showing XXXX being shot by Sidney to the screening audience and ended up using it based on popular vote, stating "It was not like other American movie endings".



* TooSoon: In the novel, in the scene where X tries to use the Sniper to kill one of the RuthlessForeignGangsters, an American tourist is mistaken for the target, and is killed by the Sniper. This is partially PlayedForLaughs, because when the actual target runs away, the Sniper refuses to shoot him, as he was only paid for one killing that day. It's indicated that the death is spun as a casualty of the WarOnTerror. When the film was made, distributors thought that this wouldn't go over well, especially in America, so it instead became a scene where the Sniper got killed by a ScopeSnipe.
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* TheDanza: Dragan is played by the Serbian actor Dragan Mićanović.

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* TheDanza: Dragan The Dragon ''Dragan'' is played by the Serbian actor Dragan Mićanović.
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** [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Chief]] [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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** [[Film/CasinoRoyale [[Film/CasinoRoyale2006 James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Chief]] [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
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** [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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** [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Chief]] [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* BillingDisplacement: The film advertising prominently places Sienna Miller with Craig, even though she plays a minor character in the film.



* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: FakeNationality: The Serbians are played by Romanians who, [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign when not speaking English, speak Romanian]].
* HeyItsThatGuy:
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[[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.



* PropRecycling: The Duke's severed head is the same prop as used in ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}''.

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* PropRecycling: The Duke's severed head is the same prop as used in ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}''.''Film/{{Elizabeth}}''.
* RealitySubtext: The actor, Jamie Foreman, who plays the Duke, is the son of an actual LondonGangster, Freddie Foreman, who was an associate of the Kray Twins.
* TooSoon: In the novel, in the scene where X tries to use the Sniper to kill one of the RuthlessForeignGangsters, an American tourist is mistaken for the target, and is killed by the Sniper. This is partially PlayedForLaughs, because when the actual target runs away, the Sniper refuses to shoot him, as he was only paid for one killing that day. It's indicated that the death is spun as a casualty of the WarOnTerror. When the film was made, distributors thought that this wouldn't go over well, especially in America, so it instead became a scene where the Sniper got killed by a ScopeSnipe.
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** With a bit of RetroactiveRecognition, [[Series/Constantine John Constantine]] is one of the junkies that XXXX and the con men/investigators question about Eddie Temple's daughter.

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** With a bit of RetroactiveRecognition, [[Series/Constantine [[Series/{{Constantine}} John Constantine]] is one of the junkies that XXXX and the con men/investigators question about Eddie Temple's daughter.
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** With a bit of RetroactiveRecognition, [[Series/Constantine John Constantine]] is one of the junkies that XXXX and the con men/investigators question about Eddie Temple's daughter.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bond]], Bo]][[Film/{{Skyfall}} nd]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Q]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
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* PropRecycling: The Duke's severed head is the same prop as used in ''{{Elizabeth}}''.

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* PropRecycling: The Duke's severed head is the same prop as used in ''{{Elizabeth}}''.''Film/{{Elizabeth}}''.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[CasinoRoyale James]] [[QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[{{Inception}} Eames]], [[GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[CasinoRoyale [[Film/CasinoRoyale James]] [[QuantumOfSolace [[Film/QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[{{Inception}} [[Film/{{Inception}} Eames]], [[GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
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** As well as some smaller characters people might recognise from various BBC shows, such as [[{{Skins}} That guy Sid owes money to (sans ridiculous moustache)]], [[Series/DoctorWho the mean 1950s father Eddie Connolly]] and [[{{Misfits}} Nathan's estranged dad]].

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** As well as some smaller characters people might recognise from various BBC shows, such as [[{{Skins}} That guy Sid owes money to (sans ridiculous moustache)]], [[Series/DoctorWho the mean 1950s father Eddie Connolly]] and [[{{Misfits}} Nathan's estranged dad]].dad]].
* PropRecycling: The Duke's severed head is the same prop as used in ''{{Elizabeth}}''.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[CasinoRoyale James]] [[QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[{{Inception}} Eames]], [[GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[CasinoRoyale James]] [[QuantumOfSolace Bond]], [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]], [[Film/HarryPotter Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[{{Inception}} Eames]], [[GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra the Baroness]], [[{{Torchwood}} [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Owen Harper]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Albus f***ing Dumbledore]] are all drug dealers.
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* TheDanza: Dragan is played by the Serbian actor Dragan Mićanović.

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