Amazon Lord of the Rings stuntmen complain about poor conditions

Several sources complained to the media about the poor working conditions for stuntmen on the TV show. “To the Lord of the Rings»Amazon.

The story spiraled shortly before, when stunt fans Dana Grant started raising money for an urgent brain surgery after a serious injury.

The actress joined the process Lucy Lawless, which Grant acted as an understudy for another Xena – besides, Grant worked on the last one “Mad Max”, “Wonder Woman 1984” etc. The money for the operation was eventually raised.

Initially, it was reported that Grant was injured while filming a new series in New Zealand. Later sources CBR noted that the injury occurred elsewhere – however, the story did not end there.

Recently portal New Zealand Herald published an article where it is mentioned that two more stuntmen were injured on the set of the show, and they were not examined in time. The project was called “unsafe place to work” – one of the stuntmen, Thomas Kiwi, who left filming in March, said his warnings about the dangers of the stunt were overlooked.

In terms of safety, he called the show’s set “the worst place he has ever worked.” Especially this attitude surprised the employee against the background of the huge budget that the creators have at their disposal.

I got injured and Elissa Cadwell, after which she was paid 500 thousand dollars – however, sources say that this is not insurance, but financial assistance in moving to her home in Australia.

As a result, representatives of Amazon reacted to all the rumors, noting that they take such issues seriously, and all the information on the network does not correspond to reality.

At the same time, according to anonymous sources, on the set they are trying to hide questions regarding safety and injuries, which were much more than the audience knows – and they are not reported to a special organization to reduce insurance payments.

The exact date of the premiere of the series is not yet available.

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