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Second crash on Sorcerer's Apprentice set injures 9

 
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The new Nicholas Cage film has already injured 11 - and it's not even on screen yet

The new Nicholas Cage film has already injured 11 - and it's not even on screen yet

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There's a reason stunt drivers are at the wheel of the supercars in those high-speed chase scenes, and it's not just that the actors can't be trusted behind the wheel. It turns out weaving in and out of traffic, even when in a controlled environment, can be dangerous. A wreck of a Ferrari into a Times Square store front on Tuesday followed by an X5 jumping a curb into a crowd of people today illustrates that point sharply.

The film, 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice', will star Nicholas Cage when it debuts in summer 2010. It tells the highly plausible story of a student that's brought in to work for a sorcerer. Apparently the conjurer's skills don't include spells for safety, driving skills, or an injury-free workplace.

Todays accident injured 9 people after the BMW X5 driven by Laura Conti struck a parked car and jumped the curb, reports the AP. No one was seriously hurt, but the second accident in as many days has people on the set speculating about a possible 'curse'.

Yesterday's accident involved much more property damage. Running quickly through traffic on wet asphalt down the middle of New York's Times Square, the F430 simply lost traction at the rear and slowly spun about 90 degrees as the driver tried to regain control. Unable to stop in time on the compromised surface, the car ran up the curb and made impact with a pole and the front of a store. All of the cars involved were part of the movie shoot.

One pedestrian was hit by the falling pole and was injured on the head, while another's foot was hurt. Neither was seriously wounded.



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  1. ma_www.mywheelsonwalls.com avatar www.mywheelsonwalls.com Posted: 5/4/2009 10:51pm PDT

    Is'nt that why its called a stunt?
     
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  2. ma_i was there avatar i was there Posted: 5/5/2009 9:54am PDT

    the person who was supposedly hit by the felled pole actually slid under it, with the intention of fraudulently collecting a law suit.

    there were several witnesses who saw him do it and the medical reports show there was no sign of any impact, what-so-ever.

    my hope is that this person will be charged with fraud and any other obstruction or endangerment charges he can get hit with.

    the other person jumped out of the way of the car, but was not hit and was also released from the hospital without injury.
     
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  3. ma_i was there avatar i was there Posted: 5/5/2009 9:55am PDT

    also.... the area was locked down, so those pedestrians shouldn't have been there in the first place.
     
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  4. ma_Ivan avatar Ivan Posted: 5/5/2009 1:23pm PDT

    I was there

    R u in denial?

    I saw the video (which happens to be of really good quality for amateur), and one person got hit by rear fender despite trying to jump out. I don't know if person was badly injured, but it definitely looked real.

    As for the 2nd person under the fallen light pole. I can't say anything, since it was out of focus, but It would be hard to slip intentionally under the heavy light pole.
     
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  5. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 5/6/2009 1:53pm PDT

    Dangerous movie to work on
     
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  6. ma_gazzed avatar gazzed Posted: 5/6/2009 11:24pm PDT

    Maybe they just need to hire better stunt coordinators and drivers.
     
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