That Pinewood Fire Finally Explained

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

http://www.the-spine.com/archives/date/2006/07

Pinewood 007 Fire – Wooden Acting Blamed

Wooden acting has been blamed for the fire that tore through Pinewood’s 007 soundstage. Fire crews battled for five hours to control the blaze that broke out during filming of the finale to the James Bond film, Casino Royale. Initial reports suggest that the line ‘Ah! We’ve been expecting you, Mr. Bond’ was to blame.

A source within the crew told The Spine that ‘they were all hamming it up quite a bit and the first thing we saw was smoke coming out of the back of Judi [Dench]. The next minute, the whole bloody place had gone up. That’s always been the problem with these Oscar winners. If they go wooden on you, it only takes a spark to set them off.’

After a fire that had destroyed the first 007 stage in 1984, precautions had been taken to fireproof subsequent Bonds. Roger Moore wore asbestos suits throughout his whole time in the role, while both Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan were coated in a fire-retardant permo-tan to prevent spontaneous ignition. It is thought that budget restrictions had prevented the new Bond, Daniel Craig, from getting the same treatment, despite warnings from safety experts who had pointed to Craig’s wayward accent in Steven Spielberg’s Munich as a sign of things to come. The last major incident of this kind was caught before it developed into a major fire. During filming on Licence to Kill, Timothy Dalton’s Welsh accent crept out during the line ‘things were about to get a little nasty’. The resulting fire was contained within a small area of back lot and Dalton escaped with only moderate damage to his reputation.

[stockslivevan]

Old fake news.

[Captain Nash]

I'm still trying to recall which actor / film they've photoshopped Craigs face onto.
I just a typical piece of netnonsense. I thought it was quite funny really.

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

Peter Sellers.