Filming a sequence that’s believed to be the climax of a chase scene for the brand new James Bond film “Quantum of Solace,” the one and only Daniel Craig and the rest of the Bond crew deliberately crashed an Aston Martin DBS into an Italian quarry.
Popular Entries: Wrecked Exotic, James Bond, Movie, Quantum of Solace, DBS, Aston MartinFor those with weak stomachs, look away now. Footage has surfaced of James Bond’s Aston Martin DBS after the Italian police managed to fish it out of Lake Garda. If you recall, the driver of the car lost control while delivering the one of a kind Aston Martin to the set, sending both him and the car plunging into the murky depths.Falling 150 ft before our anti-hero was able to free himself of such beauty and make his way to the surface. That sounds like some serious James-Bond-like action, but unfortunately, it won’t be relegated to the “bloopers” reel as no one was around to record the action. Well, except for this post-mortem shots above.
Oh Aston Martin DBS, you are beautiful, even in death.
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In case wrecking one car accidently for the new James Bond Movie “Quantum of Solace,” there has been a second accident, unfortunately, this second crash has left another stuntman seriously injured.
Since there were no other Astom Martin DBS’s left, this time it was an Alfa Romeo. The stunt driver crashed into a wall during a car chase involving a truck and supposedly James Bond’s Aston Martin DBS. The Stunt driver is currently hospitalized in critical condition. A 2nd stunt driver in the same car also suffered minor injuries.
“Filming for the second unit on ‘Quantum of Solace’ will be suspended while the accident is investigated,” a statement said. The movie has been filming in the location for the past two weeks.
Neither director Marc Forster or Daniel Craig were at that particular scene when the accidents occurred.
Guess that Northern Italy Lake Garda location isn’t much luck to Bond. Quantum of Solace is expected to be released in theaters in November of 2008.
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Perhaps to be filed under “Loonraker”, a stunt driver was on his way to deliver the £120,000 Aston Martin DBS sportscar to the set of “Quantum of Solace” when he drove the car off a narrow bend in heavy rain, producers said.
Italian television showed the car – reportedly the only one available for the film – being fished from the lake after the accident in the early hours of Saturday morning.
While the car was a quantum of sogginess, the driver managed to escape a water-soaked fate with only minor cuts and bruises. We’re thinking it’s almost ok to lose such a car while following the script in front of the camera and crew, but a tad bit less acceptable when you’re just trying to deliver the car to the set.
Oh, and for the Aston, it was fished out of the lake, to Dry Another Day….
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