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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