Curse of The Quantum of Solace
4/24/2008
Posted by Nicole
A stunt driver on the Italian shoot of "Quantum of Solace," the latest in the James Bond franchise, was seriously injured Wednesday when the Alfa Romeo he was driving crashed into a wall along a winding, lakeside highway. The driver was seriously injured and remains hospitalized with severe head trauma while a second stuntman who was in the passenger seat was injured less severely.
The footage being shot was second unit stuff, with neither Daniel Craig, director Marc Foster nor any other Bond actors present on set at the time of the incident. The crew was wrapping filming in the Northern Italian town of Limon sul Garda where they have shot for the past two weeks. This is the second major car crash the film has experienced in the past week. On Saturday Bond's famous Aston Martin skidded off the road and landed in a lake where it had to be fished out by crane. No one was injured in the first incident.
A spokesman for the town said that the road where the latest accident occurred was chosen because "it is full of curves and tunnels. It will give the film a lot of impact." No irony here, folks. I am simply pointing out that the driver of that Alfa Romeo could have wished for a little less impact, you know?
Where was the seat ejector, Q? Here.

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