Re: bmw/audi financing movies

[Wallace White <wallace@remdesign.com>]

Dan Sinclair wrote:
> This may be bunk, but I heard that the BMW Z3 placement in Goldeneye was so
> brief because the producers of the film held out for the highest bidder
> before shooting the scene.  They actually filmed the BMW scene dead last in
> the production because they weren't sure if it was going to be a BMW or an
> Aston Martin or a Lotus.  
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I recall reading in AutoWeek that the producers were planning to use the
Aston DB7 but it wasn't yet available, so they went with the Z3. BMW's
advertisements didn't seem bothered by the fact that they weren't the
first choice.

- Wallace
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