‘Bond 25’ Production Suspended Following Daniel Craig Injury

Production on Bond 25 was reportedly suspended following an on-set injury sustained by James Bond actor Daniel Craig.

According to a report by British newspaper The Sun, Daniel Craig fell while sprinting for a scene in his final James Bond film and has been flown to the U.S. for X-rays, forcing the project to suspend production. According to The Sun’s unnamed source, Daniel Craig’s injury occurred while Bond 25 was filming in Jamaica:

“He was sprinting during filming when he slipped and fell quite awkwardly.  He was in quite a lot of pain and was complaining about his ankle. As you’d expect he was also pretty angry that it had happened. He threw his suit jacket on the ground in sheer frustration.”

While the creative heads behind Bond 25 reportedly hope production won’t be held up for too long, The Sun reports that filming at Pinewood Studios in London has been canceled following Daniel Craig’s injury. The 25th James Bond film was scheduled to begin filming at the location at the end of this week.

Daniel Craig’s injury and the subsequent production halt is the latest set back for Bond 25, which previously delayed filming and pushed its release date after director Danny Boyle left the project over creative differences with producers.

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica.  His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga from a script written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the 25th James Bond stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Rory Kinnear, Ben Whishaw and Jeffrey Wright, Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen and Rami Malek.

James Bond 25 is scheduled to be released in theaters on 8, April 2020.

Source: The Sun