Daniel Craig will be out of action for two weeks as he undergoes surgery after being injured on the set of the new James Bond film.
The actor, 51, was shooting the latest instalment of the spy film series in Jamaica when the accident happened.
Craig slipped while sprinting during an action scene, according to The Sun, and was flown to the US for X-rays.
The film star is now set to undergo “minor” ankle surgery and will be rehabilitating for two weeks, it emerged on Wednesday.
A tweet from the official James Bond account read: “BOND 25 update: Daniel Craig will be undergoing minor ankle surgery resulting from an injury sustained during filming in Jamaica.
“Production will continue whilst Craig is rehabilitating for two weeks post-surgery.
“The film remains on track for the same release date in April 2020.”
Craig was reportedly left frustrated by the accident, with filming at Pinewood Studios in London, which was scheduled to begin next week, currently suspended.
The 25th Bond instalment will be Craig’s fifth outing as 007.
Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Naomie Harris and Jeffrey Wright are also returning.
Oscar winner Rami Malek, Captain Marvel star Lashana Lynch and Game Night actor Billy Magnussen are joining the cast.
Craig has suffered several injuries since taking on Bond in 2006.
James Bond 007 Films – In pictures
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Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr.No (1962)
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Sean Connery as James Bond in From Russia with Love (1963)
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Sean Connery as James Bond with Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson in Goldfinger (1964)
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Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)
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Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd with Peter Sellera as Evelyn Tremble in Casino Royal (1967)
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Sean Connery as James Bond and Donald Pleasence as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967)
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Diana Rigg as Countess Tracy di Vicenzo and George Lazenby as James Bond in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969)
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Charles Gray as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever (1971)
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Roger Moore as James Bond with Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973)
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Christopher Lee as Scaramanga in The Man with The Golden Gun (1974)
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Richard Kiel as Jaws grapples with Roger Moore as James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
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Richard Kiel as Jaws and Roger Moore as James Bond in Moonraker (1979)
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Roger Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
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Roger Moore as James Bond embraces Maud Adams as Octopussy in Octopussy (1983)
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Sean Connery as James Bond in Never Say Never Again (1983)
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Christopher Walken as Max Zorin and Grace Jones as May Day in James Bond: A View To A Kill (1985)
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Timothy Dalton as James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987)
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Timothy Dalton as James Bond with Carey Lowell and Pam Bouvier in Licence to Kill (1989)
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Pierce Brosnan as James Bond with Izabella Scoprupco as Natalya Fyodorovna Simonova in GoldenEye (1995)
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Desmond Llewelyn as Q with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
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Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones in James Bond: The World is not Enough (1999)
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Madonna as Verity with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in Day Another Day (2002)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond and Olga Kurylenko as Camille in Quantum of Solace (2008)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond with Judi Dench as M IN Skyfall (2012)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre (2015)
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Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr.No (1962)
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Sean Connery as James Bond in From Russia with Love (1963)
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Sean Connery as James Bond with Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson in Goldfinger (1964)
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Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)
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Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd with Peter Sellera as Evelyn Tremble in Casino Royal (1967)
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Sean Connery as James Bond and Donald Pleasence as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967)
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Diana Rigg as Countess Tracy di Vicenzo and George Lazenby as James Bond in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969)
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Charles Gray as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever (1971)
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Roger Moore as James Bond with Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973)
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Christopher Lee as Scaramanga in The Man with The Golden Gun (1974)
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Richard Kiel as Jaws grapples with Roger Moore as James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
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Richard Kiel as Jaws and Roger Moore as James Bond in Moonraker (1979)
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Roger Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
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Roger Moore as James Bond embraces Maud Adams as Octopussy in Octopussy (1983)
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Sean Connery as James Bond in Never Say Never Again (1983)
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Christopher Walken as Max Zorin and Grace Jones as May Day in James Bond: A View To A Kill (1985)
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Timothy Dalton as James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987)
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Timothy Dalton as James Bond with Carey Lowell and Pam Bouvier in Licence to Kill (1989)
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Pierce Brosnan as James Bond with Izabella Scoprupco as Natalya Fyodorovna Simonova in GoldenEye (1995)
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Desmond Llewelyn as Q with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
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Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones in James Bond: The World is not Enough (1999)
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Madonna as Verity with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in Day Another Day (2002)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond and Olga Kurylenko as Camille in Quantum of Solace (2008)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond with Judi Dench as M IN Skyfall (2012)
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Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre (2015)
Filming was stalled on Spectre in 2015 after a knee injury saw Craig forced to take two weeks off to recover.
Speaking to Graham Norton later that year he said: “I’ve had my right shoulder re-constructed, my right and left knees operated on and my thumb hurts!”