LOS ANGELES, United States — James Bond is out of commission for a few weeks.
Star Daniel Craig is undergoing minor ankle surgery after sustaining an injury while filming the 25th installment in the franchise in Jamaica.
Actor Daniel Craig poses for photographers during the photo call of the latest installment of the James Bond film franchise, currently known as “Bond 25”, in Oracabessa, Jamaica. Image: AP/Leo Hudson
The news came Wednesday, May 22, in a tweet from the official James Bond twitter account.
The statement says that production will continue during the 51-year-old actor’s two-week post-surgery rehabilitation and that the film will stay on track to hit its April 2020 release date.
This is Craig’s fifth outing as 007. RGA/JB
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