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Daniel Craig Recalls Breaking Dave Bautista's Nose And Running Away

Imogen Donovan

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Daniel Craig Recalls Breaking Dave Bautista's Nose And Running Away

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While filming Spectre, Daniel Craig managed to break Dave Bautista's nose in the scene where James Bond battles Mr Hinx. The actor chose to sprint as far as he could from Bautista, fearing his reaction, but it was all water under the bridge.

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Speaking in an interview on The Graham Norton Show, Craig was relaying horror stories of the worst injuries he's suffered on set. Craig was cast as the super spy in 2006, and while the choice was controversial due to his height, Casino Royale then went on to secure the title of the highest-grossing Bond film in the series at that point.

Of course, some time has passed since the release of his first film in the role of Bond, and No Time To Die is his last outing as the character. He has opinions on who he should pass the baton to and he's adamant that James Bond shouldn't be played by a woman.

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In the interview, however, he recalled the moment when he realised he'd hit four-time World Heavyweight champion Dave Bautista a bit too hard on the set of Spectre. To explain how things went wrong, Craig said that Bautista was acting out the moves of the fight with him but was clearly holding back on his true strength.

Craig encouraged him to dial up the moves and that caused his knee to dislocate and pause production to treat the injury. "I ended up on the wall, but my knee was over here somewhere," joked the actor. With his knee in a brace, the two likely thought that the excitement of the day was done and dusted.

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"I broke his nose. I didn't do it deliberately. Clearly, it was a mistake," explained Craig. "He's a big guy, he's a professional wrestler. You really wouldn't mess with him. I threw this punch and hit him on the nose. I heard this crack and I was like 'Oh, God, no' and ran away," admitted the actor. "I thought he was going to come after me but he was so sweet."

In response, Bautista said "it's fine", reset his nose and carried on. "He's a lot tougher than I am," concluded Craig.

Topics: James Bond

Imogen Donovan
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