SPOILER ALERT: “No Time to Die” in Matera, Italy
August 26, 2019
Sun is shining brighly and there are thirty degrees at midday in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, in the center of Matera when filming of new Bond movie “No Time to Die” continued.
Filmmakers are shooting 12 hours/day, from six in the morning until six in the evening. At least three models of legendary Aston Martin DB5 were seen on set yesterday in Matera, one dirty and scratched, one “prepared” for special effects and one brand new.
Bond star Daniel Craig was not on the set yet. He should arrive on the 9th of September for some close-ups and will stay only a couple of days, a source said. Before that the second unit, stuntmen, technical department and special effects people will work on film.
It is believed that the Matera sequence will open the film. Bond visits a cemetery – also built in the area – before some people attack and he has to escape with his Aston Martin. The escape scene will then end and the famous opening title sequence begins.
“No Time to Die” is directed by Cary Fukunaga and the film is set to premiere in April 2020.
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NO TIME TO DIE is filmed in and near the city of Matera in Southern Italy, as confirmed by director Cary Fukunaga during the fist press conference in April. The second unit will arrive in Matera on 12 August and filming will take place between 17 August – 23 September in Sassi di Matera and the beach of Marina di Pisticci, south of Matera. Among the set locations also scouted are accommodation facilities Palazzo Gattini in Piazza Duomo, Casa Diva in Via Giumella, the popular hotel Sextantio in the Sasso Barisano and the Beach Restaurant Riva dei Ginepri, in Marina di Pisticci. Filming took place in the heart of the city of Matera with many Aston Martin DB5 cars and stunt cars, including a high speed chase scene that also includes two Jaguar cars and a Triumph motorcycle .