A 34-year-old crew member from “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” is dead after a prop car crushed him on set in Cape Town, South Africa, according to media reports.
Ricardo Cornelius was part of a team manually rotating a U.S. Army hummer on the Milla Jovovich horror-thriller in early December, per website IOL, when the vehicle slipped and pinned him beneath.
Representatives for producers Constantin Films did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.
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Cornelius was rushed to the hospital and placed on life support, where he was pronounced dead hours later.
A camera operator on the film shared Instagram photos from set throughout December. One particular upload is a collage that features Jovovich at the wheel of a hummer and a still of the vehicle surrounded by rubble.
Cornelius’ widow Shafiefa gave a lengthy interview to the website, where she accused her husband’s local employer All Access Crews of minimizing the injury to obtain identification documents for his treatment.
“[Ricardo’s colleague] called me and said he needs Ricardo’s identity document because he got hurt at work but I don’t have to worry,” she said.
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“I couldn’t find his ID so I gave our marriage certificate. When I asked what happened, (he) said Ricardo will have to stay in hospital for a few days.”
Shafiefa said the company “helped her financially,” but she’s in the dark about the events surrounding her husband’s death.
“No one can tell me what happened, I need closure. His colleagues who I spoke to blocked me on WhatsApp,” she said of the widely used messaging app.
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News of the tragedy comes on the heels of stunt woman Olivia Jackson’s revelation that she’ll need to amputate her arm after an injury during a motorcycle chase during production.
The “Resident Evil” franchise counts five completed films based on the Capcom video game of the same name. Jovovich stars in all, with husband Paul W.S. Anderson serving as writer and executive producer.
Anderson directed the first and is back at the helm for “The Final Chapter.”
Resident Evil done. Whew!! What a ride. Gonna miss this massively gifted team. Love you all;)
A photo posted by Lars (@xxxlargexxx) on Dec 9, 2015 at 7:17am PST
Reported by The Wrap 10 hours ago.
Ricardo Cornelius was part of a team manually rotating a U.S. Army hummer on the Milla Jovovich horror-thriller in early December, per website IOL, when the vehicle slipped and pinned him beneath.
Representatives for producers Constantin Films did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.
*Also Read:* 'Star Wars' Stuntwoman to Have Arm Amputated After 'Resident Evil' Set Injury
Cornelius was rushed to the hospital and placed on life support, where he was pronounced dead hours later.
A camera operator on the film shared Instagram photos from set throughout December. One particular upload is a collage that features Jovovich at the wheel of a hummer and a still of the vehicle surrounded by rubble.
Cornelius’ widow Shafiefa gave a lengthy interview to the website, where she accused her husband’s local employer All Access Crews of minimizing the injury to obtain identification documents for his treatment.
“[Ricardo’s colleague] called me and said he needs Ricardo’s identity document because he got hurt at work but I don’t have to worry,” she said.
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“I couldn’t find his ID so I gave our marriage certificate. When I asked what happened, (he) said Ricardo will have to stay in hospital for a few days.”
Shafiefa said the company “helped her financially,” but she’s in the dark about the events surrounding her husband’s death.
“No one can tell me what happened, I need closure. His colleagues who I spoke to blocked me on WhatsApp,” she said of the widely used messaging app.
*Also Read:* Rapper Fetty Wap Injured in Serious Motorcycle Accident
News of the tragedy comes on the heels of stunt woman Olivia Jackson’s revelation that she’ll need to amputate her arm after an injury during a motorcycle chase during production.
The “Resident Evil” franchise counts five completed films based on the Capcom video game of the same name. Jovovich stars in all, with husband Paul W.S. Anderson serving as writer and executive producer.
Anderson directed the first and is back at the helm for “The Final Chapter.”
Resident Evil done. Whew!! What a ride. Gonna miss this massively gifted team. Love you all;)
A photo posted by Lars (@xxxlargexxx) on Dec 9, 2015 at 7:17am PST
Reported by The Wrap 10 hours ago.