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However, recently the term 'reboot' has been increasingly associated with famous cinema franchises such as James Bond, Batman and most recently, Star Trek. A reboot in the cinematic sense means the producers taking a tired and possibly failing old franchise and rewriting its rules. The main characters usually remain the same but are often recast with younger actors, but the major difference is that the reboot either ignores the established story history or rewrites it significantly. So in Casino Royale we see James Bond going on his first ever mission, the one where he first earns his D...