Last weekend brought the tragic news that the Aston Martin featured in the upcoming 007 movie Quantun of Solace was wrecked beyond repair. It turns out that's not the only danger on the set of the film, currently shooting in Italy: On Wednesday, a James Bond stuntman crashed while performing a chase scene in the area, and is currently in critical condition. Accidents of varying degrees are commonplace on large scale film shoots, but the sense of peril can impact the final result in different ways. In the Twilight Zone movie, the helicopter accident during the John Landis-directed sequence killed three actors, causing Hollywood to avoid similar stunts for many years to come. The stuntman who suffered burns on 60% of his body on the Mission: Impossible III set, however, couldn't affect that movie, even when he decided to sue Tom Cruise. In the case of Quantum of Solace, subversively, the accidents might be a positive indicator of the sheer intensity that director Marc Forster hopes to bring to the film.
1. Eric,
Re-read the Yahoo article you posted the link too, The Stuntman is SERIOUSLY ill in hospital.
I admit it is a confusing article because they go on and talk about the Aston Martin accident last week where the driver suffered only minor injuries.
Better source is the BBC...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7365726.stm
Posted at 5:50PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Gary