Car chase in Rome

Quote :

"This shoot is scheduled from 19 February to 12 March 2015.

A speeding car clashes at night with a Fiat 500 along Corso Vittorio Emanuele II - a chase which continues on Lungotevere, where one of the cars ends up in the river Tiber. However, the scene that will remain in memory is undoubtedly the one in which the legendary 007 (who might be in a tuxedo) will land from a helicopter on the fifteenth-century bridge - the Ponte Sisto - built by Pope Sixtus V to connect Piazza Trilussa, at the heart of Trastevere."

http://www.huffingtonpost.it/2014/11/23/daniel-craig-roma-il-24esimo-007-girato-in-italia_n_6207576.html

The Lungotevere and the Tiber.



The Ponte Sisto.

Very nice!

I wonder if this guy will make another appearance?

Better translation and more details.

Quote :

While details are still under wraps, a source confirmed that shooting was planned for Rome. Italian news agency ANSA reported that Rome will host no less than three key action scenes for the upcoming film. Several night-time high-speed car chases are planned through the historical centre’s narrow, winding streets, as well as on main thoroughfare Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, with one car ending up in the Tiber river, it reported.

Another high-speed car chase will reportedly result in an iconic Fiat 500 getting crushed in Borgo Vittorio, near the Vatican. And perhaps most memorably, Bond will parachute from a helicopter onto Ponte Sisto, a 15th century pedestrian bridge that connects Trastevere to the center, ANSA said.

There will also be scenes shot outside of Rome, in Campania, in the Royal Palace of Caserta, known as the Versailles of Italy, according to the report. The new James Bond project is expected to hit theaters in late 2015.

Production in Italy will run Feb. 19-March 12. Having 007 in Rome marks a major win for the city’s film industry. Production offices will be based at the Cinecitta studios.

Some peeps say Craig's Bond is too heavy on Italy for their tastes, with CR QOS and now 24 going there. I think Italy offers so many regions, sights, attractions you could easily use it for five films in a row and it would still look fantastic. What I missed a bit was Venice used in the spooky way Roeg did, that would have been something.

I'm part Italian so I always like seeing Bond visit Italy, but I do hope that this will be Craig last time for Bond. Still hoping for Carnivale to play a part in a Bond film like the Junkanoo.

More details on the Rome shoot:

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond-24-report-20141211-rome-location-update?t=&s=&id=03804

I've only got one beef about this.

Spoiler:

I'll try to deal with it.