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Purpose:
- The hijacking of American, Soviet and British nuclear submarines to create unease between nations.
- The acquisition of nuclear missiles with which to start World War III, annihilating most of the land-based life on the planet to start civilization anew in the oceans.
- Stromberg's base of operations to launch his world-dominating schemes.
- Holding cell for the crew's sailors
Description:
- When the script for The Spy Who Loved Me called for a tanker-sized submarine bay, Ken Adam was determined not to make the same mistake he felt he made with the volcano-base from You Only Live Twice. This time, he would design an enormous re-usable surrounding stage first, then build the set inside it. So, began the "007" stage, the biggest sound-stage at that time in the world. Located, once again, at Pinewood Studios, the "007" stage boasted a usable space of 45,000 square feet and measures 334 ft by 136 ft with a ceiling of 40 1/2 ft. It was commissioned in a ceremony with Roger Moore and former prime Minister Harold Wilson on December 5, 1976 and subsequently played home to some of the more exorbitant sets ever constructed for such films as "Superman," "Legend," "Aliens," "Mission: Impossible," the "Lara Croft" films, 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and "The DaVinci Code" (as well as Bond films Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day, and Casino Royale)
- The "007" Stage has twice burned down. The first time during the production of Ridley Scott's "Legend" (it was rebuilt in 4 months, just in time to start work on the mine scenes for A View to a Kill, and sporting a new name "The Albert R. Broccoli '007' Stage" The second fire occurred July 30th, 2006 soon after the filming of the Venice sequences of Casino Royale. The new stage is even bigger--374 ft. by 158 ft. and a ceiling that tops off at 50 ft. With a usable space of 59,000 square feet, it is the largest sound-stage in Europe.
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