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Daniel Craig Given Personal Gym On Bond Set At Pinewood

'He throws himself into training and likes to make sure he is at the peak of physical fitness.'

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...ticle899117.ece

DANIEL CRAIG isn’t just James Bond – he’s lord of the rings too.

Not a pointy-eared Hobbit, you understand, but master of the most punishing discipline in gymnastics — the rings.

The craggy-faced Bond star has been given his own personal gym on the set of Quantum Of Solace to keep his body rippled with the finely tuned muscles that had women drooling all over their popcorn in Casino Royale.

007 has kitted out the area with the rings (think the Hang Tough event on Gladiators), a trampoline and massage tables to soothe his aching body.

A KGB-style snitch on set told me: “Daniel is facing a long stint filming the new Bond in Pinewood Studios. Producers have allocated a soundstage of his own to use as his personal gym.

“It is full of freeweights, ropes and rings, as well as a running machine, trampolines and crash mats.

“He has an adjoining massage room with his own chill-out area where he will have a physio on call.

“The stuntmen on the film are all really impressed by Daniel. He throws himself into training and likes to make sure he is at the peak of physical fitness while filming Bond.

“The ‘crucifixion’ move on the rings is regarded as one of the toughest for a male athlete in any sport. It’s the ultimate test of strength and control. Daniel is close to mastering it.”

Impressive stuff if he can manage it.

PIERCE BROSNAN or TIMOTHY DALTON were completely limp-wristed in comparison.

During the filming of Casino Royale Daniel learned the weird French sport parkour to keep him in shape.

It’s not exactly a hardman’s game and he did earn a bit of a reputation as a soft lad during filming for other reasons.



He suffered a nasty bout of prickly heat filming in the Caribbean. It’s a bit like Bond’s nemesis Blofeld developing an allergy to cats.

And the crew have had a chuckle at his expense again because he has been getting through ten shirts a day pouring with sweat.

The ice-cool secret agent has been burning up filming in Panama and Peru — forcing the wardrobe department into overdrive to keep him in clean threads.

Not for much longer, though. Producers are pulling out of Peru because the weather has been terrible, moving scenes to London’s East End instead.

What a bungle — with the storms in Britain this week.

Q must have forgotten to pass on the weather forecast.

This post has been edited by Qwerty: 11 March 2008 - 03:38

How very odd. Trying to recreate Machu Picchu in Dartford may prove a challenge!

Dominic Greene's new base of operations is the back room of the Cock and Bull in Peckham.

Yes, the weather in southern England is terrible at the moment. Hope it's OK by the time my plane lands there on Sunday morning.

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Daniel Craig Given Personal Gym On Bond Set At Pinewood

'He throws himself into training and likes to make sure he is at the peak of physical fitness.'

Now THAT´s dedication. Mcqueen did the same thing you know? Freeweights everywhere he was.

But the real question is.. will he have his shirt off in the film?!

Surely they meant to say Roger Moore... not Timothy Dalton. Right? At least they didn't refer to Craig as Lord of the Double-Oh Rings.

Anyway. It doesn't sound all that impressive. We've got the same basic set up in the lower level of the Commanders Lounge, with maybe a few less free weights to make room for the pool.

That's because you lack imagination Just kidding.

Moving from Machu Picchu to the East End seems a bit far fetched... surely they aren't replacing the scenes, just moving filming to a different location for other scenes. That's if any of this is actually true.

Yes, I saw that. I was there on a maintenance call changing the filters...Very hairy, some of these Commanders....

Yes I know. Santa hasn't shaved her pits in a while.

Don't worry. The brainless reporters from Entertainment Weekly and the like will be sure to babble on an on about that possibility.

Oh man!!

Can't wait for this blaze to catch on. Mind if I fan the flames a bit and keep quoting you until she sees it, Sku?