007 · NO TIME TO DIE
2019 · Director: Cary Fukunaga
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
Lotus Film — Matera, Italy
ART DIRECTOR JR
James Bond has left active service. When a kidnapped scientist leads him to a bioterrorist plot threatening millions, 007 is pulled back into the field for one final mission. The 25th Bond film and Daniel Craig's farewell to the role.
Cast: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Ana de Armas.
✦ From the set: Matera is a small city. The Bond crew numbered at least five hundred — plus tourists, because that year Matera was the European Capital of Culture. The whole city was the set, and the whole world wanted to watch.
Matera was transformed into one of the most complex open-air sets in Bond history. Every door, window and architectural element in the city centre was replaced with scenographic versions. Ramps were built for motorcycle stunts. The streets of Matera were then reconstructed at 1:1 scale on an abandoned airstrip — sections up to five hundred metres long — so stunt drivers could rehearse every sequence before filming in the city itself.
