Did you know that the Aston Martin DBS was first seen in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale? That’s right, it was the first film in which Bond was played by Daniel Craig, and it appeared as a result of a product placement deal with Aston Martin’s parent company at the time, Ford. Although the company sold over 90% of Aston Martin Lagonda Limited in 2007, the DBS returned for the pre-credits car chase around Lake Garda in the 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace. Continue reading for more.
Bonus – Skyfall Behind the Scenes [3 Parts]
Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. It features Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond, and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the film’s villain. At the box office, it became the 14th film, as well as the first Bond film, to gross over $1-billion worldwide. It became the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time, the highest-grossing film in the UK, the highest-grossing film in the Bond series, the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012.
