Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Hart were spotted on the set of their new Netflix movie, Me Time, right before a tragic incident took place. The pair were busy shooting an action scene in their coordinating tracksuits while being surrounded by the production team. Unfortunately, on September 14th, paramedics were called to Sunset Gower Studios for a serious accident involving a crew member from the movie set.
At maximum speed: Recently, Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Hart were caught on camera shooting an intense action scene during the filming of Me Time. Unfortunately, just a few days later, a crew member was seriously injured in an on-set accident involving a significant fall.
The pair was spotted shooting a scene at night with a tortoise, rushing back and forth to their vehicle before rushing the animal to the hospital.
In the movie, Hart, 42, portrays a stay-at-home father who finally gets some alone time when his wife and children go away. He reconnects with his old buddy, played by Wahlberg, and a crazy weekend unfolds.
Filming apparently started on September 7, but just a week later, there was a mishap on set that almost caused a delay.
Reports from both TMZ and Deadline had differing accounts of the incident that took place around 7AM on a Tuesday.
According to LAFD spokesperson Brian Humphrey as told to Deadline, they received a call at 7:04 AM reporting a man in his 30s had fallen from a 30-foot-high platform above Stage 12.
Rough week: Reportedly, production had just started a week before the accident happened, but it’s still unknown if both men were there during the early morning incident.
The accident took place when a crew member, 38 years old, fell from Stage 12 at Sunset Gower Studios at 7 in the morning on Tuesday, September 14. The situation was so serious that a defibrillator had to be used to revive his heartbeat. (Image of Stage 12 from 2012 included)
According to TMZ, the individual involved in the incident was a 38-year-old male who was not using any safety equipment when he fell and suffered injuries to his arms and legs.
Reports from the publication stated that the man was in a serious condition when paramedics arrived, as he was not breathing and medical staff on set were performing CPR.
After using a defibrillator to restore his heart rate, his condition was upgraded to critical, and he was quickly transported by ambulance to a nearby trauma center.
The circumstances leading up to the accident remain unknown, as well as the current status of the man and whether production was stopped following the incident.
Crazy shenanigans: The pair was spotted shooting a scene at night with a tortoise, running back and forth to their vehicle before rushing the animal to the hospital.
Sunset Gower Studios: Located in the heart of Hollywood, the renowned production lot recently had an emergency where a person needed to be taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance. It is unclear if production was affected during this incident. The entrance to the studios was captured in a photo taken in August 2020.
