A number of crew members have been just lately injured in a crash on the Georgia set of an Amazon MGM Studios movie starring Eddie Murphy, the Related Press reported on Tuesday.
The studio confirmed to the AP that the accident occurred Saturday whereas capturing a sequence that “didn’t go as deliberate.” Two of the injured crew members have been hospitalized following the incident, an individual near the manufacturing instructed the information outlet. One was nonetheless within the hospital as of Tuesday afternoon.
“We’re nonetheless within the strategy of gathering details on what occurred and why, however at the start our ideas are with those that are recovering,” an Amazon MGM Studios spokesperson stated Tuesday in a press release to the AP.
“The well-being of the complete crew and solid is our first precedence, and we are going to proceed to insist on the very best trade requirements of security whereas filming. All security precautions have been reviewed previous to and monitored throughout the shoot,” the spokesperson stated.
The incident occurred when a truck “locked up” and collided with a automobile behind the scenes of “The Pickup,” which was filming on location outdoors of Atlanta, per AP. The accidents reportedly included bumps, bruises and damaged bones. All the staff are anticipated to make a full restoration.
The one that spoke to AP described the occasion as a “fully freak accident,” noting that the sequence didn’t contain any “difficult or harmful” stunts. The Worldwide Alliance of Theatrical Stage Workers, the union that represents Hollywood crew members, is wanting into the incident, in keeping with AP.
Directed by Tim Story, “The Pickup” launched manufacturing within the Atlanta space in February. Not one of the movie’s stars, who embody Murphy, Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson, have been on set when the collision occurred, in keeping with AP.
