Filmmaker explains what 007 is doing in Italy in the opening of the long-awaited film.
Here, he reveals more details about creating this crucial moment.
“The monochrome nature of Matera already makes it feel like a large necropolis.
Daniel Craig in ‘No Time to Die.'.Nicola Dove/MGM
There’s a lot of metaphors there in terms of what Bond was leaving behind for the next chapter.
So that’s kind of how we got there.
We also combined two different cities in the sequence.
Craig himself drove some “donuts” for the cameras in his character’s Aston Martin.
“In fact we called that ‘Donut Square,’ so yeah he definitely did it himself.”
The Tomb
Spoiler alert!
Forgiveness is a big part of this opening sequence.”
The Cemetery
The ancient-looking graveyard was actually newly constructed forNo Time to Die.
So the cemetery was designed around the camera positions."
Watch the trailer forNo Time to Dieabove.
