It's not easy to get your name written on the annals of the famous Guinness Book of World Record but for the latest James Bond movie, Spectre, it was as easy as exploding an evil lair to smithereens.
So the movie might not have had a huge opening weekend but at least it snagged a world record.
The film's Special Effects and Miniature Effects Supervisor Chris Corbould created the explosive scene in Morocco.
If you have not seen the movie yet... SPOILER ALERT!!
The explosive scene was filmed in Erfoud, Morocco and had a sequence that lasted more than 7.5 seconds. The stunt itself included 8,418 liters of kerosene with 33kg of powder explosives. The explosion yielded an equivalent of 68.47 tonnes of TNT.
The base exploded in the middle of the desert, which of course is the evil scientific database lair of the villain of the movie. The explosion occured right after 007 and the leading lady escaped the facility and Bond had this fantastic idea to aim his gun at a gas pipe. That set off a chain of explosion which eventually led to the whole area destroying itself. The scene is the first climax where Bond played by Daniel Craig and Madeleine Swann played by Lea Seydoux watched on as they escape. The whole scene was orchestrated by Corbould. Corbould is also an Academy Award winner.
James Bond actor Daniel Craig joined by Lea Seydoux and producer Barbara Broccoli accepted the award - an official Guinness World Records certificate for Spectre's largest film stunt explosion.
Everyone is excited about this news and feels that it will live on forever in the James Bond franchise achievements. However, this is not the first time something from the Bond film has been recorded in the Guinness World Records. Guinness themselves has built a separate track record for the 007 series itself.
You can watch the stunt explosion as posted on the Guinness World Record website.
