This year, James Bond movies saw some massive milestones and one of the greatest celebrations was for the 60th anniversary of the franchise’s debut with Dr. No in 1962. But several individual movies had special significance this year. One such movie was Die Another Day, which was celebrated by one of its stars, Halle Berry.
Halle Berry recalls the iconic bikini scene
Aptly calling back to her iconic bikini scene from the 20th James Bond film, the 20th anniversary for that project inspired Berry to share some good tidings on Twitter. Kicking things off properly, she shared a clip of that very moment, along with a sweet message for Pierce Brosnan, in the message shown below:
… it’s been 20 years. Pierce Brosnan forever my BOND! pic.twitter.com/tqkx2zpuiS
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) November 22, 2022
Acting as the milestone movie for the 40th anniversary of the Bond cinematic franchise, Die Another Day included tons of easter eggs calling back to every film in the series. Introducing the character Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson to audiences around the world, Halle Berry’s grand entrance was a riff on Ursula Andress’ first appearance as Honey Rider in Dr. No.
The recreation of James Bond history was an effective way of introducing one of the most iconic Bond Women to ever save the world with 007. It certainly wouldn’t be the last time that moment would serve as inspiration, as Daniel Craig got to have his own version of that moment in Casino Royale. But this big Die Another Day scene wasn’t exactly the warmest day on set. Berry shared this rather chilling fact as she reflected further on producing that very scene in this follow-up tweet:
So the biggest acting challenge I had during this scene was to make it look like the water was warm … when I was actually freezing my butt off Happy 20 years to Die Another Day.
So the biggest acting challenge I had during this scene was to make it look like the water was warm … when I was actually freezing my butt off 😂 Happy 20 years to Die Another Day. pic.twitter.com/qWCj2i5rWo
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) November 22, 2022
