A crewmember who was doing work on the Marvel Studios collection “Wonder Man” died following an accident on established Tuesday early morning at CBS Radford Studios in Studio City.
The man, whose name was not produced general public, was a rigger who fell from the rafters, according to the trade publication Deadline, which 1st reported the information.
“Our feelings and deepest condolences are with his family members and buddies, and our assistance is behind the investigation into the instances of this accident,” a Marvel spokesperson reported in a statement.
The Occupational Protection and Well being Administration, or OSHA, will be the investigating body.
Matthew D. Loeb, president of the Intercontinental Alliance of Theatrical Phase Personnel, claimed the labor union was shocked and saddened.
“We are doing the job to assist our member’s household, and his fellow associates and colleagues,” Loeb stated in a assertion. “Safety on established is our greatest precedence and we will support Cal/OSHA in their investigation in any way that we can.”
Though crew accidents and deaths on film and tv sets have traditionally been underreported, there have been several fatalities in the latest yrs that have resulted in substantial-profile lawsuits and phone calls for market reforms.
They consist of the 2021 lethal capturing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the established of the film “Rust,” when a gun that actor Alec Baldwin was pointing at her went off, and the 2014 dying of Sarah Jones, a 27-calendar year-old digicam assistant killed in a prepare incident on the established of the film “Midnight Rider.”
Involving 1990 and 2014, at minimum 43 people today died on sets in the U.S. and far more than 150 were remaining with daily life-altering accidents, according to a 2016 report by The Associated Press. Individuals figures ended up derived by combing by means of information from office and aviation basic safety investigations, court docket documents and news accounts.
Filming is established to commence next thirty day period on “Wonder Guy,” which stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and was delayed by previous year’s twin Hollywood strikes.
