Just before getting up just now, I was mulling over the possibility that we’ll see a new James Bond actor announced any time soon, and whether any forthcoming Bond film made in the near future would need to deal with Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. I decided that the producer’s wouldn’t want to, which is probably one of the reasons why EON seem to have put 007 on the back burner. But I just turned my computer on to find this pretty cool news. It may not answer the Bond question directly, but the fact that Pinewood Studios is getting a massive redevelopment and expansion may be another contributory factor. “Pinewood Studios, near Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire, submitted plans for a 1.4m sq ft (130,064 sq m) expansion to build 21 new stages, a training hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve….Pinewood Group said the expansion would make it the “biggest studio complex in the world” and create 8,000 jobs.” Of course, this is outstanding news for the British Film Industry, as well as a sign of it’s current good health. Pinewood is a truly legendary place to film buffs and cinephiles, and to hear that it’s going to get even bigger, assuming these plans get the right approval, makes me eager to see what cinematic wonders come out of there next. This may mean we have to wait a bit longer before we see the next Bond film, but I suspect it will be worth it.