Could ‘No Time to Die’ Get Bond’s First VFX Oscar Nom in Four Decades?
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWith “No Time to Die,” Cary Joki Fukunaga took great care when it came to using VFX and special effects.
From underwater fights to an Aston Martin DB5 shootout to an explosive finale, the latest James Bond installment “No Time to Die” is bursting with action-packed moments, but Fukunaga wanted to keep the emotional arc of the storytelling front and center.
He didn’t want to undermine that sense of reality and use effects purely to enhance the emotional connection to Bond’s story.“No Time to Die,” made the VFX Oscar shortlist, and should it be nominated on Feb.
8, it would be the first James Bond film in 43 years to be nominated in the VFX category “Moonraker” in 1979. The James Bond film to win in the category was in 1965 for “Thunderball” in Best Special Visual Effects.
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