20 Things You Didn't Know About Die Another Day
7. Pay Another Way
Die Another Day was the start of a three-film contract between the Ford Motor Company and Eon Productions for the provision of Aston Martins.
Upon learning this, Pierce Brosnan asked whether he could have one of the cars in lieu of part of his salary for playing James Bond. This was agreed and, at Brosnan’s insistence, his contract was amended accordingly.
Three months after filming wrapped, the Irish actor received an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish at his home in Malibu, California. The media closely followed the-then reigning Double-0 Seven star as he used the vehicle prior to the film’s release, giving both the film and Aston Martin some free publicity.
Sadly, the car was destroyed in the Woolsey wildfire of November 2018, leaving little more behind than the custom-made nameplates that Aston Martin had affixed inside the car for Pierce.