Mads Mikkelsen has the Christopher Walken that guy just looks bad. His rivalry with Bond perfectly complements the Vesper romance. Weeping blood is a bit “how can we make this guy more evil?” but otherwise the character shines. I took these photos at 'Bond In Motion' exhibition in Prague, Czech Republic on December 8th 2023.The Villain: Le Chiffre isn’t quite a classic villain (killed off too early) but I make him the best of the Craig era and perhaps of the Brosnan era too. Monochromatic portraits of Maryam d'Abo who played Kara Milovy in 'The Living Daylights'. It was removed and gasoline was taken out so it wouldn’t create unnecessary explosion. The one that hit the building and fell from the cliff had no engine. There was only one brand of tire for Aston Martin, therefore they had to cut their own treads into the tires.To create the scene seven Aston Martins and nine Alfa Romeos were used. Stunt coordinator Gary Powell said, that they had to change tires in cars when they moved from tarmac mountain road at Garda Lake to marble quarry. Other car chase scenes were filmed at marble quarries near Carrara (see photos below). Also on Via dei Colli the last scene with Alfa Romeo falling from the cliff was filmed. That scene was filmed nearly 300 km south from Lake Garda on Via dei Colli, near passo del Vestito, not far from Carrara. Aston Martin DBS and black Alfa Romeo 159 drove through two short tunnels. It was filmed at the intersection of Via IV Novembre SS45bis with Via Benaco SP38 at Lake Garda, near Tremosine. James Bond turned left to avoid roadblock. His co-driver, Bruno Verdirosi, was also treated in hospital. Few days later two stuntmen playing villains in Alfa Romeo 159 were involved in an accident. Completely destroyed car has been later purchased by a collector. The driver was not hurt, but he had to pay fine for unsafe drive. Aston Martin employee, who was delivering a car to a publicity shoot for the movie, crashed a £134,000 Aston Martin DBS into the lake. Especially two of them were described in international publications. It could reach a speed of speed 200 kph and the camera could be just inches away from the action during high speed chase. It was attached to the roof of a Mercedes ML55, that was painted matt black to limit reflections. For dynamic shots gyro-stabilized remote-controlled camera crane called ‘Ultimate Arm’ was used.

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