20 Things You Didn't Know About The World Is Not Enough (1999)

5. BMW’s Not Going To Like This!

During the filming of GoldenEye, the Bond producers had secured a three-film product placement deal with BMW. The World Is Not Enough was the conclusion of that deal.

During pre-production on The World Is Not Enough, the filmmakers had approached BMW to use their in-development Z8 model in the film. However, to their dismay, the BMW chiefs discovered that the filmmakers’ intention was to saw their brand new model in half with a buzzsaw suspended from a helicopter at the end of the second third of the film.

Even though they were shocked, the German car manufacturer provided the filmmakers with a prototype and several working mock-ups to use after having spoken with Tom Pevsner, a diplomatic executive producer who had recently retired from the Bond franchise.

Whilst it is a sad end to a beautiful vehicle, the destruction of the BMW Z8 has gone down in history as one of the most famous and visually entertaining action sequences in the history of the franchise.