text:  Principal photography of Die Another Day began on 11 January 2002 at Pinewood studios . The film was shot primarily in the United Kingdom , Iceland , and Cádiz , Spain . Other locations included Pinewood Studios ' 007 Stage and Maui , Hawaii , in December 2001 . Laird Hamilton , Dave Kalama , and Darrick <unk> performed the pre @-@ title surfing scene at the surf break known as Jaws in <unk> , Maui , while the shore shots were taken near Cádiz and Newquay , Cornwall . Scenes inside Graves ' diamond mine were also filmed in Cornwall , at the Eden Project . The scenes involving the Cuban locations of Havana and the fictional Isla de Los <unk> were filmed at La Caleta , Spain . 
  