Updated with studio statement. A sound mixer has died after a fall on the set of the untitled film about Mister Rogers starring Tom Hanks.
James M. Emswiller, an Emmy winner who also worked on major films such as The Avengers during a three-decade career, fell two stories from a balcony while taking a break between scenes in Mount Lebanon, Pa. He apparently suffered a medical emergency and fell over the brick wall of a balcony in an apartment building where the film was shooting.
Sony Pictures, whose TriStar division is releasing the film, said in a statement: “This is a devastating tragedy and the studio is investigating the matter. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim’s loved ones, friends, and colleagues.”
Reports of his age have varied, but Emswiller was in his 60s.
Pittsburgh TV station Wpxi reported that filming on the drama officially known as the Untitled Mr.
James M. Emswiller, an Emmy winner who also worked on major films such as The Avengers during a three-decade career, fell two stories from a balcony while taking a break between scenes in Mount Lebanon, Pa. He apparently suffered a medical emergency and fell over the brick wall of a balcony in an apartment building where the film was shooting.
Sony Pictures, whose TriStar division is releasing the film, said in a statement: “This is a devastating tragedy and the studio is investigating the matter. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim’s loved ones, friends, and colleagues.”
Reports of his age have varied, but Emswiller was in his 60s.
Pittsburgh TV station Wpxi reported that filming on the drama officially known as the Untitled Mr.
- 10/12/2018
- by Erik Pedersen and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy-winning sound technician James Emswiller died Thursday night after falling from a balcony on the Mt. Lebanon, Penn., set of the Tom Hanks film about children’s television legend Fred Rogers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Friday.
Emswiller, 61, died about an hour after the incident, which occurred at 7:30 p.m. Et, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office told the paper Friday.
According to the police report obtained by TheWrap, witnesses said Emswiller was taking a break to smoke a cigarette when he fell from the second story balcony of an apartment building. Police believe that he may have experienced a medical problem before the fall.
According to IMDb, Emswiller is a veteran sound mixer whose credits include “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Foxcatcher,” the Will Smith film...
Emswiller, 61, died about an hour after the incident, which occurred at 7:30 p.m. Et, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office told the paper Friday.
According to the police report obtained by TheWrap, witnesses said Emswiller was taking a break to smoke a cigarette when he fell from the second story balcony of an apartment building. Police believe that he may have experienced a medical problem before the fall.
According to IMDb, Emswiller is a veteran sound mixer whose credits include “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Foxcatcher,” the Will Smith film...
- 10/12/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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