Shooting of Quantum of Solace suspended after second car crash.
(AP Photo/ Luca Bruno)
Maybe it’s Murphy’s law, maybe it’s the road around Lake Garda, but just days after a stunt man and his DBS ended up in the aforementioned lake (see our article), two of his colleagues crashed an Alfa Romeo 159 into a production truck. The passenger made it fine, but the driver is said to be in critical condition. Let’s hope for the best for him. A human life is worth more than a car, whatever the make is (that’s our reaction to some inconsiderate reactions we saw on some websites).
“the accident happened when the car used by two stuntmen rammed into a filming lorry and then into a wall on set near the picturesque Lake Garda in northern Italy…”
“…one of the two men, a Greek national, ended up in intensive care in a hospital in the nearby town of Verona.”
The filming as been stopped while the scene is under investigation. The driver was experienced, but the road is windy and dangerous for this kind of high speed scenes: “They chose this road because it is full of curves and tunnels. It will give the film a lot of impact,” said Marco Girardi, spokeman for the town of Limone sul Garda.
“Filming with the second unit on ‘Quantum of Solace’ will be suspended while the accident is investigated,” the statement said. It noted that neither director Marc Forster, Daniel Craig nor any other cast members were at the location when the accident occurred.
Source: Jalopnik, Associated Press
Watch a video of the Aston Martins (some with bullet impacts!) and Alfas on location at Lake Garda after the jump.
