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One of the Aston Martin DBS cars used for filming "Quantum
of Solace" has been written-off after an accident
plunged it to the bottom of Lake Garda...
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Production Diary (25)
20th April 2008
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Aston Martini - Shaken & Stirred
Car lovers look away now. James Bond's Aston Martin DBS resembled a black olive
in a large cocktail of trouble at Lake Garda yesterday as 007's vehicle took
a plunge. The driver was shaken and stirred, but thankfully not injured.
The accident happened shortly after 6:30am
when professional tester Fraser Dunn was transporting the
car to the filming in the village of Torbole, on the shores
of Lake Garda in Italy. Near the straight shortly after
the Conca d'Ora and on the road to Gardesana (immediately
after Torbole), local reports state that he lost control
of the vehicle in heavy rain and crashed through the road
barrier plummeting in to the lake. 20 meters of protective
railings were smashed, and the car traveled approximately
8 meters in the air before hitting the water.
Firefighters
spotted the accident immediately and were straight to
the scene. Dunn managed to get out of the car whilst it
was
only partly submerged; it later sank 55 meters to the
lake bed. He swam ashore and was admitted to the hospital
in
Bolzano where he was monitored for hypothermia and a
suspected fractured sternum.
Last night executive producer Anthony Waye
said: "Around 6.30am under a heavy shower the car came
off the road and ended up in the lake. The driver was slightly
hurt and is expected to be released from hospital shortly." Mr
Dunn's girlfriend Rachel Andrews said: "He is OK. But
he is certainly not a stuntman – he is an engineer." |
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A rescue crane dragged the DBS
from the water after being called in by police. Teacher Ben Appleby,
who lives
near the scene, said: "The car was traveling very fast
on an extremely narrow and bendy road. It's a dangerous stretch
so it's not surprising something happened." Ironically,
the DBS was due to take part in filming by the lake today in
a scene where 007 roars away from the scene of a fireball
crash – and a truck ends up in the water.
Filming in the region is scheduled for a total
of eight weeks, including Tuscany, Veneto and Trentino for a
chase sequence that will last approximately 15 minutes on screen.
In recent days, shots have been delayed due to the wet weather
in the region. Locals have seen roads closed to traffic and diversions
around the area. The
£130,000 car was one of five Aston Martin DBS vehicles
used by the production: two were sprayed with fake bullet holes,
the third was the one driven into the water by accident yesterday.
Daniel Craig was not present for this driving
sequence, which is being filmed with stuntmen. The crew have
based themselves at the Gard Hotel du Lac and du Parc.
Briefing
Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli (Eon
Productions), QUANTUM OF SOLACE was released in the
UK on October 31st 2008 and is directed by
Marc Forster. Principal photography started on January
3rd
2008 at
Pinewood Studios and around the UK, and foreign locations
including Italy, Panama, Chile, Peru and Austria.
Paul Haggis completed the script based on a first draft
screenplay developed by regular scribes Neal Purvis & Robert
Wade, with later polish by Joshua Zetumer. The story
is a direct continuation of the events of Casino
Royale. 007 faces off against
villains Mathieu Amalric (Dominic Greene), Anatole
Taubman (Elvis) and Joaquin Cosío (General Medrano).
Olga Kurylenko (Camille) and Gemma Arterton (MI6 Agent
Fields) play the Bond Girls. Dame Judi Dench (M), Jeffrey
Wright (Felix Leiter) and Giancarlo Giannini (Mathis)
reprise their roles as Bond's allies. It is British
actor Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond,
following his debut film Casino Royale released November
16th 2006.
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