An on-set car collision in Georgia on Saturday injured a number of crew members who have been engaged on the Eddie Murphy-led movie The Pickup.
The film, produced by Amazon Studios, additionally stars Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson, although they and Murphy weren’t on the set on the time of the accident, the Related Press reported.
Studio officers confirmed information of the car collision on Tuesday and stated two of the injured crew members have been hospitalized. Particulars surrounding the crew members’ particular accidents, or their roles on the set, haven’t been publicly revealed.
The crew members are anticipated to make a full restoration from the incident, which occurred on-location outdoors of Atlanta when a truck locked up and collided with one other automobile.
An nameless spokesperson for Amazon Studios informed AP the crew was capturing a second unit sequence on the time of the accident. (Second unit filmmakers normally shoot footage for much less important scenes that always don’t contain lead actors, like massive crowd scenes and exterior photographs.)
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The sequence was rehearsed and all security precautions have been taken, in accordance with the spokesperson. They stated the studio remains to be investigating the incident.
“It was a very freak accident,” they informed AP. “It wasn’t even a sophisticated or harmful stunt.”
“The well-being of the whole 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,” they stated.
The Worldwide Alliance of Theatrical Stage Workers informed Selection the union is conscious of the incident and has began an inquiry.
Tim Story is the director of the movie, and his credit embrace 2002’s Barbershop and 2005’s Improbable 4.The Pickup has been capturing in an round Atlanta since Feb. 20. The film follows a lovestruck man (Murphy) making an attempt a heist; it doesn’t but have a launch date and isn’t anticipated to be delayed by the accident.
