The former 007 star is resting at home in the Bahamas after having an operation to fix the joint, which failed to heal properly after he dislocated it, a source tells The Sun.

“Sir Sean is in fine shape and recovering well.”

Sean Connery is back just in time for the next 007 feature, The Quantum of Solace.

The iconic actor is lending his famous face to a series of promos for Louis Vuitton’s “Core Values” ad campaign, scheduled to hit daily newspapers and weekly magazines next week.

Sean, 78, and his waterproof version of Vuitton’s Keepall bag were photographed for the elegant campaign by noted photog Annie Leibovitz on a beach near his home in the Bahamas.

“In this case, we had the opportunity to work with a legend,” Antoine Arnault, Vuitton’s director of communications says. “He’s been on our list for a very long time.”

Screen legend Sean Connery is the new face of Louis Vuitton.

We hear the famed James Bond star was snapped for the luxury brand’s new print ad campaign during a photoshoot with famed photog Annie Leibovitz earlier this month.

Connery’s Vuitton ads will be unveiled in October, just in time for this Fall’s 007 feature, The Quantum of Solace.

Sean Connery plans to celebrate his seventy-eighth birthday this August 25th by releasing his autobiography, Being a Scot, the famed 007 actor said Thursday. Connery will unveil the memoir at Scotland’s Edinburgh Book Festival this Summer.