Aston Martin DB5 featured in Bond-inspired campaign with Matthew Bellamy

English musician and producer Matthew Bellamy just featured in a Bond-themed campaign for Manson Guitars together with an Aston Martin DB5 and his wife, model Elle Evans.

Matthew Bellamy and Elle Evans - photo © Jolyon Holroyd for Manson Guitars

Matthew Bellamy is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and lyricist for the English rock band Muse.

The musician has an extensive collection of custom Manson Guitars. Manson Guitar Works also produce his official signature models the MB-1, MB-1S, DL-1 and MB-2E.

To promote the latest collaboration, photographer Jolyon Holroyd captured Matthew Bellamy next to a silver birch Aston Martin DB5.

Matthew Bellamy - photo © Jolyon Holroyd for Manson Guitars

Some photos were taken at Bovey Castle, nestled in Dartmoor National Park in South West England.

Matthew Bellamy and Elle Evans - photo © Jolyon Holroyd for Manson Guitars

The photos clearly reference Bond with Bellamy himself being dressed in a tuxedo and Bellamy's wife Elle Evans posing as a Bond girl with gun.

Matthew Bellamy and Elle Evans - photo © Jolyon Holroyd for Manson Guitars

Model and actress Elle Evans (also known as Lindsey Gayle Evans) has appeared as a Bond girl before, through a 2014 tribute rather than an on-screen role. 

In that year, Evans appeared in a Maxim magazine photo shoot celebrating the 50th anniversary of Goldfinger (1964).

Elle Evans as golden girl in Goldfinger tribute in Maxim magazine, 2014 © Maxim

The shoot recreated several of the film’s most iconic images, most notably the death of Jill Masterson, with Evans painted entirely in gold in homage to the character originally portrayed by Shirley Eaton. She also took on the role of Pussy Galore in a staged hay-barn sequence referencing the film’s famous confrontation scene.

Elle Evans as pussy galore in Goldfinger tribute in Maxim magazine, 2014 © Maxim

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