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A look behind the scenes at the role Sunseeker plays
in the new film Casino Royale, both on
the set and on the waves...
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Sunseeker Stars In Casino Royale
10th November 2006
Featuring Sunseeker motoryachts for the third time in succession,
the production of the forthcoming 007 film Casino Royale has
proved to be the company’s greatest James Bond assignment
to date. As a result, Sunseeker’s stunning Predator 108
was filmed on location in the Bahamas and the company also built
full-scale models of accommodation on board for transportation
to film studios in Prague. In total, five Sunseeker motoryachts
were used and two feature in the film.
Working closely with Sunseeker’s
designers and drawing office, film producers EON Productions
took almost three months to create
full-scale sets of the Predator 108’s Deck Saloon,
Aft Cockpit and Master Stateroom, duplicating every aspect
of equipment, luxury and style in the finest detail. Once
created, the film sets were dismantled in the UK, transported
and constructed in Prague, and mounted on a giant hydraulic
platform to simulate the movement of the sea during filming.
Right: Le Chiffre makes
a deal with fellow villain Dimitrios onboard his Predator
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According to Martin Guscott, representing Sunseeker’s
design and manufacturing team, the operation was a major logistical
exercise for the company. ‘Production teams on both sides
collaborated on the design and build of each section, and to
provide the finishing touch Sunseeker supplied a full complement
of the highest quality furniture and fittings. Even the switches
and dials in the Cockpit were identical to the real thing!’ he
said.
Due for worldwide release in November 2006, Casino Royale features
a number of Sunseeker motoryachts on locations from the Bahamas
to central Europe including a sequence involving the company’s
high performance XS 2000 and a sea plane.
Commenting on Sunseeker’s appearance in yet another James
Bond film, the company’s managing director Robert Braithwaite
MBE said: ‘As a privately-owned British company and a leading
worldwide brand associated with luxury, style and performance
there’s a great deal of synergy with the quality and distinction
represented by every Bond film. Worldwide exposure of this kind
can further enhance awareness and recognition, and benefit our
efforts to increase and extend international sales activity’.
Other James Bond films which have featured Sunseeker motoryachts
include Die Another Day (2002) and The World Is Not Enough (1999)
in which Sunseeker’s Superhawk
34 sped down London’s
River Thames at over 60 mph in the longest-ever Bond pre-title
sequence.
A global leader in the design and build of luxury motor yachts,
Sunseeker International exports 99% of its product range and
employs over 1,800 highly trained staff in their shipyards on
Britain’s South Coast. Sunseeker International is widely
recognised as the pre-eminent marine brand in the world today.
Click here to visit the official
Sunseeker website.
Casino Royale ©2006 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation,
Columbia
Pictures Industries, Inc. 007 Gun Logo and related James Bond
Trademarks ©
1962-2006 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. Casino
Royale, 007
and related James Bond Trademarks are trademarks of Danjaq, LLC.
All Rights
Reserved. A United Kingdom - Czech Republic- German - USA
Co-Production.
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