On October 29, the latest "007" series of movies "007: No Time to Die" was released, which is also the 25th film in the "007" series since its inception in 1962, and after its global release, the total box office of the series exceeded the $7 billion mark.
As a well-known veteran big IP, "007: No Time to Die" after the release of the mainland box office is not as high as imagined, the first day of the screening plus the first day of the box office of 52 million, October 30 Saturday is a weekend rest day, the film schedule accounted for 35.4%, but as of the press release of the attendance rate of only 2.8%, the professional ticketing platform gave the total box office forecast of the mainland is 499 million, it is difficult to surpass the previous work. Although the audience has praised this work, as a heavyweight film, some of the behind-the-scenes stories of "007: No Time to Die" are still worth knowing.
1. The fate of the film is ill-fated, and the screenwriters, directors, etc. have withdrawn one after another
The film was originally scheduled to be directed by the famous British director Danny Boyle, who had directed classic works such as "Guess the Train" and "The Millionaire in the Slums", and after Danny Boyle took over the project, the screenwriting team with him began script development and pre-preparation.
However, due to "creative disagreements", Danny Boyle eventually withdrew, and the American director Kerry Fuyong took over the lead, while the screenwriter was replaced by the director himself and Neil Pervis and Robert Vader, who got the previously unfinished script, obtained the material and story authorization, and developed it into a new script, that is, the version currently seen by the audience.
In addition to the screenwriting director, the soundtrack of the film was also temporarily replaced, the original soundtrack was completed by Dan Romo, and finally replaced by the famous soundtrack master Hans Zimmer, which shows that the original "007" is the old British IP, but from the screenwriter, director to the soundtrack, it has been replaced by americans (although Hans Zimmer is German, he has been scoring Hollywood movies for many years), plus produced by Universal Pictures, this 007 is more like a Hollywood blockbuster.
2. Daniel Craig refused to star, and the film was paid up to $100 million
The "007" series of movies has gone through 60 years and produced 25 works, during which the actors who play 007 have changed several times. Daniel Craig is the sixth actor to play 007, before him there were Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and other actors appeared in 007, Daniel Craig starred in 007 less than Roger Moore's 7, nor as good as Sean Connery's 6, but he accompanied the audience for the longest time, up to 15 years, and this time, he determined that "007: No Time to Die" was his last appearance in 007.
In fact, Daniel Craig didn't want to play this one. According to media reports, after 2015's "007: Ghost Party", Craig was no longer ready to star, and he even said: "I would rather kill myself by cutting my wrists than play 007 again." It can be seen how resolute his attitude is.
But why did you star again this time? The answer is simple, for the money. In 2016, when it came to starring in 007, Daniel Craig relaxed a bit, saying that "if you continue to star, it should be for money." Apparently, there was no way to impress him, and it was rumored that MGM, the 007 series production company at the time, paid him 100 million US dollars, which prompted Craig to officially return, and he also became the highest paid actor in Hollywood single film, not one of them.
3. The actors play temporarily on the set and add a lot of lines
In addition to the three screenwriters mentioned earlier, including the director, another female screenwriter is Phoebe Waller Bridge, who served as the screenwriter and star of London Life, and she was invited to save the scene and joined the script for 007: No Time to Die. As a female screenwriter who wrote comedy, her witty and humorous style was deeply loved by Craig. Craig said that Phoebe, a talented screenwriter, let the laughter appear naturally in the script, and use wit and humor to make the actors witty and funny. And many of the lines in the movie are improvised by the actors on the set, because Phoebe allows everyone to put forward their own ideas at any time.
4, the action scene set a record again, with 135 kilograms of explosives in a single shot
As a "cool film" with the main action, each 007 movie will contribute to the unforgettable action scenes for the audience. Previously, the explosion scene of the villain's stronghold in "007: Ghost Party" was successfully selected as the largest explosion scene in the history of film shooting, and was successfully selected for the Guinness Book of World Records.
But the film has always moved forward, and for "007: No Time to Die" to be recognized by the audience, it must create a more shocking and creative scene. This time, the production team also had a new idea, hoping to create a single shot that used the most high explosives, for which 135.4 kg of high explosives were used during the shooting.
In addition, in the action scene, Daniel Craig tried his best to insist on personally playing, and even lost his foot, and the action scene in the end of the film was shot well, and this difficult scene was only filmed twice.
5. IMAX camera on film, the total duration is more than 40 minutes
IMAX audiences are not strangers, there are already hundreds of IMAX cinemas in China, almost first- and second-tier cities will have one or more IMAX theaters, including "Chosin Lake" and "Dunes", many heavyweight movies also have IMAX versions and audiences to meet.
But what many people don't know is that having an IMAX version doesn't mean that the movie was shot with an IMAX camera.
IMAX only produces film IMAX cameras and the number is limited, at present, none of the domestic films have been shot with this camera, the previous "Eight Hundred", "Detective Chinatown 3" claimed to use IMAX cameras, in fact, IMAX and Alai Company jointly named, using Alai's digital cameras, and film IMAX cameras have a certain gap.
In Hollywood, there are only a few directors who can use IMAX film cameras, and Christopher Nolan has always used this camera, and some shots of "Transformers" also use this camera. And this "007: No Time to Die" is the first 007 series of films to be shot with an IMAX film camera. Of course, it is impossible to shoot the whole time, because the film cost is too high, and it is reported that there are more than 40 minutes of IMAX footage in the film, so watching IMAX is the best choice for this movie.