James Bond Movie Producers Used Five Aston Martin DB5 Stunt Cars To Make "No Time To Die"
The DB5 makes an impressive appearance in "No Time to Die," and stars in a scene that took seven weeks to film
We've long known that the latest installment in the James Bond series, "No Time to Die," which made its world premiere yesterday in London, would feature the Aston Martin DB5. No surprise there – almost all Bond films have. But producers have given a little insight into how the car was utilized in the latest movie.
Used as a reference to the history of the series, specifically to Goldfinger in which Sean Connery used a DB5 with smoke screens, bulletproofing, and machine guns, the writers of the latest film were keen to use the car again.
This time, though, they say they've beefed it up with machine guns that poke through the headlights, bombs that can be deployed at the touch of a button, and smoke oil to create a smokescreen. It's safe to say that this will be a gadget-lover's delight.
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Neil Layton, the action vehicle supervisor for the film, says that the production used five different stunt car replicas in all to create the action of the film. With integral roll cages for safety and a hydraulic handbrake to make turns a little easier, the stunt drivers look like they had a blast.
Indeed, Mark Higgins, one of the stunt drivers for the film, told Sky Sports F1 (below), that filming was a blast. It was a lengthy process, though. To film a chase scene that could take as little as five minutes of screentime, the crew was on location in Italy for seven weeks.
Even for an F1 driver, though, stunt driving in a replica Aston Martin DB5 is no easy feat. Aston Martin drivers Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel struggled with a few stunt driving tasks. Fortunately, they weren't used for filming, leaving the job to the experts.