In reality, Cumming was hit with a barrage of dry ice – the solid form of carbon dioxide, often used in film and theatre to create smoke or steam effects – to mimic the coolant’s frosty appearance.
Alan Cumming says ‘nightmare’ James Bond stunt ‘burned his scalp’ Actor play a memorable villain in 1995’s ‘GoldenEye’.
GoldenEye marked the start of Brosnan’s tenure as Bond; he would go on to portray the spy in three further projects: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002).
Alan Cumming has spoken out about his experience filming the 1995 James Bond movie GoldenEye, revealing that a “nightmare” stunt left him with significant injuries.
Firefighters were on hand and intervened after it became clear that Cumming was in distress, breaking down the lumps of dry ice.