Production on
the eighth season of The Walking Dead has been
temporarily paused by AMC after a stuntman suffered an injury on the set in
Atlanta on Wednesday.
An
AMC spokesperson said in a statement “We
are saddened to report that John
Bernecker, a talented stuntman for The Walking Dead and numerous other television shows and
films, suffered serious injuries from a tragic accident on set. He was
immediately transported to an Atlanta hospital and we have temporarily shut
down production. We are keeping John and his family in our thoughts and prayers.”
Bernecker was hospitalized after sustaining serious
injuries when he fell more than 20 feet onto a concrete floor. Bernecker was
then medevaced to Atlanta Medical Center, where he is being treated in
intensive care.
In addition to
his work on the AMC zombie hit, the Atlanta-based Bernecker has also worked on
shows such as 24:Legacy, Scream
Queens and Into
the Badlands, Logan, The
Hunger Games: Mockingjay films, 22 Jump Street and The Fate of the Furious, as well as
the upcoming Black Panther.
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