Director Michael Bay rubbishes James Bond 'record' for biggest film explosion

​​​​​​​It was the 007 tentpole 'Spectre' (right) that set the record with one set explosion, but Bay (left) claims 'Pearl Harbor' has an even bigger explosion. Photo: AFP/Handout

Michael Bay is calling "bulls***" on the James Bond franchise for holding the Guinness World Record for largest film stunt explosion.

It was the 007 tentpole Spectre that set the record with one set explosion that had "a total yield of 68.47 tonnes of TNT equivalent."