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The agent 007 is back in action.

After an ankle injury on the set last month, Daniel Craig, the star of James Bond, in surgery, the 51-year-old actor is back in the gym, trying to get him back to work. train to resume the iconic role of action.

"Daniel Craig hits hard at the gym, getting ready for shooting next week!" the official 007 Instagram account shared on Saturday. Craig had already been forced to undergo a two-week postoperative re-education.

The injuries of Craig's Bond accumulate. He can add that to the two teeth he lost while shooting a cascade for "Casino Royale" in 2006; the finger that he cut while filming "Quantum of Solace" in 2008 and the knee injury that he suffered while shooting a fight scene for "Specter" in 2015.

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The filming of the untitled 25th Bond movie was turned upside down: after Craig's injury to Jamaica in May, a blown out cascade hurt a member of the team.

EON Productions posted a statement on James Bond's official Twitter account about the incident at Pinewood Studios near London.

"When shooting a controlled explosion on the Bond 25 plateau today at Pinewood Studios, damage was caused to the outside of the 007 scene," the statement said. "There was no injury on the board, but a team member off the stage was slightly injured."

Despite the two hiccups, the production company has previously said the film remains on track to meet the announced release date of April 8, 2020.

Contributor: Bryan Alexander and the Associated Press

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