20 Things You Didn't Know About No Country For Old Men
11. "That Thunder Is Real"
No Country For Old Men was shot across multiple locations in Nevada, New Mexico and Texas during the summer of 2006.
You would imagine that these locations, as well as the time of year, would have supplied the crew with lots of dry, sunny weather, perfect for the landscape shots of deserts and dirt roads required for the movie.
Unfortunately, this wasn’t always the case as the crew were forced to film around multiple thunder and lightning storms that threatened to disrupt the shoot.
When asked about some of the storms that appear in the movie, Javier Bardem told W Magazine, “That thunder is real.” Co-star Josh Brolin went on to add, “It would rain like a monsoon for 10 minutes and then be gone”. This was despite the weather forecast predicting blue skies.
It may not have been what the directors were originally after, but the unexpected storms were quite fitting to the story of the film, for as soon as Llewelyn Moss found the briefcase of cash, a metaphorical storm was heading his way.