Resident Evil Extras Injured On The Movie Set

By Larry Yepez Jr.

Sixteen actors dressed as zombies were injured yesterday when they fell from a platform during filming of a new movie in the Resident Evil series in Canada. Rescue workers at first were startled at the seemingly catastrophic scene.

Canadian officials said none of the injuries were considered life-threatening, but that was hard to determine when rescue workers first arrived. The victims' gory zombie costumes made it difficult for paramedics to assess the severity of the actors' injuries, said Peter Macintyre, Toronto emergency medical services spokesman.

The 50 actors had been filming a scene on a 4 foot high-wheeled platform. The platform moved as they were going to another platform, leaving a gap into which the zombies fell. The incident is classified as an industrial accident. Ontario's Ministry of Labor is investigating.

Lead actress Milla Jovovich was not on set at the time of the accident, according to her representative Christine Tripicchio.

Paramedics responded to the call from Cinespace Film Studios around 8:30 a.m., and Toronto Police Sgt. Andrew Gibson said that they had to figure out which zombies were injured and which were just in character. "It did kind of catch us off guard when we walked in," he said.

Twelve victims were taken to a hospital. One actor suffered a cracked rib, one a broken leg and one a possible back injury, the film's producers said. Thank God none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

Most of the injured have already returned to the set, they said.

Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth installment of a franchise based on the popular video game series and will be distributed by Screen Gems and Sony Pictures.

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