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CHRIS CORBOULD,
SPECIAL EFFECTS AND ACTION VEHICLES SUPERVISOR
No Time To Die is Chris Corbould’s 15th James Bond film and his 9th as
Special Effects Supervisor.
“The action vehicles team consisted of approximately 20 technicians
working in conjunction with numerous engineers from Aston Martin and
Jaguar Land Rover. Initial talks with Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover
commenced in October 2018, and many detailed conversations were held to
discuss the film’s requirements. Aston Martin built eight bespoke DB5’s
along with an extensive spares package capable of completing the rapidly
evolving action sequence in Matera. They also supplied three Aston Martin
V8’s as used in The Living Daylights and two of the latest DBS
Superleggera. At the same time discussions were being held with Jaguar
Land Rover to produce the first batch of eight New Land Rover Defenders, a
mission shrouded in secrecy as the world had no idea at this stage of the
design. A number of the DB5s and the Defenders were fitted out with
complete roll cages, safety fuel cells, fire extinguisher systems,
hydraulic hand brakes, battery isolators, rally seats and five-point
harnesses. Q Branch gadgets on the DB5 include revolving M134 mini-guns
appearing from the drop-down headlights, traditional smoke screen, mines
dropping from under the rear bumper and an LED number plate creating a
modern take on the Goldfinger (1964) revolving version. Other
vehicles that played special roles in the film include Bond’s Land Rover
Series 111, a Royal Alloy GT125 scooter used in Jamaica, and a Triumph
Scrambler motorbike used in Matera.
I think the audience will be thrilled to see the DB5 in full battle mode
driving at speed through the streets of historic Matera in Italy. As the
city is built on the side of a hillside, the balconies, roofs and gardens
created a natural amphitheatre, and the public clapped and applauded
whenever the iconic Bond car was in action.”
LEE MORRISON, STUNT COORDINATOR
“I’m the No Time To Die Stunt Co-ordinator, responsible for a team
of 100 professional stunt people. It’s my fifth Bond film, and the stunts
get bigger and more ambitious every time. All the vehicles we used in the
film performed brilliantly. We knew we wanted to achieve something
off-road and the New Defender didn’t disappoint. We put the vehicles
through the most extreme conditions in a chase sequence, and they were
unstoppable. The three Triumph scramblers and the Tiger 900 we used were
specially modified to handle the rigours of the action sequences in Norway
and Italy, part of which can be seen in the first trailer. I’m really
proud of the stunts we created, and I’m excited to see the audience
reaction when the film is released.” |
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MARK HIGGINS, STUNT
DRIVER
“I drove the DB5s in No Time To Die. Eight stunt replica cars were
designed and built for the film, they all had a role to play in different
configurations and were fantastic and rewarding to drive, it’s a very
special car. We filmed in Italy for seven weeks in the summer. Matera is
an incredible city, but a challenging environment for a car chase with its
narrow cobbled streets, low grip and lots of people around. No Time To
Die is my fourth Bond film. It was a great job to work on, and I can't
wait to see the finished sequence in April.” |
