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Honda have today unveiled the motorcycles that will
feature in the thrilling "Skyfall" pre-titles
chase sequence in Turkey...
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Honda Motorcycles Unveiled
17th July 2012
Press Release
Honda (UK) is delighted to announce its partnership with the
upcoming James Bond film, Skyfall, and today unveiled the actual
Honda machines used in the film, at the National Motor Museum
in Beaulieu. Honda’s CRF250R motorcycle proved to be the
machine of choice by the 007 film’s action vehicles and stunt
crew teams. These motorbikes were modified for the opening sequence
of the 23rd James Bond film which was shot in Istanbul and Adana,
Turkey earlier this year.
Twenty CRF250R machines were provided in total, to be adapted
and ‘dressed’ appropriately into two native style
motorbikes. One is a Turkish police bike that henchman, Patrice
(Ola Rapace), seizes after a policeman crashes, the other is
a Turkish merchant's bike that James Bond (Daniel Craig) uses
to pursue Patrice through the streets. Both bikes feature extensive
modifications courtesy of Chris Corbould’s award-winning
Special Effects team.
Two CRF450R motorbikes were further chosen for use as HD camera
filming machines, as only a motorbike could easily enable the
camera crew to keep up with the chase scene and follow the various
stunts.
Stunt Co-ordinator for Skyfall, Gary Powell, commented, “We
needed a highly versatile and quality off-road motorbike that
could be easily modified, without compromising performance or
safety, for the opening sequence of Skyfall. Honda’s CRFs
are probably the best off-roaders out there so it’s great
that we’ve been able to partner with Honda as the bikes,
whilst heavily modified, were superb to work with.”
Honda (UK) Corporate Communications Manager, Fiona Cole, said, “We’re
delighted to be a partner for Skyfall and are very much looking
forward to seeing our Honda CRFs in action in the film and rolling
out some great associated activities we’ve got planned
from October when the film is released. We like to try and do
things differently at Honda, including finding innovative, yet
relevant ways to showcase our diverse products, whilst also really
engaging with our customers. It’s great to not only have
Honda machines chosen as the choice of Bond, but also to be working
with such a longstanding film franchise.”
The Skyfall ‘Police’ and ‘Street Merchant’ bikes,
alongside the unmodified and original Honda CRF250R, were unveiled
today at the famous National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, which
is currently hosting the BOND IN MOTION exhibition until 31 December
2012. The exhibition, the largest of its kind, celebrates 50
years of the James Bond films and showcases 50 of the best-loved
and most iconic Bond vehicles.
To mark the occasion, Honda (UK) is offering twenty pairs of
tickets to the BOND IN MOTION exhibition at Beaulieu, to lucky
winners who enter Honda’s exclusive competition on its
Twitter feed (@Honda_UK) before midnight on Sunday 22 July. Further
activities surrounding Honda (UK)’s association with Skyfall
will be announced over the coming months on www.honda.co.uk,
Facebook/HondaCarsUK and Twitter @Honda_UK.
To see the versatile Honda CRF250Rs in action on screen and
to enjoy the latest Bond adventure, head to see Skyfall in cinemas
from 26 October.
Briefing
The 23rd James Bond
film, "Skyfall", commenced principal studio photography on 7th November
2011 for a UK
release on October 26th, 2012 and the USA on November
9, 2012. MGM will produce, finance and distribute 007's
23rd adventure in
partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Daniel Craig will
be returning as the legendary British secret agent, alongside Judi
Dench as "M", with Sam Mendes directing a screenplay written by Neal
Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. The cast will also include Bérénice Marlohe,
Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Wishaw.
The film will shoot at Pinewood Studios and on location in London, England;
Scotland; Shanghai, China and Istanbul, Turkey.
It will be the longest gap between Bond movies without
a change in the lead role. In addition, 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of
the EON Productions series of James
Bond films.
