Update: Bond 25 has confirmed that Daniel Craig will resume filming subsequent week.
The 007 star has been out of motion after injuring his ankle whereas capturing scenes in Jamaica and having to bear surgical procedure, but it surely seems just like the actor is now able to return.
The official James Bond Instagram account shared a behind-the-scenes image of Craig figuring out within the fitness center, alongside the caption: “Daniel Craig hitting the gym hard @pinewoodstudios, prepping for shooting next week!”
Earlier this month, Bond 25 producers revealed {that a} crew member was damage in a separate incident throughout a managed explosion, though the harm was solely mentioned to be “minor”.
Original story (22/5): Daniel Craig has been sidelined from filming the long-delayed Bond 25 resulting from an unlucky harm.
The 007 actor lately injured his ankle whereas filming in Jamaica, and now producers have confirmed that he’ll should take time away from his final Bond movie to get corrective surgical procedure.
A tweet from the official Bond account learn: “Daniel Craig will likely be present process minor ankle surgical procedure ensuing from an harm sustained throughout filming in Jamaica.
“Production will proceed while Craig is rehabilitating for 2 weeks post-surgery. The movie stays on observe for a similar launch date in April 2020.”
Eon Productions clearly did not specify what it might be capturing whereas Craig is recuperating, however there are a number of different high-profile characters set to characteristic within the subsequent Bond movie.
Jeffrey Wright will likely be returning to the franchise as Bond’s CIA contact Felix Leiter, who enlists 007’s assist to discover a lacking scientist. Also again are Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw as Bond’s staff at MI6.
Newcomers embody Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek as a mysterious villain promising to offer Bond something however “an easy ride” in his 25th outing.
Fleabag‘s Phoebe Waller-Bridge has additionally come aboard for a script rewrite, and hinted that she’s notably eager to spherical out the feminine characters.
“It’s mainly about making them feel like real people, which they do in the previous films,” she mentioned on The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast. “I think Daniel’s films have had really fantastic Bond girls and it’s about keeping that up.”
The 25th James Bond movie will likely be launched within the UK on April 3, 2020 and within the US on April 8, 2020.
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