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- When the filmmakers had troubles getting the Icelandic lake to freeze properly, they considered filming the car chase scenes on ice in New Zealand. Once they solved that problem, filming could take place in Iceland as planned.
- The car that Bond drives in Cuba is a 1957 Ford Fairlane.
- The opening surfing sequences were filmed at a location in Hawaii known as "Jaws". This is an obscure reference to Jaws, the villain in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.
- Actress Deborah Moore makes a brief appearance in the film as the Air Hostess. She is the daughter of a former James Bond, actor Roger Moore.
- The brief shot of a missile being fired from a frigate (to destroy Icarus) is recycled footage from Tomorrow Never Dies.
- When James Bond introduces himself to Gustav before they fight, Madonna was originally to introduce him with the catchphrase "Bond. James Bond." However, it was later decided fans may prefer the line coming from Pierce Brosnan.
- Madonna's cameo was the final scene shot during principal filming.
- For the first time, the famous gun barrel sequence now includes a bullet zooming by after Bond fires.
- To get the Aston Martin and Jaguar (both rear wheel drive) to perform on ice, the filmmakers had to modify them into four-wheel-drive cars.
- According to television news reports on 11 November 2002, Sean Connery filmed a cameo as James Bond's father. However, this has been denied by producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli who later said on record it would be pointless to spend the money and effort to get Connery and then not use his scene.
- For the sword fight, film makers decreased the film speed to make it look as if the actors were moving faster than they actually were.
- This movie set a new record for product placement with $120 million worth of deals with various companies from Aston Martin and Jaguar to Revlon and Brioni.
- The character of Miranda Frost was originally named Gala Brand. This was the name of the Bond girl in Ian Fleming's original novel Moonraker.
- The first Bond movie to open on an even-numbered year (2002) since The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).
- According to the book "The Bond Legacy", it was decided to delay production of the film in order to have a 2002 release date, in part to coincide with both the 40th anniversary of the first James Bond film, but also the 50th anniversary of the writing of the first Bond novel.
- In the scene where Jinx first appears, Bond claims that he is there on account of birdwatching. Ian Fleming was a keen bird watcher, and the name James Bond was inspired by an American bird watcher of the same name.
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