How did the money explode in the world is not enough?

Bond interrogates the banker to attempt to identify the assassin of an MI6 agent, but the banker is killed before revealing this information, and Bond is forced to escape with the money. At MI6 headquarters in London, the money is revealed to be laced with explosives that kill King.
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Who is the girl in the opening scene of The World Is Not Enough?

She appeared in the 1999 James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough, and its accompanying novelization penned by Raymond Benson. The character was portrayed by Italian actress, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and was doubled by stuntwoman Sarah Donohue.
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Who was the villain in The World Is Not Enough?

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Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), is the daughter of a murdered oil tycoon whom Bond is assigned to protect. The villain is Renard (Robert Carlyle), who has a bullet lodged in his brain rendering him unable to feel pain. Also featuring nuclear weapons expert Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards).
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Did Pierce Brosnan ski in The World Is Not Enough?

Brosnan did not know how to ski, so he mimicked his ski scenes with short poles while riding on the back of a moving Ski-doo snowmobile. This movie's story was inspired by a segment in the November 13, 1997 episode of ABC News Nightline (1980) featuring Daniel Yergin.
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Who said The World Is Not Enough?

Elektra King: I could have given you the world. James Bond: The world is not enough. Elektra King: Foolish sentiment. James Bond: Family motto.
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The World Is Not Enough Boat Chase



What is the meaning of the world is not enough?

To say, “The world is not enough” means that nothing can satisfy whatever longing one has. Whether it be righting a wrong or fulfilling a desire, nothing in this world is sufficient to meet that need. “To ease the suffering of my soul, to make up for this loss—the world is not enough.”
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Who was the best James Bond?

Here's All the James Bond Actors, Ranked
  1. 1 Daniel Craig.
  2. 2 Sean Connery. ...
  3. 3 Pierce Bronson. ...
  4. 4 Roger Moore. ...
  5. 5 George Lazenby. ...
  6. 6 Timothy Dalton. Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. ...
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What is a Parahawk?

The Parahawk is a fictional hybrid paraglider/snowmobile used by the Russian Military. The vehicles have a fabric wing comprising a large number of interconnected baffled cells from which is suspended a single-pilot snowmobile driven by a pusher propeller.
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Where was James Bond The World Is Not Enough filmed?

Filming locations included Spain, France, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and the UK, with interiors shot at Pinewood Studios.
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Can Roger Moore ski?

However, when it comes to the ability to ski, it's hardly essential; thanks to stuntmen like Sylvester. However, Roger Moore was indeed a keen skier and he spent a lot of his free time enjoying the sport.
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Who is the next Bond?

Let's start, in time-honoured spy film fashion, with a red herring: Lashana Lynch is the next 007. As you'll have seen in No Time to Die, she goads Bond that he probably thought they'd retire his number, as if MI6 is Birmingham City and he's a swole Jude Bellingham. So, job done.
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Who plays R in James Bond?

The character appeared in the 2001 James Bond video-game 007: Agent Under Fire and was voiced by Miles Anderson.
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Who did the skiing in the world is not enough?

Vic Armstrong, former stunt man and Action Unit director for the new James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, faced a dilemma before filming started last winter in Chamonix, France.
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How many Bond actors were there?

Seven actors in total have portrayed Bond in film. Following Connery's portrayal, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have assumed the role.
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Will there be another James Bond movie?

Spoiler alert: James Bond Will Return. No Time To Die ends with the same promise that has appeared on every Bond film credit roll since Goldfinger, even though it's been well established that Daniel Craig's run has come to an end. And while I'm not here to review that movie, I will say that I really liked it.
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What castle was used in the world is not enough?

Eilean Donan Castle (pictured) has an unforgettable cameo in The World is Not Enough when it serves as the Scottish headquarters of MI6. The film's producers fully embraced the Scottish connection, with Q (Desmond Llewelyn) giving Bond (Pierce Brosnan) a demonstration of bagpipes that double as a machine gun.
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Which castle was in the world is not enough?

It's Eilean Donan Castle on an islet in Dornie, eight miles east of Kyle of Lochalsh on the A87, Wester Ross, probably most familiar from Highlander, and also seen in 1998 Hindi romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, romantic comedy Made of Honor and Shekhar Kapur's epic Elizabeth, The Golden Age.
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How much is a powered parachute?

Lightweight single-seat machines can start around $10,000. The most expensive production powered parachute costs well into six figures. However, the price you can expect for a good, new, two-seat aircraft can vary from $25,000 to $45,000.
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Who played James Bond the longest?

Daniel Craig overtakes Roger Moore this weekend to become cinema's longest-serving James Bond. As of Saturday, Craig will have held the role of 007 for 5,119 days – almost exactly 14 years. The British actor officially took on the mantle of the world's most famous secret agent on October 14 2005.
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Who is the best Bond girl?

Here are our favourite Bond girls of all time.
  • Domino Derval - Thunderball.
  • Pussy Galore - Goldfinger. ...
  • Fiona Volpe - Thunderball. ...
  • Tatiana Romanova - From Russia With Love. ...
  • Vesper Lynd - Casino Royale. ...
  • Tracy Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service. ...
  • Xenia Onatopp - Goldeneye. ...
  • Miss Caruso - Live and Let Die. ...
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Who is the richest James Bond actor?

Roger Moore Net Worth: $110 Million (at death)

He was also a model, television and film producer and voice actor.
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What was the first James Bond movie?

On May 8, 1963, with the release of Dr. No, North American moviegoers get their first look–down the barrel of a gun–at the super-spy James Bond (codename: 007), the immortal character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series of novels and portrayed onscreen by the relatively unknown Scottish actor Sean Connery.
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Who plays Rosalind on Downton Abbey?

Samantha Bond has spoken out in favour of assisted dying, saying she wished she could have helped her mother die. The 54-year-old actress, who plays Lady Rosamund Painswick in Downton Abbey and Miss Moneypenny in James Bond, recalls her mother's death from bowel cancer in 2000.
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