15 Interesting Facts About The Daniel Craig Bond Films

3. The Water For The Famous Speedo Scene Was Meant To Be At Waist Level

Daniel Craig rising out of the water in his speedo became an iconic image for the new James Bond. Despite a general trepidation towards the reboot, many thought this validated Casino Royale before it even came out, thinking it was a deliberate homage to Ursula Andress in Dr. No.

The scene was simple, Bond watched from the water as Solange rode her horse on the beach. As he walked forward, he rose out of the water. It was featured heavily in marketing and Daniel Craig immediately became a sex symbol as a result. The irony is that the whole thing was an accident.

While the crew fended off paparazzi in boats around him, Craig was just meant to simply float in the water. As he took a step forward, he accidentally stepped up onto a sandbank, drastically raising him above the waist-level water. They would film it again as intended but wisely, this mistake was the take they decided to keep in the film.

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