THE HEIGHTS... AND THE DEPTHS

Special forces scale down the side of a skyscraper in London

The explosion in Valdo’s lab. Right: Bond fighting with henchman Primo in Matera. Below: the spy firing his gun in a signature tuxedo

One spectacular scene shows a trawler rolling over and sinking

The exotic locations always add to the glamour of a Bond film, and No Time To Die takes us from the heat of Jamaica and Cuba to the desolate ice of Norway – although not all of the locations are quite what they seem...

‘Jamaica is the spiritual home of the Bond series as it’s where Ian Fleming wrote all the novels,’ says Barbara Broccoli. ‘The first film was made there and it felt right for this, the 25th. When you look at the beauty of the place and the people and the culture, you understand this was the world Ian Fleming’s Bond wanted to save. It’s astoundingly beautiful.’

We find Bond enjoying a tranquil life here after leaving active service, and for this film a house (above) was built on the island’s northern coast near Port Antonio. ‘Bond is like a fish out of water,’ says production designer Mark Tildesley. ‘It’s almost as if he’s planning an escape. He has maps and books lying about pertaining to where else he can test himself.’

New Bond girl Lashana Lynch, who plays Nomi and has Jamaican heritage, says we see a different side of Bond and Jamaica in the film. ‘Bond is very chilled, eating and drinking. You really get to see the people, the colours, the vibrancy and the nightclubs – but then danger creeps in.’