Date of Release World Premiere – The Royal Film Performance 18th November 2002, The Royal Albert Hall, London
Running Time 132 Minutes
Pierce Brosnan James Bond
Plot
After undergoing a painful gene therapy, which transforms his facial characteristics from Oriental to Caucasian, North Korean Colonel Tan-Gun Moon, as Sir Gustav Graves, plans to use ‘Icarus’, his secret satellite laser-emitting weapon orbiting in
space, to destroy the minefield in the Korean Demilitarised Zone, enabling the takeover of South Korea, thereby uniting the country and Japan and China to form
a new unstoppable superpower.
Bond’s Women
- Giacinta ‘Jinx’ Jordan (Halle Berry)
Bond’s Enemies
- Colonel Tan-Gun Moon/Sir Gustav Graves (Will Yun Lee/Toby Stephens)
- Zao (Rick Yune)
- Dr. Alvarez (Simon Andreu)
- Mr. Kil (Lawrence Makoare)
- Vladimir Popov (Michael Gorevoy)
- Peaceful (Rachel Grant)
- Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike)
Bond’s Allies
- Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike) [but – she’s a double agent!]
- General Moon (Kenneth Tsang)
- Falco (Michael Madsen)
- Mr. Chang (Ho Yi)
- Raoul (Emilio Echevarria)
- Charles Robinson (Colin Salmon)
- ‘M’ (Judi Dench)
- Miss Moneypenny (Samantha Bond)
- ‘Q’ (John Cleese)
Bond’s Car
- Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
- Ford Chevrolet Bel-Air (Whilst in Cuba)
Villain’s Car
- Jaguar XKR Convertible
Bond’s Gadgets
- Omega watch which emits laser beam cutter
- Underwater breathing device (First seen in Thunderball)
- Vanish Aston Martin – Fully Equipped
Main Title Music ‘Die Another Day’ performed by Madonna
End Title Music ‘Die Another Day’ performed by Madonna
Music Score David Arnold
Production Design Peter Lamont
Art Director
- James Hambidge
- Mark Harris (II)
- Fred Hole
- Neil Lamont
- Simon Lamont
- Jim Morahan (II)
- Stephen Scott (I)
- Alan Tomkins
Main Titles Designer Daniel Kleinman
Screenplay Neal Purvis & Robert Wade
Editor Christian Wagner
Director of Photography David Tattersall
Director Lee Tamahori
Producers Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson
Filming Locations
- Pinewood Studios, London, England
- Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
- Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
- Finland
- Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK
- Holywell Bay, Cornwall, England, UK
- Iceland
- Jokulsarlon, Breidamerkursandur, Iceland
- London, England, UK
- Maui, Hawaii, USA
- Scotland, UK
- South Korea
- Spain
- The Eden Project, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
Budget $142 million
Worldwide Box Office Over $414.5 million
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