Tragedy Rocks Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Crew Member Dies and Stuntwoman Loses Arm

Filming recently wrapped on Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, and the shoot proved just how dangerous the movie-making business can be. Tragedy rocked the set on more than one occasion, and this week brings an update on all the unfortunate carnage. Read on.
First up, we learned a few months back that stuntwoman Olivia Jackson (below) was involved in a motorcycle crash on the set, and initial reports listed her condition as critical. Thankfully, Jackson pulled through and survived the ordeal, but as she just revealed, her arm will have to be amputated.
“My left arm is paralyzed and is going to have to be amputated. It breaks my heart,” Jackson wrote on a Go Fund Me campaign set up to help cover her medical expenses. The season of giving is upon us, so we encourage you to consider pitching in and helping out.
As reported by IOL, Jackson’s accident wasn’t the only one that plagued the South African shoot. Crew member Ricardo Cornelius, who had been on set for five weeks, died on December 3rd after being crushed by an Army-issue Hummer that fell on top of him. He was only 34 years old.
All of us here at Dread offer our deepest condolences to the Cornelius family and wish Jackson a speedy recovery.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars series regulars Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter, and Shawn Roberts in addition to newcomers Lee Joon-gi, Rola, and Ruby Rose. It will be released on January 27, 2017.
Synopsis:
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs after Alice is betrayed by Wesker in Washington, D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
In a race against time, Alice will join forces with old friends and an unlikely ally in an action-packed battle with undead hordes and new mutant monsters. Between losing her superhuman abilities and Umbrella’s impending attack, this will be Alice’s most difficult adventure as she fights to save humanity, which is on the brink of oblivion.
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