re: #357 Dr Lizardo

Bingo. Because Casino Royale was a reboot of the entire franchise, it means the screenwriters are somewhat freed of the previous continuity. If they want to make “James Bond” simply a nom de guerre for an agent designated as 007, they can pretty much do it.

They have already gone with “Bond is his real name” in Skyfall. No plausible way out of that one.