To mark the thirtieth anniversary of Pierce Brosnan’s first look as James Bond in ‘GoldenEye‘ (1995) it’s an acceptable time to look again on his tenure encompassing 4 movies between 1995 and 2002 which appears loopy within the modern-day the place it takes comparable time to make only one 007 film!
Six actors have portrayed the double agent within the 25 official Eon-produced movies so far and it’s most likely the Brosnan-era quadrilogy which has been coated most totally within the filming places posts on Tokyo Fox. Right here, in no explicit order, are my favorite ten locales from his time as the person with a license to kill…
10. Two for the value of 1 @ Somerset Home, London (UK) – The courtyard, which additionally appeared as surroundings footage at the beginning of ‘Love Really‘ (2003), first doubled up as a Sq. in St. Petersburg and was then used as MI6 HQ.
Seen in ‘GoldenEye’ (1995) and ‘Tomorrow By no means Dies‘ (1997). Extra particulars right here.
9. Shabby-looking Bond washes up in Asia @ Hong Kong Island – Bond escapes captivity, jumps into the Harbour and emerges at a Yacht Membership which is definitely situated on the north aspect of the island. Nonetheless, not all is because it appears because it wasn’t Kowloon that may very well be seen within the background however Hong Kong island itself!
Seen in ‘Die One other Day‘ (2002). Extra particulars right here.
8. The “St Petersburg” church with a wealthy spy historical past @ Brompton Cemetery, London (UK) – One other Russian location because it was used as the outside of the St. Petersburg church the place Natalya meets Boris by likelihood. It additionally featured within the Rowan Atkinson Bond spoof ‘Johnny English’ (2003) in addition to ‘Mission: Unattainable – Rogue Nation’ (2015).
Seen in ‘GoldenEye‘ (1995). Extra particulars right here.
7. Bond makes his boat go underwater @ Glengall Bridge, London (UK) – Maybe essentially the most memorable a part of the pre-titles chase is at this bridge within the East Finish’s docks the place, with the bridge closing in true dramatic film model, Bond hits a particular button which permits the boat to go underneath the water and keep away from collision. In traditional Bond model, he nonetheless finds time to regulate his tie!
Seen in ‘The World Is Not Sufficient’ (1999). Extra particulars right here.
6. The Turkish jail islet @ Maidens Tower, Istanbul (Turkey) – This tiny islet, situated off the coast at Uskudar, is the place ‘M’ (Judi Dench) is taken prisoner.
Seen in ‘The World Is Not Sufficient’ (1999). Extra particulars right here.
5. Bond soaks a few site visitors wardens @ Decorative Canal, Wapping Lane, London (UK) – The boat-chase sequence alongside the River Thames goes previous Westminster to Tower Bridge and past that to Wapping the place two site visitors wardens from a British TV actuality present of the time get soaked.
Seen in ‘The World Is Not Sufficient’ (1999). Extra particulars right here.
4. The “German” Resort Storage @ Brent Cross Buying Centre, London (UK) – The Atlantic Resort storage in Hamburg is definitely the 4th flooring automobile park of a buying centre in North London. It was initially shot in Germany however it proved to be too costly to return for re-shoots so London stuffed in for 10 days of filming. The stunts created extra smoke than anticipated which resulted within the fireplace service being alerted.
Seen in ‘Tomorrow By no means Dies‘ (1997). Extra particulars right here.
3. The “Vietnam” skyscraper which Bond and Wai Lin descend @ Sinn Sathorn Tower, Bangkok (Thailand) – Having rappelled the tower, they make their escape on motorcycle resulting in what offered this movie’s most memorable motion scenes.
Seen in ‘Tomorrow By no means Dies‘ (1997). Extra particulars right here.
2. Vauxhall Cross Underground station @ Westminster Bridge, London (UK) – The doorway to the fictional station is definitely nothing greater than a caretaker’s hut situated under the bridge.
Seen in ‘Die One other Day‘ (2002). Extra particulars right here.
1. MI6 Headquarters @ Albert Embankment, London (UK) – Not solely did it seem in three Brosnan movies, however it additionally reappeared as MI6 for a few the Daniel Craig-era films.
Seen in ‘GoldenEye‘ (1995), ‘The World Is Not Sufficient’ (1999) and ‘Die One other Day‘ (2002). Extra particulars right here.
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