Spectre. The film also includes newcomers Lashana Lynch and Ana De Armas along with Rami Malek, who plays the primary antagonist, Lyutsifer Safin.
No Time To Die follows James Bond, who has left active service and is living a tranquil life in Jamaica, but is brought back into the fold when a friend asks him for help. As might be expected, Bond finds himself entangled in a dangerous world-destroying plot. The Quantum of Solace. Now, Craig has recalled which of those intense action scenes was the most difficult to shoot.
Craig recently sat down with Casino Royale is the most challenging he has ever done. The scene involves James Bond, who is in pursuit of a bomb maker named Mollaka (played by French freerunner Sébastien Foucan). The chase leads them to a treacherous construction site and eventually, onto the top of a crane. Craig mentioned that before shooting the scene, he had a fear of heights but was able to overcome it in due course. He also described the process of getting onto the scaffolding and running along the beams "which wasn't fun." Read his full comments below:
"The crane sequence in Casino was one of the most challenging and fun scenes, because when I started Casino Royale, I was afraid of heights. And after it, I wasn't. So, I had to go up about 60 feet onto scaffolding and... run along beams that were about six inches across, sixty feet up in the air, which wasn't fun, but it was challenging."
It wouldn't have been an easy feat to pull off a set-piece of this magnitude. The filmmakers and stunt coordinators took good advantage of the flourishing parkour trend at the time to add to the already adrenaline-fueled sequence. Not many actors would have been able to perform the vertigo-inducing stunt, and the fact that Craig got over his initial hesitancy almost immediately is a testament to his dedication and commitment to the physical aspects of the role as well.
The scene set the tone for the rest of the series following the recasting of Bond with Daniel Craig in 2005 and cemented his status as one of the best actors to play the celebrated role. The trailers of No Time To Die promise more of the exhilarating action-packed fiesta audiences have been treated to for the last 15 years with Craig. The film currently holds a certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes at 83%, and if early reviews for No Time to Die are anything to go by, fans will surely not be disappointed. The film releases nationwide on October 8 for American audiences.
Source: GQ
