In the movie, Bond walks along the fountain with the lion statues and up the stairs towards the museum.Ĭlosest tube station for Trafalgar Square is “Charing Cross Station”. The National Gallery London is directly at the northern end of iconic Trafalgar Square. The scene sets the tone between the veteran Bond and the newcomer Q – and is the starting point to their friendship. Both meet for the first time at the National Gallery in front of the famous Turner painting “The Fighting Temeraire”. Before the mission, he is introduced to a new, witty Quartermaster (Ben Whishaw).
In Skyfall, James Bond (Daniel Craig) hunts former MI6-agent Silva (Javier Bardem). And yet so much more, when you look closely – and consider the ending of “Skyfall”. Turners “Fighting Temeraire” is just a “bloody big ship” to James Bond. UNITED KINGDOM – London, National Gallery // Skyfall (2012)
