On Wednesday night, Broadway’s Marquis Theatre celebrated the official opening of the highly anticipated revival of The Wiz.
After a successful pre-Broadway tour that began last year, this new production breathes new life into the beloved musical. Under the direction of Schele Williams, known for her work on The Notebook and with choreography by JaQuel Knight, this revival promises an exciting and contemporary take on an enduring classic.
Taking on the iconic role of Dorothy is newcomer Nichelle Lewis, who brings a fresh and vibrant energy to the stage. Joining her is a star-studded cast that includes Wayne Brady as The Wiz, Deborah Cox as Glinda, Melody A. Betts as Aunt Em and Evillene, Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tinman, and Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow.
The ensemble comprises talented performers, including Allyson Kaye Daniel as Addaperle and Anthony Murphyas Lord High Underling.
After a successful pre-Broadway tour that began last year, this new production breathes new life into the beloved musical. Under the direction of Schele Williams, known for her work on The Notebook and with choreography by JaQuel Knight, this revival promises an exciting and contemporary take on an enduring classic.
Taking on the iconic role of Dorothy is newcomer Nichelle Lewis, who brings a fresh and vibrant energy to the stage. Joining her is a star-studded cast that includes Wayne Brady as The Wiz, Deborah Cox as Glinda, Melody A. Betts as Aunt Em and Evillene, Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tinman, and Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow.
The ensemble comprises talented performers, including Allyson Kaye Daniel as Addaperle and Anthony Murphyas Lord High Underling.
- 4/18/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Love or hate it, there's no denying the "Resident Evil" film franchise has been remarkably successful. Earning over 1.2 billion at the global box office, "Resident Evil" is one of horror's highest-grossing franchises. Narratively, "Resident Evil" is considerably removed from the video games that inspired it. But both mediums are spectacularly absurd.
The film series follows Milla Jovovich's Alice, a bio-weapon with a unique capacity to kill zombies. Throughout the original film series' six films, and not counting Johannes Roberts' "Welcome to Racoon City" reboot, Alice fights back against the Umbrella Corporation, a multinational conglomerate that dabbles in pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately, they also dabble in undead viruses, mutant bioweapons, and unleashing Hell on the citizens of Racoon City -- dooming the world to succumb to zombies. Notably ridiculous and over-the-top, the series is admittedly a violent indulgence. While it's nothing like its source material, there's no denying Jovovich's enduring appeal as a superpowered zombie killer.
The film series follows Milla Jovovich's Alice, a bio-weapon with a unique capacity to kill zombies. Throughout the original film series' six films, and not counting Johannes Roberts' "Welcome to Racoon City" reboot, Alice fights back against the Umbrella Corporation, a multinational conglomerate that dabbles in pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately, they also dabble in undead viruses, mutant bioweapons, and unleashing Hell on the citizens of Racoon City -- dooming the world to succumb to zombies. Notably ridiculous and over-the-top, the series is admittedly a violent indulgence. While it's nothing like its source material, there's no denying Jovovich's enduring appeal as a superpowered zombie killer.
- 9/5/2022
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
The tragic death of Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins who was accidentally shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the U.S. set of western “Rust” couldn’t have happened in Europe due to more restrictive regulations around gun safety on movie sets than in parts of the U.S., say several top European weapons masters.
Speaking from the Romanian set of the Sky spaghetti Western TV series “Django,” Ricci — a veteran weapons master who also worked on hit Neapolitan mob show “Gomorrah” (pictured) — underlined that when it comes to using guns on set, the fundamental difference between safety rules in the U.S. and Italy, alongside several other European countries, is that weapons are required to be “plugged.”
“In Italy, there is legislation that says a plug has to be inserted in the gun’s barrel,” Ricci said, adding that the same rule is applied on sets in Spain and Romania.
Speaking from the Romanian set of the Sky spaghetti Western TV series “Django,” Ricci — a veteran weapons master who also worked on hit Neapolitan mob show “Gomorrah” (pictured) — underlined that when it comes to using guns on set, the fundamental difference between safety rules in the U.S. and Italy, alongside several other European countries, is that weapons are required to be “plugged.”
“In Italy, there is legislation that says a plug has to be inserted in the gun’s barrel,” Ricci said, adding that the same rule is applied on sets in Spain and Romania.
- 10/27/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli, Naman Ramachandran and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Drs. Wolke and Allen will continue their residencies at St. Bonaventure.
The Good Doctor has promoted Noah Galvin and Bria Samoné Henderson to full-fledged series regulars, TVLine has learned exclusively. Their new status will take effect in Season 5, which premieres this fall.
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Formerly part of an orthodox Jewish sect, Galvin’s Asher Wolke made the choice to separate himself from his former beliefs before deciding to go to medical school.
The Good Doctor has promoted Noah Galvin and Bria Samoné Henderson to full-fledged series regulars, TVLine has learned exclusively. Their new status will take effect in Season 5, which premieres this fall.
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Formerly part of an orthodox Jewish sect, Galvin’s Asher Wolke made the choice to separate himself from his former beliefs before deciding to go to medical school.
- 5/24/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Consider it an early Father’s Day gift for Shaun: ABC has renewed The Good Doctor for Season 5, TVLine has learned.
Season to date, The Good Doctor is averaging 4.23 million total viewers and just shy of a 0.6 demo rating (in Live+Same Day numbers) — down about 30 percent from Season 3. Among the eight dramas ABC has aired this TV season, it ranks third in both measures (trailing Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy).
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Season to date, The Good Doctor is averaging 4.23 million total viewers and just shy of a 0.6 demo rating (in Live+Same Day numbers) — down about 30 percent from Season 3. Among the eight dramas ABC has aired this TV season, it ranks third in both measures (trailing Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy).
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- 5/3/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The Good Doctor is going there.
For its next episode, the beloved series will find San Jose St. Bonaventure plunged into chaos.
The reason?
A cyber attack!
Following in the footsteps of the medical dramas that came before it, The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 10 will have the staff trying to save lives, while hackers are trying to turn off live-saving machines.
"When the hospital is hit with a cyberattack threatening to shut down life-saving machines, Lea rises to the challenge and looks to outsmart the hackers to prove herself," reads the official logline.
This appears to be a storyline that will bring Lea into the hospital to work her magic and save the day, but this is The Good Doctor, and nothing is ever easy, meaning that there will be an uphill battle for Lea.
Given that these types of hacks almost always result in a ransom, it will be...
For its next episode, the beloved series will find San Jose St. Bonaventure plunged into chaos.
The reason?
A cyber attack!
Following in the footsteps of the medical dramas that came before it, The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 10 will have the staff trying to save lives, while hackers are trying to turn off live-saving machines.
"When the hospital is hit with a cyberattack threatening to shut down life-saving machines, Lea rises to the challenge and looks to outsmart the hackers to prove herself," reads the official logline.
This appears to be a storyline that will bring Lea into the hospital to work her magic and save the day, but this is The Good Doctor, and nothing is ever easy, meaning that there will be an uphill battle for Lea.
Given that these types of hacks almost always result in a ransom, it will be...
- 2/16/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
ABC’s The Good Doctor entered a post-covid world on Monday night, marking the first medical drama to move past the pandemic and on to other storylines. But with real-world infection rates on the rise, and a member of the show’s cast among the infected, we have to ask: Does it feel like the right decision to sidestep this unprecedented crisis?
To be fair to the show, a public service announcement did open the episode. Series star Freddie Highmore acknowledged that the following hour “portrays our hope for the future — a future where no one will have to wear a mask,...
To be fair to the show, a public service announcement did open the episode. Series star Freddie Highmore acknowledged that the following hour “portrays our hope for the future — a future where no one will have to wear a mask,...
- 11/17/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
One of the Real O’Neals is scrubbing in at St. Bonaventure.
The Good Doctor has cast Noah Galvin ahead of Season 4, Deadline reports. The ABC vet, who starred as Kenny on the aforementioned family sitcom, will recur on the Freddie Highmore medical drama as one of four first-year residents whose arc will span the entire season.
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The Good Doctor has cast Noah Galvin ahead of Season 4, Deadline reports. The ABC vet, who starred as Kenny on the aforementioned family sitcom, will recur on the Freddie Highmore medical drama as one of four first-year residents whose arc will span the entire season.
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- 10/1/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: The Real O’Neals and Dear Evan Hansen star Noah Galvin, newcomer Summer Brown, Bria Samoné Henderson (Mrs. America) and Brian Marc (The Kill Team) are set for recurring roles in the upcoming fourth season of The Good Doctor, as part of major storyline that will span the entire season of the ABC medical drama.
Introduced in Episode 403 of the series, from developer/executive producer David Shore and Sony Pictures TV, the four will play first-year residents who will be vying for one or more resident positions at St. Bonaventure Hospital. The quartet will be supervised by the hospital’s fourth-year residents, Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), Dr. Claire Brown (Antonia Thomas) and Dr. Alex Park (Will Yun Lee). While Park indicated in the season finale that he would be moving back to Arizona, he is expected to remain at St Bonaventure.
The plot is reminiscent of one of the...
Introduced in Episode 403 of the series, from developer/executive producer David Shore and Sony Pictures TV, the four will play first-year residents who will be vying for one or more resident positions at St. Bonaventure Hospital. The quartet will be supervised by the hospital’s fourth-year residents, Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), Dr. Claire Brown (Antonia Thomas) and Dr. Alex Park (Will Yun Lee). While Park indicated in the season finale that he would be moving back to Arizona, he is expected to remain at St Bonaventure.
The plot is reminiscent of one of the...
- 10/1/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Daniel Radcliffe has launched a new podcast series titled “Cunning Stunts” alongside his longtime “Harry Potter” stunt double David Holmes. The podcast finds the two former collaborators interviewing notable stunt performers to break down some of cinema’s best action scenes. Holmes served as Radcliffe’s stunt double on all eight “Harry Potter” films until he was critically injured during production on the final entry in the series. Holmes broke his neck performing a stunt and was paralyzed from the chest down.
The “Cunning Stunts” podcast launched with an episode featuring Derek Lea, a stunt performer whose credits include James Bond films, “Titanic,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and more. Additional episodes are set to feature Tina Maskell & David Forman, Paul Lowe, Jo McLaren, Rocky Taylor, and the late Brian ‘Sonny’ Nickels. Radcliffe said in an interview with Deadline that he wanted to be part of the podcast to bring greater awareness to stunt work,...
The “Cunning Stunts” podcast launched with an episode featuring Derek Lea, a stunt performer whose credits include James Bond films, “Titanic,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and more. Additional episodes are set to feature Tina Maskell & David Forman, Paul Lowe, Jo McLaren, Rocky Taylor, and the late Brian ‘Sonny’ Nickels. Radcliffe said in an interview with Deadline that he wanted to be part of the podcast to bring greater awareness to stunt work,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Olivia Jackson, a stunt performer who had to amputate her arm after suffering a career-ending injury on set of the sixth “Resident Evil” film, has won a legal case for damages in South Africa.
Jackson, a UK-based stunt performer, former model and Muay Thai fighter, was standing in for actress Milla Jovovich on set for “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” in 2015 and injured herself in a high-speed motorcycle stunt when a camera mounted on a crane from a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction struck her.
Jackson suffered multiple fractures, brain swelling, ruptured arteries in her arm and neck and spent 17 days in a coma in addition to having her arm amputated. She was also left with a painfully twisted spine, paralysis of the top left quarter of her body including her neck, a permanently dislocated shoulder, a severed thumb, punctured lungs and broken ribs.
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Jackson, a UK-based stunt performer, former model and Muay Thai fighter, was standing in for actress Milla Jovovich on set for “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” in 2015 and injured herself in a high-speed motorcycle stunt when a camera mounted on a crane from a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction struck her.
Jackson suffered multiple fractures, brain swelling, ruptured arteries in her arm and neck and spent 17 days in a coma in addition to having her arm amputated. She was also left with a painfully twisted spine, paralysis of the top left quarter of her body including her neck, a permanently dislocated shoulder, a severed thumb, punctured lungs and broken ribs.
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- 4/21/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
U.K.-based stuntwoman Olivia Jackson has won the latest stage in a long battle for damages following life-changing injuries she sustained during the filming of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” in 2015.
Standing in for Milla Jovovich, Jackson was driving a motorcycle that collided head-on with a camera attached to a boom that extended from a motor vehicle during the shoot in South Africa. The camera was supposed to swoop up over her, but the camera rig was not lifted in time.
Jackson was in a coma for 17 days and her left arm was amputated. She suffered numerous other injuries, including spinal fractures and bleeding on the brain.
Following a hearing on March 5-6, the High Court in South Africa ruled that the stunt was negligently planned and executed by the South African company operating the camera and filming vehicle. The judgment also dismissed the defendants’ allegations that Jackson’s motorbike riding was at fault.
Standing in for Milla Jovovich, Jackson was driving a motorcycle that collided head-on with a camera attached to a boom that extended from a motor vehicle during the shoot in South Africa. The camera was supposed to swoop up over her, but the camera rig was not lifted in time.
Jackson was in a coma for 17 days and her left arm was amputated. She suffered numerous other injuries, including spinal fractures and bleeding on the brain.
Following a hearing on March 5-6, the High Court in South Africa ruled that the stunt was negligently planned and executed by the South African company operating the camera and filming vehicle. The judgment also dismissed the defendants’ allegations that Jackson’s motorbike riding was at fault.
- 4/21/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Olivia Jackson, the stunt performer left with life-changing injuries after an accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, has won a court judgement in South Africa against a company claimed to have been negligent. Jackson, who lost her left arm and suffered other severe injuries in a motorcycle crash while filming the movie, has been pursuing a legal case about the accident, which took place in 2015.
Jackson brought a suit against Resident Evil producers Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt in Los Angeles last year, alleging that the stunt was improperly planned, whereby a camera was not moved before she crashed into it. In addition, Jackson claimed that the producers had not taken out enough insurance to cover her subsequent medical problems, and misled her about follow-up support. That suit was dropped when the producers pointed to Davis Films, a South African company, as being liable and...
Jackson brought a suit against Resident Evil producers Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt in Los Angeles last year, alleging that the stunt was improperly planned, whereby a camera was not moved before she crashed into it. In addition, Jackson claimed that the producers had not taken out enough insurance to cover her subsequent medical problems, and misled her about follow-up support. That suit was dropped when the producers pointed to Davis Films, a South African company, as being liable and...
- 4/20/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
UK-based stunt performer Olivia Jackson, who was left with life-changing injuries following a botched stunt while filming Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in 2015, has won the latest ruling in her legal fight against a company involved in the movie.
The South African High Court has ruled that the stunt, which saw Jackson riding a motorbike at high speed, was negligently planned and executed by the company operating the camera and filming vehicle, Bickers Action Sa. It also dismissed that company’s allegations that Jackson’s riding was at fault.
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“I miss my old face. I miss my old body. I miss my old life. At least I now finally have a court judgment that proves this stunt...
The South African High Court has ruled that the stunt, which saw Jackson riding a motorbike at high speed, was negligently planned and executed by the company operating the camera and filming vehicle, Bickers Action Sa. It also dismissed that company’s allegations that Jackson’s riding was at fault.
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“I miss my old face. I miss my old body. I miss my old life. At least I now finally have a court judgment that proves this stunt...
- 4/20/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Olivia Jackson was injured while shooting ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ in 2015.
UK stuntwoman Olivia Jackson has won a court ruling in her favour regarding a 2015 accident on the South African set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, from which she sustained ‘life-changing’ injuries.
On April 1, 2020, the South African High Court ruled that a stunt in which Jackson sustained the injuries ”was negligently planned and executed” by Bickers Action South Africa, the company operating it.
The court judgement wholly exonerated Jackson, with Mr Justice Davis concluding that the evidence from Gustav Marais and Roland Melville of Bickers Action Sa was...
UK stuntwoman Olivia Jackson has won a court ruling in her favour regarding a 2015 accident on the South African set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, from which she sustained ‘life-changing’ injuries.
On April 1, 2020, the South African High Court ruled that a stunt in which Jackson sustained the injuries ”was negligently planned and executed” by Bickers Action South Africa, the company operating it.
The court judgement wholly exonerated Jackson, with Mr Justice Davis concluding that the evidence from Gustav Marais and Roland Melville of Bickers Action Sa was...
- 4/20/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
U.K.-based stunt performer Olivia Jackson — who suffered life-changing injuries following an accident while shooting 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter — has won a legal case in South Africa against a company involved in the film.
While standing in for Milla Jovovich during the 2015 shoot in Cape Town and riding a motorcycle at high speed, Jackson collided with a crane-mounted camera vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. She would spend 17 days in a coma, with her left arm having to be amputated above the elbow. She was also left with a twisted spine, paralysis ...
While standing in for Milla Jovovich during the 2015 shoot in Cape Town and riding a motorcycle at high speed, Jackson collided with a crane-mounted camera vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. She would spend 17 days in a coma, with her left arm having to be amputated above the elbow. She was also left with a twisted spine, paralysis ...
- 4/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
U.K.-based stunt performer Olivia Jackson — who suffered life-changing injuries following an accident while shooting 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter — has won a legal case in South Africa against a company involved in the film.
While standing in for Milla Jovovich during the 2015 shoot in Cape Town and riding a motorcycle at high speed, Jackson collided with a crane-mounted camera vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. She would spend 17 days in a coma, with her left arm having to be amputated above the elbow. She was also left with a twisted spine, paralysis ...
While standing in for Milla Jovovich during the 2015 shoot in Cape Town and riding a motorcycle at high speed, Jackson collided with a crane-mounted camera vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. She would spend 17 days in a coma, with her left arm having to be amputated above the elbow. She was also left with a twisted spine, paralysis ...
- 4/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Two years ago, in 2017, while filming a scene for AMC’s very successful, long-running TV show The Walking Dead, based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series of the same name, a stuntman by the name of John Bernecker fell to his death during a stunt gone wrong. Today, his family’s lawyer made his closing argument, accusing AMC of being liable for Bernecker’s death, saying that it was entirely preventable and asking for $40-$100 million in damages.
The stunt in question involved Bernecker falling over a railing after being killed by Dwight, Austin Amelio’s character. There was a crash pad below him and things seemed set, but something went awry and Bernecker missed the pad by between two and nine feet. He fell on his skull and was rushed to a hospital, where he died two days later.
AMC’s arguing that he gripped the railing on his way down,...
The stunt in question involved Bernecker falling over a railing after being killed by Dwight, Austin Amelio’s character. There was a crash pad below him and things seemed set, but something went awry and Bernecker missed the pad by between two and nine feet. He fell on his skull and was rushed to a hospital, where he died two days later.
AMC’s arguing that he gripped the railing on his way down,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Josh Heath
- We Got This Covered
Attorneys for British stunt performer Olivia Jackson have dropped a Los Angeles-based lawsuit against the makers of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
The defendant argued in the motion to dismiss that Jackson's stunt performer contract specifically includes a provision requiring dispute resolution in South Africa. So it's possible that Jackson may pursue the case elsewhere.
In September 2016, during the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, in Cape Town, South Africa, Jackson was badly injured during a stunt. While riding a motorcycle at a high speed, the 34-year-old veteran stunt performer collided with a crane-mounted camera that ...
The defendant argued in the motion to dismiss that Jackson's stunt performer contract specifically includes a provision requiring dispute resolution in South Africa. So it's possible that Jackson may pursue the case elsewhere.
In September 2016, during the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, in Cape Town, South Africa, Jackson was badly injured during a stunt. While riding a motorcycle at a high speed, the 34-year-old veteran stunt performer collided with a crane-mounted camera that ...
- 11/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Attorneys for British stunt performer Olivia Jackson have dropped a Los Angeles-based lawsuit against the makers of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
The defendant argued in the motion to dismiss that Jackson's stunt performer contract specifically includes a provision requiring dispute resolution in South Africa. So it's possible that Jackson may pursue the case elsewhere.
In September 2016, during the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, in Cape Town, South Africa, Jackson was badly injured during a stunt. While riding a motorcycle at a high speed, the 34-year-old veteran stunt performer collided with a crane-mounted camera that ...
The defendant argued in the motion to dismiss that Jackson's stunt performer contract specifically includes a provision requiring dispute resolution in South Africa. So it's possible that Jackson may pursue the case elsewhere.
In September 2016, during the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, in Cape Town, South Africa, Jackson was badly injured during a stunt. While riding a motorcycle at a high speed, the 34-year-old veteran stunt performer collided with a crane-mounted camera that ...
- 11/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter finished up the long-running franchise in the manner to which its fans had become accustomed – with a plethora of unlikely action and slow-motion stunts. But those stunts came with a cost.
During production, stunt performer Olivia Jackson took part in a motorcycle scene that ended badly, leaving her in a coma for 17 days and resulted in her arm being amputated above the elbow. In a Facebook post soon after the accident, she described her injuries as follows:
“Brain bleeding, brain swelling, severed main artery in the neck, crushed and degloved face, several broken ribs, paralyzed arm, shattered scapula, broken clavicle, broken humerus, broken radius and ulna, with an open wound and a 7.5 piece of bone missing, and an amputated thumb.”
She’s since brought a lawsuit against the filmmakers, claiming that her injuries were a result of her smashing into a camera that failed to...
During production, stunt performer Olivia Jackson took part in a motorcycle scene that ended badly, leaving her in a coma for 17 days and resulted in her arm being amputated above the elbow. In a Facebook post soon after the accident, she described her injuries as follows:
“Brain bleeding, brain swelling, severed main artery in the neck, crushed and degloved face, several broken ribs, paralyzed arm, shattered scapula, broken clavicle, broken humerus, broken radius and ulna, with an open wound and a 7.5 piece of bone missing, and an amputated thumb.”
She’s since brought a lawsuit against the filmmakers, claiming that her injuries were a result of her smashing into a camera that failed to...
- 10/19/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Attorneys for director Paul W.S. Anderson and his longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt, along with their respective companies, Tannhauser Gate Inc., and Bolt Pictures Inc., have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them by South African stunt performer Olivia Jackson, alleging that Jackson’s “American lawyers are suing the wrong people in the wrong place.”
Last month, Jackson filed a suit against Anderson and Bolt in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking unspecified damages for ongoing medical needs related to the 2015 motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), which left her ...
Last month, Jackson filed a suit against Anderson and Bolt in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking unspecified damages for ongoing medical needs related to the 2015 motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), which left her ...
- 10/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Attorneys for director Paul W.S. Anderson and his longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt, along with their respective companies, Tannhauser Gate Inc., and Bolt Pictures Inc., have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them by South African stunt performer Olivia Jackson, alleging that Jackson’s “American lawyers are suing the wrong people in the wrong place.”
Last month, Jackson filed a suit against Anderson and Bolt in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking unspecified damages for ongoing medical needs related to the 2015 motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), which left her ...
Last month, Jackson filed a suit against Anderson and Bolt in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking unspecified damages for ongoing medical needs related to the 2015 motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), which left her ...
- 10/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was raining on the day of the shoot. That morning, Sept. 5, 2015, Olivia Jackson mucked around on the lonely stretch of road outside Pretoria, South Africa, where Resident Evil: The Final Chapter was filming. None of the other crewmembers, decked in gum boots and rain jackets, seemed to think they would be shooting that day. Jackson, a 34-year-old veteran stunt performer, had been scheduled to film a fight scene. Instead, at the last minute, she learned that she'd be doing a tricky stunt on a motorcycle.
The two practice runs went well enough. Jackson raced at 43 mph ...
The two practice runs went well enough. Jackson raced at 43 mph ...
- 10/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was raining on the day of the shoot. That morning, Sept. 5, 2015, Olivia Jackson mucked around on the lonely stretch of road outside Pretoria, South Africa, where Resident Evil: The Final Chapter was filming. None of the other crewmembers, decked in gum boots and rain jackets, seemed to think they would be shooting that day. Jackson, a 34-year-old veteran stunt performer, had been scheduled to film a fight scene. Instead, at the last minute, she learned that she'd be doing a tricky stunt on a motorcycle.
The two practice runs went well enough. Jackson raced at 43 mph ...
The two practice runs went well enough. Jackson raced at 43 mph ...
- 10/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
For 17 days after a horrific incident left her severely injured and partially paralyzed, stunt performer Olivia Jackson suffered from nightmares and hallucinations while in a medically induced coma.
In one of these visions, Jackson was being jerked around a bridge at lightning speed while tethered by rope to a motorcycle.
Of all the dreams she had, that one bore a passing resemblance to the real-life event that landed the former model and Cape Town native in the hospital after the first day of shooting began on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in her home country in September 2015.
“You ...
In one of these visions, Jackson was being jerked around a bridge at lightning speed while tethered by rope to a motorcycle.
Of all the dreams she had, that one bore a passing resemblance to the real-life event that landed the former model and Cape Town native in the hospital after the first day of shooting began on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in her home country in September 2015.
“You ...
- 9/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
For 17 days after a horrific incident left her severely injured and partially paralyzed, stunt performer Olivia Jackson suffered from nightmares and hallucinations while in a medically induced coma.
In one of these visions, Jackson was being jerked around a bridge at lightning speed while tethered by rope to a motorcycle.
Of all the dreams she had, that one bore a passing resemblance to the real-life event that landed the former model and Cape Town native in the hospital after the first day of shooting began on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in her home country in September 2015.
“You ...
In one of these visions, Jackson was being jerked around a bridge at lightning speed while tethered by rope to a motorcycle.
Of all the dreams she had, that one bore a passing resemblance to the real-life event that landed the former model and Cape Town native in the hospital after the first day of shooting began on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in her home country in September 2015.
“You ...
- 9/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While never critical darlings, the Resident Evil film series ran for an impressive six outings, spanning 14 years. Milla Jovovich led every single one of them, kicking both normal and undead ass along the way. However, action stars don’t do all that work on their own, they rely heavily on stunt doubles for complicated shots that require danger, and sometimes that danger comes to fruition.
As you may have heard, stuntwoman Olivia Jackson is now suing producers after they stopped providing medical support for her, post-accident. In 2015, in the middle of the shoot for the last film in the series, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Jackson was preparing for a fight scene. Moments before, though, she was told they would be switching to a dangerous motorcycle stunt instead. A camera impeded her motion after missing its cue, resulting in a serious accident in which Jackson lost her arm. She had...
As you may have heard, stuntwoman Olivia Jackson is now suing producers after they stopped providing medical support for her, post-accident. In 2015, in the middle of the shoot for the last film in the series, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Jackson was preparing for a fight scene. Moments before, though, she was told they would be switching to a dangerous motorcycle stunt instead. A camera impeded her motion after missing its cue, resulting in a serious accident in which Jackson lost her arm. She had...
- 9/17/2019
- by Josh Heath
- We Got This Covered
The stunt double for Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, who lost her arm in an on-set accident, is suing Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt and their production companies for breach of oral contract and misrepresentation. Olivia Jackson claims the defendants “promised to provide full financial support for all medical expenses” but then “welched on their promise.”
In the suit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jackson describes the September 2015 accident that she claims “was a byproduct of Defendants’ practice of elevating financial considerations over safety.” According to the suit, Jackson was scheduled to do a fight scene that but “in a last-minute change, she was asked to perform a dangerous and technically complex scene in adverse weather conditions.”
The scene had Jackson riding a motorcycle directly toward a mechanical crane attached to a vehicle. But, the suit alleges, when “the crane operator failed to raise the...
In the suit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jackson describes the September 2015 accident that she claims “was a byproduct of Defendants’ practice of elevating financial considerations over safety.” According to the suit, Jackson was scheduled to do a fight scene that but “in a last-minute change, she was asked to perform a dangerous and technically complex scene in adverse weather conditions.”
The scene had Jackson riding a motorcycle directly toward a mechanical crane attached to a vehicle. But, the suit alleges, when “the crane operator failed to raise the...
- 9/12/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Four years after Olivia Jackson suffered a motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, the stuntwoman has filed a lawsuit against the film’s producers.
Jackson, whose arm was amputated as a result of the accident, has claimed producer Jeremy Bolton and producer/director Paul W.S. Anderson, who is married to Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich, “abandoned” her, allegedly taking out an insurance policy which covered just $33,000 of her medical expenses, according to documents obtained by People.
In the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in California, Jackson claimed that although Bolton allegedly told her husband that they...
Jackson, whose arm was amputated as a result of the accident, has claimed producer Jeremy Bolton and producer/director Paul W.S. Anderson, who is married to Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich, “abandoned” her, allegedly taking out an insurance policy which covered just $33,000 of her medical expenses, according to documents obtained by People.
In the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in California, Jackson claimed that although Bolton allegedly told her husband that they...
- 9/12/2019
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Few video game-related film franchises have left their mark on the industry like the Resident Evil series. Between the years 2002-2016, the saga based on Capcom's horror video game collection solidified The Fifth Element actress Milla Jovovich as a bonafide action star. However, a recent lawsuit could find the Re films in trouble, after Jovovich's stunt double, Olivia Jackson, has moved to…...
- 9/12/2019
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The producers of the latest Resident Evil installment, The Final Chapter, are facing a graphic lawsuit from a stunt performer who suffered "horrific" injuries as the result of an on-set motorcycle crash.
Olivia Jackson, who performed stunts for Milla Jovovich's character, Alice, says the September 2015 crash was the result of producers "elevating financial considerations over safety."
In the complaint, she says she was slated to shoot a fight scene, but at the last minute she was asked to perform a "dangerous and technically complex motorcycle scene in adverse weather" that involved speeding toward the camera,...
Olivia Jackson, who performed stunts for Milla Jovovich's character, Alice, says the September 2015 crash was the result of producers "elevating financial considerations over safety."
In the complaint, she says she was slated to shoot a fight scene, but at the last minute she was asked to perform a "dangerous and technically complex motorcycle scene in adverse weather" that involved speeding toward the camera,...
- 9/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The producers of the latest Resident Evil installment, The Final Chapter, are facing a graphic lawsuit from a stunt performer who suffered "horrific" injuries as the result of an on-set motorcycle crash.
Olivia Jackson, who performed stunts for Milla Jovovich's character, Alice, says the September 2015 crash was the result of producers "elevating financial considerations over safety."
In the complaint, she says she was slated to shoot a fight scene, but at the last minute she was asked to perform a "dangerous and technically complex motorcycle scene in adverse weather" that involved speeding toward the camera,...
Olivia Jackson, who performed stunts for Milla Jovovich's character, Alice, says the September 2015 crash was the result of producers "elevating financial considerations over safety."
In the complaint, she says she was slated to shoot a fight scene, but at the last minute she was asked to perform a "dangerous and technically complex motorcycle scene in adverse weather" that involved speeding toward the camera,...
- 9/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Today safety on the set is critical. How often do we hear about the stunt women? The men are romanticized and copied by generations of boys wanting to perform brave stunts. Well, here is the woman for generations of girls to watch and wish to imitate. But…
The danger involved is central to the topic. This month, John Bernecker, a stuntman on AMC’s The Walking Dead, died from injuries suffered on the show’s set and another stuntman suffered major injuries after he was run over by a car on the set of the new TV show Shooter at a Santa Clarita airport. During the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in September 2015, stuntwoman Olivia Jackson suffered extensive injuries after a motorcycle accident involving a metal camera arm. She spent two weeks in a medically induced coma. A 2015 story from The Times examined the circumstances surrounding the increased...
The danger involved is central to the topic. This month, John Bernecker, a stuntman on AMC’s The Walking Dead, died from injuries suffered on the show’s set and another stuntman suffered major injuries after he was run over by a car on the set of the new TV show Shooter at a Santa Clarita airport. During the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in September 2015, stuntwoman Olivia Jackson suffered extensive injuries after a motorcycle accident involving a metal camera arm. She spent two weeks in a medically induced coma. A 2015 story from The Times examined the circumstances surrounding the increased...
- 7/13/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Olivia Jackson, a stuntwoman who most recently appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will have her arm amputated after an on-set accident while filming Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. The accident was so severe that the film.s star Milla Jovovich insisted that it was "a miracle" she survived at all. Jackson, whose Instagram account shows just how eclectic her skills as a stunt woman are, was involved in the accident back in September while filming on the upcoming Resident Evil film. The accident took place in her homeland of South Africa. It.s been reported that she struck a metal camera arm while she was filming, which then left her in a medically-induced coma for two weeks. Jackson.s injuries to her arm were so severe that she.s now confirmed to The Sun, via Yahoo, that it will now have to be amputated. My left arm is...
- 12/22/2015
- cinemablend.com
Stuntwoman Olivia Jackson will lose her arm after suffering a motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter earlier this year. "My left arm is paralyzed and is going to have to be amputated," the 34-year-old stunt double wrote on a Gofundme page set up for her benefit. Jackson, who had recently worked on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, lost control of her bike when the vehicle slammed into a heavy camera arm on set in early September. "It's a miracle that she survived," Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich wrote on her Facebook page. "All of us...
- 12/22/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Stuntwoman Olivia Jackson will lose her arm after suffering a motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter earlier this year. "My left arm is paralyzed and is going to have to be amputated," the 34-year-old stunt double wrote on a Gofundme page set up for her benefit. Jackson, who had recently worked on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, lost control of her bike when the vehicle slammed into a heavy camera arm on set in early September. "It's a miracle that she survived," Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich wrote on her Facebook page. "All of us...
- 12/22/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Difficult doesn't even begin to describe the circumstances around the Paul W. S. Anderson helmed Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Word emerged from the South African shoot back in September about the horrific injuries sustained by stunt performer Olivia Jackson, injuries that are now resulting in Jackson - a veteran of Star Wars and Mad Max - having her left arm amputated. And while you would think that things couldn't get much worse than that, they have.Stories have recently emerged in South African media about the tragic circumstances befalling crew member Ricardo Cornelius. After serving on the crew for only five weeks Cornelius was crushed to death when the platform he and fellow crew members were rotating a Hummer on shifted and - reports vary...
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- 12/22/2015
- Screen Anarchy
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” stunt woman Olivia Jackson will need to amputate her arm after getting seriously injured on the set of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.” “My left arm is paralyzed and is going to have to be amputated,” she told U.K. publication The Sun, according to Yahoo. “My facial scarring is horrible and I wish I had my old face. But I’m truly grateful to be alive.” Jackson crashed into a metal camera arm in September while shooting a high-speed motorcycle chase on the Johannesburg, South Africa set of the sequel. She was induced into a coma at the.
- 12/21/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Milla Jovovich is pleading with her many followers and fans on social media to pray for her Resident Evil: The Final Chapter stunt double, Olivia Jackson, who suffered a freak accident on set last week and remains hospitalized. In a new Facebook update on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the '90s supermodel shared details about what exactly happened to her colleague. "I sit down to write this post with a heavy heart, because a terrible accident rocked our set on Saturday the 5th of September," Jovovich, 39, wrote. "My incredibly [...]...
- 9/16/2015
- Us Weekly
We.ve all heard of the phrase "occupational hazard," but what happens when hazards are the focal point of your occupation? Even with the advances in CGI and visual effects over the last few decades, stunt workers remain a necessary, and underappreciated, aspect of filming the action sequences we take for granted. And unfortunately, every so often tragedy befalls these unsung workers According to The Sun, stuntwoman Olivia Jackson was involved in a serious motorcycle accident on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter that has left her in a coma. The stunt was fairly run of the mill by her profession.s standards, but when a mechanical arm with a camera attached to it failed to lift up, Jackson slammed into the machinery while riding a motorcycle. Due to the nature of the scene she had no protective headgear on, and suffered severe injuries leading to her coma.
- 9/11/2015
- cinemablend.com
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