Amazon Studios has responded to reports about the working conditions on the sets of its big-budget The Lord of the Rings TV series. In the wake of a report from The New Zealand Herald regarding the safety of cast and crew for stuntwork, Amazon Studios said that allegations about unsafe conditions are "completely inaccurate."
"Amazon Studios takes the health, physical and emotional welfare of our cast and crew extremely seriously," a spokesperson told the Herald and Variety. "As a top priority, the production team continues to be in full compliance with the mandated WorkSafe New Zealand Safety and Security government regulations. Any allegation or report that activities on set are unsafe or outside of regulations are completely inaccurate."
It's reported that acclaimed stunt performer Dayna Grant--whose previous credits included Wonder Woman 1984 and Mad Max: Fury Road--suffered a serious injury on set in March. She has subsequently launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise money for emergency brain surgery. A source told Variety that Grant's head injury was classified as a "mild concussion." As such, this was not a "notifiable event" based on WorkSafe's criteria.
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