Various crew customers have been injured on the set of Eddie Murphy’s impending film The Pickup.
“Unfortunately, the sequence did not go as planned and a number of customers of the crew had been injured as a outcome. We are even now in the course of action of accumulating details on what transpired and why, but to start with and foremost our thoughts are with all those who are recovering,” an Amazon MGM studios spokesperson instructed The Affiliated Push on Tuesday, April 23. “The nicely-becoming of the whole crew and forged is our to start with precedence, and we will carry on to insist on the maximum market specifications of safety whilst filming. All basic safety precautions have been reviewed prior to and monitored in the course of the shoot.”
According to the outlet, the incident took spot on a established exterior of Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, April 20, and happened when a truck locked up and hit a automobile. An unnamed crew member shut to the situation informed AP that it was a “completely freak accident” during what was not regarded a “complicated or dangerous stunt.”
The crew member famous that accidents ranged from bumps and bruises to broken bones, declaring that two crew customers were taken to the clinic and a person remained hospitalized on Tuesday. The two are predicted to make a complete restoration. Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson, who also star in the movie, were being reportedly not present for the accident.
IATSE, which represents crew members, is also looking into the scenario. “IATSE is conscious of an incident that took spot on the Ga set of The Pickup and have began an inquiry,” the union explained to Wide variety in a Tuesday statement.
Murphy, Palmer and Davidson have but to remark.
A great deal of The Pickup’s plot continues to be below wraps, but Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows wrote the script with Tim Story serving as director. In addition to Murphy, Palmer and Davidson, Andrew Dice Clay, Eva Longoria, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Jack Kesy and Marshawn Lynch also star.
