A number of crew members have been injured and two have been hospitalised when a automobile and truck collided throughout capturing of the Eddie Murphy movie The Pickup in Atlanta, Georgia.
Amazon MGM Studios mentioned in an announcement that the scene that led to Saturday’s accident in Georgia had been rehearsed and all security precautions have been taken. Neither Murphy nor the movie’s different stars, together with Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson, have been on the set on the time.
The scene was being shot by a second unit on the manufacturing, which usually shoots much less central scenes not involving the director or principal actors. The studio’s assertion mentioned: “Sadly, the sequence didn’t go as deliberate and several other members of the crew have been injured because of this. We’re nonetheless within the strategy of gathering details on what occurred and why, however in the beginning our ideas are with those that are recovering.
“The wellbeing of all the crew and forged is our first precedence, and we’ll proceed to insist on the very best trade requirements of security whereas filming. All security precautions have been reviewed previous to and monitored through the shoot.”
The studio didn’t give particulars on the accidents or the roles of the crew members who have been damage.
In keeping with an individual near the manufacturing, the accidents ranged from bumps and bruises to damaged bones. Two crew members have been taken to the hospital, and one remained in hospital on Tuesday. All are anticipated to make a full restoration. Talking on situation of anonymity as a result of they don’t seem to be authorised to talk publicly, the identical supply mentioned that the accident occurred on a location exterior Atlanta when a truck locked up and hit a automobile.
“It was a very freak accident. It wasn’t even an advanced or harmful stunt.”
The Worldwide Alliance of Theatrical Stage Workers, the union representing most movie crew members within the US, advised the AP that they’ve begun an inquiry, however couldn’t but present additional particulars.
The Pickup is directed by Tim Story, whose credit embrace 2002’s Barbershop and 2005’s Unbelievable 4. It has been capturing in and round Atlanta since February. It doesn’t but have a launch date, however the manufacturing will not be anticipated to be delayed by the accident.
