Bond Girls In Motion

Bond Girls in Motion at the London Film Museum has installed a new display of original film cars driven by female characters starring alongside 007 in the James Bond franchise. Also included are previously unseen costumes, props, and storyboards.

The Bond in Motion exhibition has over 100 individual items on display, including the Aston Martin DB5 from GoldenEye, the ‘Wet Nellie’ Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me, the Rolls-Royce Phantom III from Goldfinger, and the ‘Little Nellie’ Wallis WA-116 Agile Autogyro from You Only Live Twice.

Bond Girls In Motion: Movie cars added to the permanent exhibition include:

Land Rover Defender Double Cab driven by Eve (Naomie Harris) in Skyfall
Ford Ka driven by Camille (Olga Kurylenko) in Quantum of Solace
Ford Thunderbird driven by Jinx (Halle Berry) in Die Another Day
Tilly Masterson (Tania Mallet) was the very first Bond actress to drive a car in Goldfinger, and the Mustang she used was a pre-production car acquired from Ford specifically for the film. An original production memo from January 1964 requesting driving lessons for Tania Mallet forms part of the new display.

Additional costumes and props on display for the first time at the London Film Museum include:

Eve Moneypenny’s (Naomie Harris) costume, including a Belstaff jacket, H&M silk vest, J Brand leather trousers and a Skyfall film poster showing Naomie wearing the outfit
Skyfall clapperboard signed by Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, and Javier Bardem
Skyfall storyboard showing Eve Moneypenny chasing the train sequence by Jim Cornish
Camille’s (Olga Kurylenko) costume from Quantum of Solace was created by Jasper Conran
Jinx (Halle Berry) costume from Die Another Day – Versace leather jacket and skirt, Gina leather stiletto boots
Japanese film poster showing Jinx from Die Another Day
Crossbow from For Your Eyes Only used by Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet)

The London Film Museum is located at 45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, and is open seven days a week. Tickets are available at the box office daily or in advance from www.londonfilmmuseum.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk