No solace for 007 daredevils
2008-04-24 09:28
Rome - The shooting of the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace is proving dangerous for stuntmen after a second crash on Wednesday in just five days left one daredevil in intensive care.
The accident happened when the car used by two stuntmen rammed into a filming lorry and then into a wall on set near the picturesque Lake Garda in northern Italy, Ansa news agency reported.
One of the two men, a Greek national, ended up in intensive care in a hospital in the nearby town of Verona.
This was not the first accident to befall the crew in recent days after a Bond stunt driver crashed 007's famous Aston Martin DBS into Lake Garda ahead of filming on Saturday.
The unnamed driver was taking the car on to the set when he lost control of the vehicle for reasons yet to be established and plunged into the lake.
'The only one available'
Sky Italia TV pictures later showed the car being winched back on to dry land, with Ansa reporting that the stuntman - quickly rescued by firemen - escaped with only minor bruising.
A source said the car was the only one available for shooting, which has so far seen the crew move from England to Panama, Chile and Mexico.
A further location trip to Spain is planned.
Quantum of Solace, the second Bond film to feature 40-year-old British actor Daniel Craig as the suave secret agent is set to be released later this year.
The film picks up where the last installment Casino Royale left off.
- AFP