3. Director Sam Mendes intended to open his first Bond movie with the traditional gun barrel opening. But upon screening an early cut of the film, the filmmaker realized the shot following the gun barrel sequence — that of Bond standing in silhouette  against a white background, gun drawn, and slowly walking into camera and into focus — would seem redundant. So, for the second time in Bond movie history, they moved the fan-favorite opening sequence to the end of the film.