Eon confirms Craig injury, ankle surgery

Daniel Craig in Skyfall.

Eon Productions, via its Instagram account, confirmed that Daniel Craig suffered an ankle injury and will undergo surgery.

Here’s the text that accompanied the post:

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’s injury was reported on May 13 by The Sun tabloid in the U.K. The story was widely picked up but other outlets hadn’t confirmed the news themselves. The Sun on May 14 said the injury wasn’t as bad as initially thought.