--- title: Spectre: James Bond Car Chase Vetoed by Roman Officials description: They fear damage to city monuments canonical: https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/ author: Naina Bajekal article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-09T11:51:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T03:25:54.696Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Spectre: James Bond Car Chase Vetoed by Roman Officials og:description: They fear damage to city monuments og:url: https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad58a80118ddda53/69876c90f887dc4efce88c87/james-bond-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: James Bond og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Spectre: James Bond Car Chase Vetoed by Roman Officials twitter:description: They fear damage to city monuments twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad58a80118ddda53/69876c90f887dc4efce88c87/james-bond-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # James Bond Car Chase Vetoed by Roman Officials ## Video: Leaked Emails Reveal Newest Bond Movie Is Struggling With Budget [Watch (HLS stream): Leaked Emails Reveal Newest Bond Movie Is Struggling With Budget](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RliMY7G3.m3u8) (1:49)  _Published 2014-12-13. Leaks from the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack have revealed budget concerns for the latest James Bond movie, “Spectre.”_  by [Naina Bajekal](https://time.com/author/naina-bajekal/)  ## Naina Bajekal Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME. Jan 9, 2015 11:51 AM UTC  The cast of the 24th James Bond film 'Spectre' pose at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, west of London, on Dec. 4, 2014. The cast of the 24th James Bond film 'Spectre' pose at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, west of London, on Dec. 4, 2014.Ben Stansall—AFP/Getty Images  by [Naina Bajekal](https://time.com/author/naina-bajekal/)  ## Naina Bajekal Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME. Jan 9, 2015 11:51 AM UTC Rome’s cultural heritage officials have vetoed plans to film a high-speed car chase at the famous Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains) crossroads as part of the next James Bond film, [local media reports](http://www.dire.it/home/9727-rassegna-stampa-di-giovedi-8-gennaio-2015.dire). Producers of _Spectre_ reportedly hoped to shoot a sequence in which Daniel Craig, playing Bond for the fourth time, would race his Aston Martin around Rome in a night-time chase through the narrow streets near the Vatican and past the Fountains intersection in the city center. Federica Galloni, a city official, told [Il Messaggero](http://www.dire.it/home/9727-rassegna-stampa-di-giovedi-8-gennaio-2015.dire) newspaper: “We have not authorized the sequence at the Quattro Fontane because it is too fragile in terms of architecture.” She added that filmmakers have been asked to create the same sequence with special effects, rather than shooting there. The 16th-century fountains are currently undergoing a restoration costing over $400,000 which is due to be completed late February. A source close to the production team told [_The Times_ ](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/film/article4318033.ece)that this added to the risks of filming there, saying “any damage would run to millions and it could also push the insurance too high.” \[[_Il Messaggero_](http://www.dire.it/home/9727-rassegna-stampa-di-giovedi-8-gennaio-2015.dire)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/"},"headline":"James Bond Car Chase Vetoed by Roman Officials","datePublished":"2015-01-09T11:51:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:25:54.696Z","description":"They fear damage to city monuments","url":"https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/","keywords":["movies","Italy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad58a80118ddda53/69876c90f887dc4efce88c87/james-bond-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Naina Bajekal","jobTitle":"Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/naina-bajekal/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad58a80118ddda53/69876c90f887dc4efce88c87/james-bond-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"James Bond","caption":"BRITAIN-ENTERTAINMENT-CINEMA-JAMES BOND-SPECTRE","creditText":"Ben Stansall—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/","name":"James Bond Car Chase Vetoed by Roman Officials"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Leaked Emails Reveal Newest Bond Movie Is Struggling With Budget","description":"Leaks from the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack have revealed budget concerns for the latest James Bond movie, “Spectre.”","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/RliMY7G3/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-12-13T17:01:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RliMY7G3.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/","duration":"PT1M49S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3661182/james-bond-spectre-rome/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```