Curse of Bond strikes again as 'jinxed' film's technician is knifed
www.dailymail.co.uk - 5th May 2008
Daniel Craig: The curse of 007 has struck again after a technician working on the latest Bond movie was stabbed with a steak knife in a domestic dispute.
The 58-year-old man, who was working on
Daniel Craig's second Bond film, Quantum Of Solace, was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood yesterday morning after a night out.
Police said he had been attacked by a woman in the bedroom of her house in Dornbirn, Austria.
He is believed to have wrestled the knife from her and staggered into the street.
He is now said to be recovering in hospital, according to Bond sources.
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The name is Bond, Mrs. Bond - Daniel Craig to get married
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She said: “Daniel and Satsuki are so loved-up. He asked her to marry him and she’s been showing off a very beautiful Cartier ring. It has a large diamond solitaire with a platinum setting.”
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The 22nd film in the series, and Daniel Craig's second outing as 007, had been due for release on 7 November.
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