The stage was originally conceived in 1976 by production designerKen Adam to house the set he had designed for the interior of the Liparussupertanker in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. The stage's construction cost $1.8 million.[1] During filming, Adam told American Cinematographer that other filmmakers were interested in using the new "007 Stage". During a ceremony attended by former British Prime MinisterHarold Wilson, Roger Moore and other The Spy Who Loved Me actors, and many actors who had worked at Pinewood including Hayley Mills and Kenneth More, Broccoli's wife Dana christened the stage by breaking a champagne bottle on one of the submarines in the film[2] on 5 December 1976. In contrast to the volcano crater set Adam had built for You Only Live Twice in 1966, the 007 Stage was to be a permanent structure that could be rented out to other productions.
The 1976 stage measured 102 by 41 metres (335 by 135 ft) and was 12.5 metres (41 ft) high. It had a maximum 4,220 square metres (45,400 sq ft) floor space. The stage featured a water tank measuring 91 by 22.5 by 2.7 metres (300 by 74 by 8.9 ft). According to 007stage.com, the water tank was an existing studio feature and the stage was created by constructing a building to completely enclose the tank. Technically, because it had no soundproofing, it was a "silent stage", the largest ever built.[citation needed]
The 007 Stage burnt to the ground on 27 June 1984[3] towards the end of filming of Ridley Scott's Legend.[4] It was rebuilt, and reopened in January 1985,[5] with the new name, "Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage", in time for filming to commence on A View to a Kill (1985).
Another fire occurred on 30 July 2006.[5] The fire occurred just after production ended on the Bond film Casino Royale while the Venetian piazza set was being dismantled. Eight fire engines took 90 minutes to bring the fire under control; a spokesman for the local fire brigade said gas canisters may have exploded inside the building. Filming had been completed on the stage several days before and it was being dismantled, so it did not delay production or release of the film.[5] The damage to the building was extensive, causing the roof of the building to collapse.[6] On 31 July 2006, Pinewood issued a statement indicating that the stage "will need to be demolished and rebuilt" and that there had been no casualties in the incident.[6] The fire-damaged stage was demolished on 13–14 September. Construction on the new stage began on 18 September and was completed in under six months.[7] The new stage was redesigned and included a number of new features including an increased working floor space area, enclosed stairwells to the gantry, a vehicle ramp into the tank, aircraft hangar-style loading doors, increased electrical power and better insulation. The new stage is 374 by 158 feet (114 by 48 m) and 41–50 feet (12–15 m) high. The stage is[when?] the biggest in Europe at around 59,000 sq ft (5,500 m2).[citation needed]
An explosion shot in the sound stage on 4 June 2019 caused extensive damage to the external wall of the stage.[8]
Quantum of Solace (2008): Sienese art gallery; cisterns and MI6 safehouse; sink hole; hotel elevator; three levels of walkways and staircases for ECO hotel[20]
Intel Ultrabook: Egypt Commercial (2012):[21] New York street and Egyptian street [22]
Prometheus (2012): Pyramid entrance, tunnels, and ampule chamber with giant statue head; set was so big that the 007 Stage had an annex added to its north side to accommodate 150 foot sloping incline towards entrance;[23] ampule chamber later revamped to become pilot chamber with "jockey chair"[24]
Skyfall (2012): MI6's underground headquarters; Shanghai skyscraper atrium and offices with working elevator;[25] underground platform; tunnels; and train crash[20]
Everest (2015): Mountainous crags constructed using styrofoam and chips of soap/potato as snow, backed by huge green screens[29]
Spectre (2015): M's office and corridor; Palazzo Cadenza hall interior;[30] full-scale replica of Westminster Bridge, laid with real tarmac,[31] for full-scale helicopter crash and subsequent scenes.[32]
Assassin's Creed (2016): United Nations set;[33] Abstergo complex including patient's room, hallway, recreation area, corridor and security room with exposed walls that make it look like it is built within an old Spanish church[34]
No Time to Die (2021): Mock-up of research laboratory Porton Down.[38] Controlled explosion resulted in partial damage to stage and injury of crew member outside stage[39]
^"Behind the Scenes of The Spy Who Loved Me — Plus Pinewood's 007 Stage - The American Society of Cinematographers". American Cinematographer. May 1977. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^"PINEWOOD STUDIO FIRE". ITN Source. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^Interview with Ridley Scott, Starlog No. 101, December 1985.
^ abc"Fire wrecks James Bond film stage". BBC News. 30 July 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^ ab"Bond film stage 'will be rebuilt'". BBC News. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
^. Pinewood Studios. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
^"'Explosion' on Bond set injures one". BBC News. 5 June 2019.
^"Pinewood: The Story of an Iconic Studio" by Bob McCabe; Cinefex 41, p.11 "the bat cave... was built on the largest stage at Pinewood;" one source says the Batcave was built on D stage at Pinewood, a stage a third of the size of 007 Stage
^Lee, Linda (20 January 1997). "My Kingdom for a Sound Stage". The New York Times.
^"Donny's 'Dreamcoat' hits the video shelves". DeseretNews.com. 31 March 2000.
^ abcdefgh"007 Stage (PW) Pinewood Studios | United Kingdom studio sound stage", Pinewood Shepperton plc. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
^"Intel Ultrabook: Egypt". 26 October 2012 – via www.imdb.com.
^. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Callsheet 209". Warner Bros. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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stage, 55000, 53500, 55000, 53500, stage, pinewood, studios, march, 2006, before, july, fire, rebuilding, albert, broccoli, largest, sound, stages, world, located, pinewood, studios, iver, heath, buckinghamshire, england, named, after, james, bond, film, produ. 51 33 00 N 0 32 06 W 51 55000 N 0 53500 W 51 55000 0 53500 The 007 stage at Pinewood Studios in March 2006 before the July fire and rebuilding The Albert R Broccoli 007 Stage is one of the largest sound stages in the world It is located at Pinewood Studios Iver Heath Buckinghamshire England and named after James Bond film producer Albert R Cubby Broccoli The stage was originally conceived in 1976 by production designer Ken Adam to house the set he had designed for the interior of the Liparus supertanker in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me The stage s construction cost 1 8 million 1 During filming Adam told American Cinematographer that other filmmakers were interested in using the new 007 Stage During a ceremony attended by former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson Roger Moore and other The Spy Who Loved Me actors and many actors who had worked at Pinewood including Hayley Mills and Kenneth More Broccoli s wife Dana christened the stage by breaking a champagne bottle on one of the submarines in the film 2 on 5 December 1976 In contrast to the volcano crater set Adam had built for You Only Live Twice in 1966 the 007 Stage was to be a permanent structure that could be rented out to other productions The 1976 stage measured 102 by 41 metres 335 by 135 ft and was 12 5 metres 41 ft high It had a maximum 4 220 square metres 45 400 sq ft floor space The stage featured a water tank measuring 91 by 22 5 by 2 7 metres 300 by 74 by 8 9 ft According to 007stage com the water tank was an existing studio feature and the stage was created by constructing a building to completely enclose the tank Technically because it had no soundproofing it was a silent stage the largest ever built citation needed The 007 Stage burnt to the ground on 27 June 1984 3 towards the end of filming of Ridley Scott s Legend 4 It was rebuilt and reopened in January 1985 5 with the new name Albert R Broccoli 007 Stage in time for filming to commence on A View to a Kill 1985 Another fire occurred on 30 July 2006 5 The fire occurred just after production ended on the Bond film Casino Royale while the Venetian piazza set was being dismantled Eight fire engines took 90 minutes to bring the fire under control a spokesman for the local fire brigade said gas canisters may have exploded inside the building Filming had been completed on the stage several days before and it was being dismantled so it did not delay production or release of the film 5 The damage to the building was extensive causing the roof of the building to collapse 6 On 31 July 2006 Pinewood issued a statement indicating that the stage will need to be demolished and rebuilt and that there had been no casualties in the incident 6 The fire damaged stage was demolished on 13 14 September Construction on the new stage began on 18 September and was completed in under six months 7 The new stage was redesigned and included a number of new features including an increased working floor space area enclosed stairwells to the gantry a vehicle ramp into the tank aircraft hangar style loading doors increased electrical power and better insulation The new stage is 374 by 158 feet 114 by 48 m and 41 50 feet 12 15 m high The stage is when the biggest in Europe at around 59 000 sq ft 5 500 m2 citation needed An explosion shot in the sound stage on 4 June 2019 caused extensive damage to the external wall of the stage 8 Filmed in the 007 stage editThe Spy Who Loved Me 1977 The Liparus supertanker Superman The Movie 1978 and Superman II 1980 Arctic ice floe and exterior entrance to Fortress of Solitude 9 Moonraker 1979 Cable car closeups Special effects model work for the space battle Superman II 1980 giant model of Metropolis streets and buildings 10 Clash of the Titans 1981 Lair of the Stygian Witches and travelling matte work Dragonslayer 1981 exterior of dragon s lair set built above tank so dragon could burst through the ground 11 For Your Eyes Only 1981 The underwater wreck of the St Georges Krull 1983 Swamp Octopussy 1983 Hangar explosion 12 Monsoon Palace courtyard and helipad for a JetRanger helicopter helipad later removed from the giant set and rebuilt outside for landing and takeoff scenes of the Aerospatiale SA 360 Dauphin helicopter 13 Superman III 1983 Supercomputer cave 14 Legend 1984 Forest scene Arena 1985 Concert film and the video for The Wild Boys by Duran Duran Santa Claus The Movie 1985 Santa s workshop A View to a Kill 1985 Zorin s silicon mine scenes of flooding Little Shop of Horrors 1986 Skid Row set 15 The Living Daylights 1987 music video by A Ha The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988 The South Seas 16 Batman 1989 The Batcave 17 Alien 3 1992 Blast furnace Interview with the Vampire 1994 Theatre of the Vampires Mary Reilly 1996 18 Mission Impossible 1996 Full size TGV model filmed against green screen for Channel Tunnel chase sequence Event Horizon 1997 Second Containment area and passageway with globe and rotating spikes The Fifth Element 1997 Interior of spaceship scene of the big shootout Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 Interior of Elliot Carver s stealth boat also the HMS Devonshire underwater set The Avengers 1998 Sir August de Wynter s weather machine Still Crazy 1998 Indoor concert Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pharaoh scenes with big Sphinx head 19 The World Is Not Enough 1999 Russian nuclear testing facility Lara Croft Tomb Raider 2001 Stage divided into two First tomb built on one side second tomb built on the other side 20 Die Another Day 2002 Gustav Graves Ice Palace Lara Croft Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life 2003 Stage divided into two Greek temple built on one side African caves on the other side Alexander 2004 Babylon Palace on one side Indian Palace on the other side Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 The chocolate room with chocolate river 20 The Da Vinci Code 2006 The Louvre gallery 20 Casino Royale 2006 Venice piazza and interior of sinking hotel Mamma Mia 2008 Greek fishing village 20 Quantum of Solace 2008 Sienese art gallery cisterns and MI6 safehouse sink hole hotel elevator three levels of walkways and staircases for ECO hotel 20 Prince of Persia The Sands of Time 2010 Alamut castle Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides 2011 the Fountain of Youth 20 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011 The Dark Forest 20 Intel Ultrabook Egypt Commercial 2012 21 New York street and Egyptian street 22 Prometheus 2012 Pyramid entrance tunnels and ampule chamber with giant statue head set was so big that the 007 Stage had an annex added to its north side to accommodate 150 foot sloping incline towards entrance 23 ampule chamber later revamped to become pilot chamber with jockey chair 24 Skyfall 2012 MI6 s underground headquarters Shanghai skyscraper atrium and offices with working elevator 25 underground platform tunnels and train crash 20 Last Passenger 2013 Three days of pick up shots Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit 2013 Water filled Wall Street vent facility 26 Maleficent 2014 27 Cinderella 2015 Ballroom 28 Cinderella s attic Everest 2015 Mountainous crags constructed using styrofoam and chips of soap potato as snow backed by huge green screens 29 Spectre 2015 M s office and corridor Palazzo Cadenza hall interior 30 full scale replica of Westminster Bridge laid with real tarmac 31 for full scale helicopter crash and subsequent scenes 32 Assassin s Creed 2016 United Nations set 33 Abstergo complex including patient s room hallway recreation area corridor and security room with exposed walls that make it look like it is built within an old Spanish church 34 Emmerdale 2016 scenes of Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden s car submerged in water Star Wars The Last Jedi 2017 Canto Bight casino 35 Solo A Star Wars Story 2018 Corellian spaceport 36 Mimban trenches 37 No Time to Die 2021 Mock up of research laboratory Porton Down 38 Controlled explosion resulted in partial damage to stage and injury of crew member outside stage 39 Contrary to some sources including IMDb The Living Daylights did not film on the 007 Stage except for a music video by A ha 40 Reports that parts of Supergirl were filmed on the 007 stage are not true 41 The Sulaco cargo bay set for Aliens was built on D Stage 42 and the frozen lake in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 was filmed on A Stage 43 References edit Frayling Christopher 2005 Ken Adam and the Art of Production Design London New York City Macmillan Publishers p 179 ISBN 978 0 571 22057 1 Behind the Scenes of The Spy Who Loved Me Plus Pinewood s 007 Stage The American Society of Cinematographers American Cinematographer May 1977 Retrieved 6 September 2021 PINEWOOD STUDIO FIRE ITN Source Archived from the original on 26 January 2013 Retrieved 5 August 2012 Interview with Ridley Scott Starlog No 101 December 1985 a b c Fire wrecks James Bond film stage BBC News 30 July 2006 Retrieved 5 August 2012 a b Bond film stage will be rebuilt BBC News 31 July 2006 Retrieved 31 July 2006 007 Stage construction completed Pinewood Studios Archived from the original on 30 September 2011 Retrieved 10 April 2007 Explosion on Bond set injures one BBC News 5 June 2019 The Making of Superman the Movie by David Michael Petrou Scenes inside the Fortress of Solitude were filmed on the H stage at Shepperton Studios SUPERMAN II 1980 Set of Four Building Construction Blueprints iCollector com Online Auctions Cinefex 6 p 37 Interview with John Richardson Cinefex 33 Feb 1988 The James Bond 007 Dossier On the set of Octopussy 4 February 2013 Watching Skies Star Wars Spielberg and Us by Mark O Connell Little Shop of Horrors Brian Muir Vader Sculptor Blog September 2019 Pinewood The Story of an Iconic Studio by Bob McCabe Cinefex 41 p 11 the bat cave was built on the largest stage at Pinewood one source says the Batcave was built on D stage at Pinewood a stage a third of the size of 007 Stage Lee Linda 20 January 1997 My Kingdom for a Sound Stage The New York Times Donny s Dreamcoat hits the video shelves DeseretNews com 31 March 2000 a b c d e f g h 007 Stage PW Pinewood Studios United Kingdom studio sound stage Pinewood Shepperton plc Retrieved 13 October 2012 Intel Ultrabook Egypt 26 October 2012 via www imdb com JOHN EBDEN Intel Egypt Rattling Stick Dir Danny Kleinman Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 Retrieved 31 May 2016 Prometheus The Art of the Film by Mark Salisbury ISBN 9781781161098 Prometheus rebuilding hallowed vfx space 13 June 2012 Bond By Design The Art of the James Bond Films ISBN 9780241185995 Credits Pinewood Film studio facilities amp services Pinewood Shepperton plc Retrieved 8 June 2013 Credits Pinewood Film studio facilities amp services Pinewood Shepperton plc Retrieved 8 June 2013 Cinderella Behind the Magic With Oscar Winning Production Designer Dante Ferretti The Hollywood Reporter 17 March 2015 the studiotour com Everest 2015 www thestudiotour com Spectre Film Locations movie locations com Archived from the original on 28 November 2016 Retrieved 21 December 2015 Dean Jonathan 17 October 2015 Daniel Craig Bond s got serious f ing problems New Zealand Herald Blood Sweat and Bond Behind the Scenes of Spectre ISBN 9780241207147 MFR s Set Diary ASSASSIN S CREED Entry 1 Archived from the original on 22 May 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2016 Chitwood Adam 12 May 2016 Assassin s Creed 35 Things to Know about the Ambitious Video Game Adaptation Collider Star Wars Episode VIII s Fear amp Loathing in Space Vegas 23 March 2016 The Art of Solo A Star Wars Story by Phil Szostak and James Clyne Bradford Young ASC Solo A Star Wars Story 12 June 2018 Simpson George 6 June 2019 James Bond 25 set EXPLOSION sees more DELAYS amid Government Health amp Safety investigation Express co uk Explosion on Bond 25 set injures crew member The Guardian 5 June 2019 via www theguardian com The Making of the Living Daylights by Charles Helfenstein Interview with SUPERGIRL Producer Ilya Salkind Supergirl Maid of Might Cinefex 27 p 12 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Callsheet 209 Warner Bros Retrieved 7 July 2022 External links editOfficial page on 007 Stage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 007 Stage amp oldid 1212685543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
