History Trivia / DieAnotherDay

* FranchiseKiller: In a way. The film did quite a little bit of damage to the franchise itself by verging on excessive self-parody, with the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies also helping reinforce that impression. This led to ''Die Another Day'' becoming the final James Bond film in the original franchise that started with ''Dr. No''; when Creator/DanielCraig came aboard and replaced Brosnan, EON abandoned the continuity of the first 20 films and rebooted the series with ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'', bringing only Creator/JudiDench through to the new timeline (in a different role at that). In addition, 2002 marked the cinematic debut of [[Film/TheBourneIdentity Jason Bourne]], who relied on his fists and wits rather than gadgets. The sleeper success of that film helped mark a shift in the spy genre towards more realism, and Creator/BarbaraBroccoli was quick to catch the trend.

* FranchiseKiller:
** In a way. The film did a little bit of damage to the franchise itself, with the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies also helping. This led to ''Die Another Day'' becoming the final James Bond film in the original franchise that started with ''Dr. No''; when Daniel Craig came aboard and replaced Brosnan, EON abandoned the history of the first 20 films and rebooted the series with the 2006 version of ''Casino Royale'', bringing only Judi Dench through to the new timeline.
** In addition, 2002 marked the cinematic debut of [[Film/TheBourneIdentity Jason Bourne]], who relied on his fists rather than gadgets. The sleeper success of that film also helped mark a shift in the spy genre towards realism.

* ''Die Another Day'' wound up becoming extremely controversial in both North AND South Korea for a litany of (very complicated and very political reasons) that lead to significant backlash against the Bond franchise there and the film underperforming in the South Korean market. It got so bad that several major Western newspapers wrote stories about how the film had "united Korea in their mutual disdain for the film".

* FakeNationality: The featured North Korean characters are played by Will Yun Lee and Ricky Yune (both Korean American) and Kenneth Tsang (Hongkonger), not to mention Toby Stephens (British, through MagicPlasticSurgery). They all have varying success with the Korean lines, though none try to attempt to replicate the North Korean accent.

* CreatorKiller: The film's reception poisoned director Lee Tamahori's career, and ''Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion'' three years later would kill it completely (''Die Another Day'' is one of only two films in the Bond canon that actually killed a non-actor's career; ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' is the other).

** Creator/PierceBrosnan clearly doesn't think too highly of this film, as when asked in the ''Everything Or Nothing'' documentary about the infamous glacier wave surfing scene, his only response was to burst out laughing at how [[{{Narm}} ridiculous]] it was.

* StillbornFranchise: A spinoff series and movie based around Jinx was quickly scrapped after the character's lukewarm reception among critics and audiences, and then the even worse reception to ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' buried it altogether.

* FakeNationality: Hong Kong native Kenneth Tsang plays the North Korean General Moon.

** Loads, including Hawaii and England for North Korea, and Spain for Cuba.

* BTeamSequel: Creator/MartinCampbell was again asked to return as director and again, he passed on it.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The infamous (at least among fans) "James Bond codename theory" was actually being considered as a plot point. The theory states the name James Bond isn't a man, but actually a codename given to agents by [=MI-6=] explaining why 6 different guys have played 007. The theory has thoroughly been discredited, however director Lee Tamahori thought of putting it in the movie in form of Creator/SeanConnery making a RemakeCameo and speaking with Brosnan.
** There were talks of doing a movie spinoff with Jinx, but this film's reception meant those plans started off on the back foot, and then the even worse reaction to ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' buried it altogether. Apparently, the script for the first ''Jinx'' movie was surprisingly down-to-earth and even gritty, with a focus on Jinx's background of how she became an NSA agent. Even if the ''Jinx'' franchise was scrapped, this helped inspire EON to take a similar route with Bond for ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006''.
** Originally, the main Bond girl was to be Gala Brand from ''Literature/{{Moonraker}}'', and Jinx was going to be TheMole ([[MeaningfulName See why she's named Jinx?]]). This was turned on its head once Halle Berry got involved, though, with Jinx becoming the main Bond girl and Brand becoming the mole (and getting a name change to Miranda Frost, to avoid displeasing fans of the novel).
** [[Creator/MichelleYeoh Wai Lin]] from ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' was set to return and give Bond a hand in Hong Kong. Michelle Yeoh was unavailable though, so a new Chinese Intelligence character named Mr. Chang was written to fill her role.
** A video game tie-in was planned but never made. It would eventually get its own level in ''VideoGame/DoubleOhSevenLegends'' a decade later.
** Creator/SalmaHayek and ''Music/WhitneyHouston'' were considered for Jinx.
** Creator/AliciaSilverstone was considered for Miranda Frost.
** Creator/SaffronBurrows was considered for both Jinx and Miranda.
** Creator/PierceBrosnan reportedly lobbied the Broccolis to hire Creator/BrettRatner as director, but they didn't like his previous work and nixed the idea. Creator/TonyScott was also considered.
** According to a report printed in the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper on January 6, 2001, Creator/EdwardWoodward was being "lined up" to take over the role of M. According to the Mirror article, a subplot was planned for the film which would have seen Creator/JudiDench's M retiring. (Such a plot point would later be used in ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' when this M was killed and Creator/RalphFiennes took over the role)
** The final showdown between Bond and Graves originally took place in an indoor beach resort in Japan. Lee Tamahori changed it to a plane.

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** Creator/PierceBrosnan clearly doesn't think too highly of this film, as when asked in the ''Everything Or Nothing'' documentary about the infamous glacier wave surfing scene, his only response was to burst out laughing at how [[{{Narm}} ridiculous]] it was, even outright calling it 'Narmy'.

** Originally, the main Bond girl was to be Gala Brand from ''Literature/{{Moonraker}}'', and Jinx was going to be the mole ([[MeaningfulName See why she's named Jinx?]]). This was turned on its head once Halle Berry got involved, though, with Jinx becoming the main Bond girl and Brand becoming the mole (and getting a name change to Miranda Frost, to avoid displeasing fans of the novel).

** Creator/PierceBrosnan reportedly lobbied the Broccolis to hire Creator/BrettRatner as director, but they didn't like his previous work and nixed the idea.

* TheDanza: A variation of this trope occurs in the Latin American Spanish dub, where Raúl de la Fuente provides the voice for Raoul. Raúl and Raoul are the Spanish and French variation of the name Ralph or Rudolph.

** Creator/PierceBrosnan clearly doesn't think too highly of this film, as when asked in the ''Everything Or Nothing'' documentary about the infamous glacier wave surfing scene, his only response was to burst out laughing at how [[{{Narm}} ridiculous]] it was.

** Lee Tamahori shot a raunchier version of the scene where Bond is rescued by Miranda Frost from Mr. Kil while investigating the biodome. Here they were skin-deep in the hot tub to give the illusion they were lovers. This scene was cut due to censorship reasons, but [[http://jamesbond.wikia.com/wiki/File:Die_Another_Day_Miranda_Frost_Deleted_scene.jpg stills]] can be found online.

** According to a report printed in the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper on January 6, 2001, Creator/EdwardWoodward was being "lined up" to take over the role of M. According to the Mirror article, a subplot was planned for the film which would have seen Creator/JudiDench's M retiring.

* ActorAllusion
** As Q walks around the back of Bond's new [[CoolCar invisible Aston Martin]], the distortion effect makes him appear to do a very [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus silly walk]].
** In the training sim, Bond refers to the virtual M's seemingly fatal wounding as [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "just a flesh wound"]] to [[Creator/JohnCleese Q]].
** Bond's heavy beard echoes Creator/PierceBrosnan's TV-movie adaptation of ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe''.

** Creator/BrettRatner, Creator/StuartBaird and Creator/StephenHopkins were candidates at various times to direct the movie. Creator/PierceBrosnan reportedly lobbied the Broccolis to hire Ratner, but they didn't like his previous work and nixed the idea.

* StockFootage: When the Americans launch a missile at Icarus, it is the exact same one used by the British Navy in ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies''.

** [[Creator/MichelleYeoh Wai Lin]] from ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' was set to return and give Bond a hand in Hong Kong. This fell through, and a new Chinese Intelligence character named Mr. Chang was written to fill her role.

** Bond's heavy beard echoes Creator/PierceBrosnan's TV-movie adaptation of ''RobinsonCrusoe''.

** In a way. The film did a little bit of damage to the franchise itself, with the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies also helping. This led to ''Die Another Day'' becoming the final James Bond film in the original franchise that started with ''Dr. No''; when Daniel Craig came aboard and replaced Brosnan, EON negated the history of the first 20 films and rebooted the series with the 2006 version of ''Casino Royale'', bringing only Judi Dench through to the new timeline.

* CreatorKiller: The WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief poisoned director Lee Tamahori's career, and ''xXx: State Of The Union'' three years later would kill it completely (''Die Another Day'' is one of only two films in the Bond canon that actually killed a non-actor's career; ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' is the other).

* EndOfAnAge[=/=]FranchiseKiller:
** Said WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief also did a little bit of damage to the franchise itself, with the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies also helping. This led to ''Die Another Day'' becoming the final James Bond film in the original franchise that started with ''Dr. No''; when Daniel Craig came aboard and replaced Brosnan, EON negated the history of the first 20 films and rebooted the series with the 2006 version of ''Casino Royale'', bringing only Judi Dench through to the new timeline.

* FatalMethodActing: Averted. While filming their love scene in Cuba, Creator/HalleBerry choked on a fig, requiring Creator/PierceBrosnan to perform the Heimlich Maneuver.

* OldShame: As noted above, Pierce Brosnan doesn't look back too fondly on ''DAD'', and the producers and writers have all taken the blame for the questionable choices in the script.

* StarMakingRole: The film debut of Creator/RosamundPike, who went on to have quite a successful career afterward.
* StillbornFranchise: A spinoff series and movie based around Jinx was quickly scrapped after the character's lukewarm reception among critics and audiences.

* ThrowItIn: In the middle of the sword fight, Graves fetches two broadswords. As he walks back towards Bond, Bond kicks his épée away towards camera. This move was never planned, and just happened on the day.

** The film tries to avoid dating itself by making the bad guys a faction of the North Korean military that's [[RenegadeRussian extreme even for them]], but still manages it due to the fact that one of the main characters is a sympathetic NSA agent, meaning it could've only been made prior to that agency's reputation collapsing in TheNewTens after its [[BigBrotherIsWatching warrantless wiretapping scandal]] was made public.

** According to a report printed in the Daily Mirror newspaper on January 6, 2001, Creator/EdwardWoodward was being "lined up" to take over the role of M. According to the Mirror article, a subplot was planned for the film which would have seen Creator/JudiDench's M retiring.