Most of us neglect to think about the potential dangers that the crew of a film encounter for often months on end while we stream a movie from Netflix or go to the theater to enjoy ourselves for a couple of hours and escape the often straining reality of life. But film-making is a business that is often much more serious than it is ever given credit for.
Perhaps the area of making a movie you would think of to be the most treacherous would be in the field of stunts. But even actors suffer injuries, as well as other assorted members of film staff. There are many different things required that go into making a flick and all those have to be manned.
Intricate planning is always implemented but sometimes, no matter how much preparation is exhausted, things can and still do go unfortunately wrong.
Below are 5 films that...
Perhaps the area of making a movie you would think of to be the most treacherous would be in the field of stunts. But even actors suffer injuries, as well as other assorted members of film staff. There are many different things required that go into making a flick and all those have to be manned.
Intricate planning is always implemented but sometimes, no matter how much preparation is exhausted, things can and still do go unfortunately wrong.
Below are 5 films that...
- 4/24/2018
- by Lee Skavydis
- Age of the Nerd
Update: THR now reports that Renner actually broke his arms on the set of Tag, not Avengers: Infinity War.
Movie sets can be dangerous places. Sometimes people get injured and sometimes people die. Cameraman Conway Wickliffe was killed on the set of The Dark Knight in 2007, when the pickup truck driving parallel to a stunt car crashed into a tree. On 2012's The Avengers, stuntman Jeremy Fitzgerald slammed into a pile of bricks and tore off a chunk of his scalp. But, not even the actors themselves are out of harm's way. On the set of The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone injured his neck so badly during a fight scene with Steve Austin that he required a metal plate inserted into his neck during surgery. It happens, but thankfully today's news is not a death.
Variety reports that while filming Avengers: Infinity War, Jeremy Renner said he "broke his arms" during a stunt.
Movie sets can be dangerous places. Sometimes people get injured and sometimes people die. Cameraman Conway Wickliffe was killed on the set of The Dark Knight in 2007, when the pickup truck driving parallel to a stunt car crashed into a tree. On 2012's The Avengers, stuntman Jeremy Fitzgerald slammed into a pile of bricks and tore off a chunk of his scalp. But, not even the actors themselves are out of harm's way. On the set of The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone injured his neck so badly during a fight scene with Steve Austin that he required a metal plate inserted into his neck during surgery. It happens, but thankfully today's news is not a death.
Variety reports that while filming Avengers: Infinity War, Jeremy Renner said he "broke his arms" during a stunt.
- 7/7/2017
- by Nick Doll
- LRMonline.com
Odd List Simon Brew 15 Nov 2013 - 07:08
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
- 11/14/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
No, not that butt. Wow, how dare you take my overtly sexual statement as something sensually voluptuous. Shame on you.
People get injured all the time on movie sets. These injuries from range from the minor, to the severe. In fact, Christopher Nolan is no stranger to on-set injuries. It's only been about three years since stuntman Conway Wickliffe tragically perished filming one of The Dark Knight's many chase scenes. At this point, some might even consider working on a Batman movie a type of taboo. Because news has come today that another stuntman has been injured during the filming of The Dark Knight Rises. And with Anne Hathaway's butt, no less.
The Face...of Evil?
Now before I get your fanboy panties in a twist (literally), the butt I'm talking about is from Hathaway's gun she was using during a fight scene. Why didn't I tell you that in the first place?...
People get injured all the time on movie sets. These injuries from range from the minor, to the severe. In fact, Christopher Nolan is no stranger to on-set injuries. It's only been about three years since stuntman Conway Wickliffe tragically perished filming one of The Dark Knight's many chase scenes. At this point, some might even consider working on a Batman movie a type of taboo. Because news has come today that another stuntman has been injured during the filming of The Dark Knight Rises. And with Anne Hathaway's butt, no less.
The Face...of Evil?
Now before I get your fanboy panties in a twist (literally), the butt I'm talking about is from Hathaway's gun she was using during a fight scene. Why didn't I tell you that in the first place?...
- 6/9/2011
- Cinelinx
An Oscar-winning stunt expert has been cleared of allegations that health and safety violations led to the death of a cameraman during the making of "The Dark Knight". Conway Wickliffe, 41, was killed on the set of the "Batman" movie in Surrey, England in 2007 after the vehicle he was traveling in hit a tree during the rehearsal of an action sequence.
The father-of-two, who suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene, was said to have not been strapped down during the stunt and special effects boss Christopher Corbould went on trial accused of failing to ensure his safety.
Corbould, who won an Academy Award in February for his work on "Inception", insisted proper measures were taken and a jury at Guildford Crown Court in England agreed on Monday, March 14, by finding him not guilty of breaching health and safety regulations.
Corbould's solicitor Chris Humphreys confirmed the Oscar-winner was happy with the verdict,...
The father-of-two, who suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene, was said to have not been strapped down during the stunt and special effects boss Christopher Corbould went on trial accused of failing to ensure his safety.
Corbould, who won an Academy Award in February for his work on "Inception", insisted proper measures were taken and a jury at Guildford Crown Court in England agreed on Monday, March 14, by finding him not guilty of breaching health and safety regulations.
Corbould's solicitor Chris Humphreys confirmed the Oscar-winner was happy with the verdict,...
- 3/16/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
An Oscar-winning stunt expert has been cleared of allegations that health and safety violations led to the death of a cameraman during the making of The Dark Knight.
Conway Wickliffe, 41, was killed on the set of the Batman movie in Surrey, England in 2007 after the vehicle he was travelling in hit a tree during the rehearsal of an action sequence.
The father-of-two, who suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene, was said to have not been strapped down during the stunt and special effects boss Christopher Corbould went on trial accused of failing to ensure his safety.
Corbould, who won an Academy Award last month for his work on Inception, insisted proper measures were taken and a jury at Guildford Crown Court in England agreed on Monday by finding him not guilty of breaching health and safety regulations.
Corbould's solicitor Chris Humphreys confirmed the Oscar-winner was happy with the verdict, telling reporters, "We always thought from the beginning that this was an ill-conceived and misguided prosecution by the Hse (Health and Safety Executive). The police decided within two weeks of this tragic accident that there was no-one to blame and it was a tragic accident.
"World-class actors do not put their livelihoods and wellbeing in the hands of people that don't put their health and safety first. Directors and producers do not entrust that kind of money to someone that doesn't put safety first."...
Conway Wickliffe, 41, was killed on the set of the Batman movie in Surrey, England in 2007 after the vehicle he was travelling in hit a tree during the rehearsal of an action sequence.
The father-of-two, who suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene, was said to have not been strapped down during the stunt and special effects boss Christopher Corbould went on trial accused of failing to ensure his safety.
Corbould, who won an Academy Award last month for his work on Inception, insisted proper measures were taken and a jury at Guildford Crown Court in England agreed on Monday by finding him not guilty of breaching health and safety regulations.
Corbould's solicitor Chris Humphreys confirmed the Oscar-winner was happy with the verdict, telling reporters, "We always thought from the beginning that this was an ill-conceived and misguided prosecution by the Hse (Health and Safety Executive). The police decided within two weeks of this tragic accident that there was no-one to blame and it was a tragic accident.
"World-class actors do not put their livelihoods and wellbeing in the hands of people that don't put their health and safety first. Directors and producers do not entrust that kind of money to someone that doesn't put safety first."...
- 3/15/2011
- WENN
Oscar winner Christopher Corbould found not guilty of failing to ensure safety of cameraman killed while filming Batman movie
An Oscar-winning special effects expert has been cleared of health and safety breaches over the death of a cameraman who was killed during the filming of Batman film The Dark Knight.
New Zealand-born Conway Wickliffe, 41, died when the 4x4 he was travelling in hit a tree during filming at an industrial site near Chertsey, Surrey, on 24 September 2007. He was shooting out of the window from the back seat with a handheld camera and was not wearing a seatbelt.
Jurors took less than two hours to unanimously find Christopher Corbould, 53, of Bookham, Surrey not guilty of failing to ensure Wickliffe's safety. Corbould won the Academy Award earlier this month for his special effects work on Inception, the latest film from the director of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan.
During the trial at Guildford crown court,...
An Oscar-winning special effects expert has been cleared of health and safety breaches over the death of a cameraman who was killed during the filming of Batman film The Dark Knight.
New Zealand-born Conway Wickliffe, 41, died when the 4x4 he was travelling in hit a tree during filming at an industrial site near Chertsey, Surrey, on 24 September 2007. He was shooting out of the window from the back seat with a handheld camera and was not wearing a seatbelt.
Jurors took less than two hours to unanimously find Christopher Corbould, 53, of Bookham, Surrey not guilty of failing to ensure Wickliffe's safety. Corbould won the Academy Award earlier this month for his special effects work on Inception, the latest film from the director of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan.
During the trial at Guildford crown court,...
- 3/15/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Special effects supervisor Christopher Corbould just won an Oscar for his work on "Inception," but at the time of the awards show he was dealing with an accident that took place during the film of another Christopher Nolan movie, "The Dark Knight." During the filming of Nolan's last Batman movie, 41-year-old cameraman Conway Wickliffe was killed when the vehicle from which he was filming struck a tree during a test run for an action sequence. Wickliffe, who did not have his seatbelt on, had his head hanging out of the open window and it was crushed between the tree and the car. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Now comes word that jurors at Guildford Crown Court took less than two hours to find Corbould not guilty of failing to ensure Wickliffe's safety. Their decision was unanimous. The Press Association says that Corbould looked relieved and could be heard...
- 3/15/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Here is an excerpt from Reuters: An Oscar-winning special effects expert was cleared Monday of health and safety breaches after a cameraman died during the making of the last Batman movie in 2007. Conway Wickliffe, 41, was killed when the vehicle from which he was filming struck a tree during a test run for an action scene in "The Dark Knight," starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. The father-of-two suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at an industrial site in southern England. Jurors at Guildford Crown Court took less than two hours to find special effects supervisor Christopher Corbould, 53, not guilty of failing to ensure his safety, the Press Association reported. Their decision was unanimous. Corbould, who won an Oscar last month for the special effects in Hollywood blockbuster "Inception," looked relieved and could be heard to breathe a sigh of relief as jurors returned their verdict.
- 3/14/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Special effects expert on trial for role in stunt that led to cameraman's death during making of Batman movie in 2007
An Oscar-winning special effects coordinator failed to make proper safety checks prior to a stunt that led to a cameraman's death during the making of The Dark Knight, a court heard.
New Zealand-born Conway Wickliffe, 41, died when the 4x4 he was travelling in lost control and hit a tree during filming in Chertsey, Surrey, in September 2007. He was shooting from the back seat with a handheld camera and was not wearing a seatbelt.
Christopher Corbould, 53, who received the Academy Award for special effects this year for his work on Inception, stands accused of failing to follow health and safety rules. Wickliffe suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pascal Bates, prosecuting, said that Corbould should have made a careful assessment of the stunt's health and safety risks...
An Oscar-winning special effects coordinator failed to make proper safety checks prior to a stunt that led to a cameraman's death during the making of The Dark Knight, a court heard.
New Zealand-born Conway Wickliffe, 41, died when the 4x4 he was travelling in lost control and hit a tree during filming in Chertsey, Surrey, in September 2007. He was shooting from the back seat with a handheld camera and was not wearing a seatbelt.
Christopher Corbould, 53, who received the Academy Award for special effects this year for his work on Inception, stands accused of failing to follow health and safety rules. Wickliffe suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pascal Bates, prosecuting, said that Corbould should have made a careful assessment of the stunt's health and safety risks...
- 3/9/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
An Oscar-winning stunt boss has been accused of failing to ensure the safety of a cameraman who was killed while shooting The Dark Knight.
Conway Wickliffe was not strapped down to the vehicle he was travelling in on the set of the Batman movie in Surrey, England in 2007 and died after the 4x4 hit a tree.
The 41 year old, who was grasping a handheld camera to film the scene, suffered severe injuries and died after the driver swerved to avoid a pothole and struck the tree.
Prosecutor Pascal Bates told Guildford Crown Court that Christopher Corbould, who was performing the stunt with a crew of 14 technicians, is to blame for not assessing the health and safety risks of the manoeuvre.
The 53 year old, who won an Academy Award last month for his work on Inception, insists proper measures were taken on the day the scene was filmed.
Ian Lowe, Corbould's colleague, told the court that trial runs were conducted before the final shoot.
He explained, "We wouldn't have done the test if everyone hadn't been happy with it."
Corbould has worked on seven James Bond movies, the Harry Potter franchise and Tomb Raider. The trial continues.
Conway Wickliffe was not strapped down to the vehicle he was travelling in on the set of the Batman movie in Surrey, England in 2007 and died after the 4x4 hit a tree.
The 41 year old, who was grasping a handheld camera to film the scene, suffered severe injuries and died after the driver swerved to avoid a pothole and struck the tree.
Prosecutor Pascal Bates told Guildford Crown Court that Christopher Corbould, who was performing the stunt with a crew of 14 technicians, is to blame for not assessing the health and safety risks of the manoeuvre.
The 53 year old, who won an Academy Award last month for his work on Inception, insists proper measures were taken on the day the scene was filmed.
Ian Lowe, Corbould's colleague, told the court that trial runs were conducted before the final shoot.
He explained, "We wouldn't have done the test if everyone hadn't been happy with it."
Corbould has worked on seven James Bond movies, the Harry Potter franchise and Tomb Raider. The trial continues.
- 3/9/2011
- WENN
The Spider-Man Broadway musical has been making all the headlines for injuring its performers, but not to be outdone, The Hangover 2 has managed a major accident as well. According to Variety, Australian stunt man Scott McLean was seriously injured in a car accident that was part of a planned stunt involving a car and a truck. McLean was taken by ambulance to a Bangkok hospital, and has been put into a "medically induced coma" to help him speed up his recovery. Apparently the outlook is "positive" for his recovery. Though the vast majority of people doing stunts have long and healthy careers in the movies, car-related stunts can be especially dangerous on movie sets. An extra was critically injured earlier this year on the set of Transformers: Dark of the Moon when a tow cable snapped and smashed through her car windshield, and camera technician Conway Wickliffe died while filming...
- 12/28/2010
- cinemablend.com
Don't let anyone tell you that being a member of the Green Lantern Corps is easy, as actor Ryan Reynolds has reportedly suffered an injury during filming on the New Orleans set of "Green Lantern."
According to Us Magazine, Reynolds was injured on Monday while shooting a scene for director Martin Campbell's developing DC Comics adaptation. The 33-year-old actor reportedly separated his shoulder and "is in lots of pain," treating himself by keeping ice on the injury. Reynolds' representatives did not comment on Us Magazine's story.
As the incident supposedly took place earlier this week and reports are only now surfacing online, the extent of Reynolds' injury and how it will impact further shooting on "Green Lantern" is currently unknown. The movie has been filming in New Orleans since the early spring of 2010.
Reynolds' separated shoulder isn't the first reported injury from the set of "Green Lantern." In March,...
According to Us Magazine, Reynolds was injured on Monday while shooting a scene for director Martin Campbell's developing DC Comics adaptation. The 33-year-old actor reportedly separated his shoulder and "is in lots of pain," treating himself by keeping ice on the injury. Reynolds' representatives did not comment on Us Magazine's story.
As the incident supposedly took place earlier this week and reports are only now surfacing online, the extent of Reynolds' injury and how it will impact further shooting on "Green Lantern" is currently unknown. The movie has been filming in New Orleans since the early spring of 2010.
Reynolds' separated shoulder isn't the first reported injury from the set of "Green Lantern." In March,...
- 7/14/2010
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Splash Page
Latest: The death of a special effects technician on the movie set of The Dark Knight was an accident, an inquest has ruled.
A jury at Monday's two-day inquest at Woking Coroner's Court in Surrey, England heard that Conway Wickliffe lost his life during a test run for a scene in the latest Batman film, in which the Batmobile is blown up.
The 41-year-old father-of-two was leaning out of a car while operating a camera when the vehicle crashed on the test track at the QinetiQ site in Surrey in September 2007.
Wickliffe's partner, Dee Chase, is now urging big movie companies to hire health and safety officials to oversee every stunt in a bid to prevent further tragedies.
Chase says, "Warner Brothers (the studio behind The Dark Knight) are a huge multi-million dollar company - why are they cutting corners like this? These guys are under pressure because the director will say he wants something and they have to respond as quickly as possible. It is the culture of the industry and it needs to change."
According to the BBC, bosses at the Health and Safety Executive (Hse) may now bring a prosecution over the incident.
A jury at Monday's two-day inquest at Woking Coroner's Court in Surrey, England heard that Conway Wickliffe lost his life during a test run for a scene in the latest Batman film, in which the Batmobile is blown up.
The 41-year-old father-of-two was leaning out of a car while operating a camera when the vehicle crashed on the test track at the QinetiQ site in Surrey in September 2007.
Wickliffe's partner, Dee Chase, is now urging big movie companies to hire health and safety officials to oversee every stunt in a bid to prevent further tragedies.
Chase says, "Warner Brothers (the studio behind The Dark Knight) are a huge multi-million dollar company - why are they cutting corners like this? These guys are under pressure because the director will say he wants something and they have to respond as quickly as possible. It is the culture of the industry and it needs to change."
According to the BBC, bosses at the Health and Safety Executive (Hse) may now bring a prosecution over the incident.
- 11/5/2008
- WENN
Those who stayed to watch the credits for The Dark Knight will have seen 'in memory of our friends Heath Ledger and Conway Wickliffe.' Well Conway Wickliffe was a stunt technician on the film and was leaning out of a car while operating a camera when the vehicle failed to negotiate a bend and hit a tree. The accident happened during a test run for a scene in which the…
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- 11/4/2008
- by Liam
- Filmonic.com
Conway Wickliffe was tragically killed filming a stunt for The Dark Knight last year. An inquest into his death began this week. So, to cheer you up on a gloomy Autumn day, here's a few more action sequences that went horribly wrong... Top Gun (1986) When Art Scholl climbed into his Pitts S-2 camera-plane on the set of Top Gun – as he had so many times before - he had no idea of the dark fate that awaited him. Embarking on one of the dynamic flat spins that made the flight sequences so memorable, Scholl lost control... .
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- 11/4/2008
- by sashurst
- TotalFilm
Special effects technician Conway Wickliffe was killed on set during the filming of
The Dark Knight. A jury at Woking Cornoner's Court was told that the father of two was leaning out of a moving Nissan 4x4 when the vehicle failed to take a turning correctly and hit a tree. Wickliffe was pronounced dead on the filming site in Longcross, Surrey. His movie credits included Batman Begins and Casino Royale. He was in the backseat of the car, which was driving alongside a stunt vehicle when the incident occurred. Another technician, Bruce Monroe-Armstrong, failed to make a 90 degree turn at the end of the road after being fired off a ramp. Armstrong, (more)...
The Dark Knight. A jury at Woking Cornoner's Court was told that the father of two was leaning out of a moving Nissan 4x4 when the vehicle failed to take a turning correctly and hit a tree. Wickliffe was pronounced dead on the filming site in Longcross, Surrey. His movie credits included Batman Begins and Casino Royale. He was in the backseat of the car, which was driving alongside a stunt vehicle when the incident occurred. Another technician, Bruce Monroe-Armstrong, failed to make a 90 degree turn at the end of the road after being fired off a ramp. Armstrong, (more)...
- 11/4/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
An inquest into the death of a special effects technician who was killed on the set of the latest Batman movie is due to begin in November.
Conway Wickliffe lost his life in a stunt accident in September 2007 on the set of The Dark Knight after the truck carrying his camera platform collided with a tree.
New Zealand native Wickliffe, who was reportedly filming a Batmobile sequence at the time, died at the scene.
According to the BBC, the inquest into the cause of the incident will be held at Woking Coroner's Court in Surrey, England - close to where the film was shot.
Movie bosses paid tribute to Wickliffe and the film's late star Heath Ledger - who died from an overdose in January - with a special dedication to the tragic pair at the end of the film, which was released in the summer.
Conway Wickliffe lost his life in a stunt accident in September 2007 on the set of The Dark Knight after the truck carrying his camera platform collided with a tree.
New Zealand native Wickliffe, who was reportedly filming a Batmobile sequence at the time, died at the scene.
According to the BBC, the inquest into the cause of the incident will be held at Woking Coroner's Court in Surrey, England - close to where the film was shot.
Movie bosses paid tribute to Wickliffe and the film's late star Heath Ledger - who died from an overdose in January - with a special dedication to the tragic pair at the end of the film, which was released in the summer.
- 11/3/2008
- WENN
Heath Ledger and special effects technician Comway Wickliffe will be remembered in a special dedication at the end of the new Batman film The Dark Knight.
After the credits roll on the upcoming blockbuster, a message reading, "In memory of our friends Heath Ledger + Comway Wickliffe" will appear on the screen.
Ledger, who plays The Joker in the film died from an accidental drug overdose in January and Wickliffe lost his life in a stunt accident last year.
After the credits roll on the upcoming blockbuster, a message reading, "In memory of our friends Heath Ledger + Comway Wickliffe" will appear on the screen.
Ledger, who plays The Joker in the film died from an accidental drug overdose in January and Wickliffe lost his life in a stunt accident last year.
- 6/27/2008
- WENN
Heath Ledger will receive a special posthumous tribute at the end of his Batman movie, The Dark Knight. The movie's closing credits will also acknowledge special-effects technician Comway Wickliffe, who was killed last September in a stunt-car accident. The send-off reads, "In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Comway Wickliffe." Ledger, who died in January, plays the villainous Joker in the film, which opens July 18. It also stars Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, as well as Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal. – Stephen M. Silverman...
- 6/26/2008
- PEOPLE.com
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