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Lawsuit Filed Over Stuntman’s Death During ‘Expendables 2′

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday July 26, 2012 @ 5:39pm PDTTags: Bulgaria, Millennium Films, The Expendables 2

The parents of a stuntman killed last year in an explosion on a 2nd unit location for The Expendables 2 in Bulgaria have filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against NuImage, Millennium Films and individuals associated with the production. The lawsuit filed today alleges negligence in the death of Kun Liu, son of plaintiffs Zong Yu Liu and Yan Mei Bai. Liu was killed in the blast at Lake Ognyanovo about 15 miles outside Sofia. Another stuntman, Nuo Sun, was seriously injured in the accident. The lawsuit says the explosion occurred October 27, 2011 on or near a “rubber boat” during filming of a stunt for the movie. Liu’s parents are seeking general and economic damages to be determined in a jury trial plus funeral and burial expenses and court costs.

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Young Bulgarian Filmmakers Tell The Story Of “Lost” Generation In ‘Tilt’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday December 10, 2011 @ 2:37am PSTTags: Bulgaria
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Twenty-two years after the fall of communism, the cataclysmic events and their aftermath continue to be on the mind of Eastern European filmmakers. Latest case in point: Bulgaria’s Oscar entry for foreign language film Tilt, a teen love story set … Read More »

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‘The Expendables 2′ Fined For Damaging Protected Bat Habitat In Bulgaria

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday November 16, 2011 @ 1:13am PSTTags: Bulgaria, The Expendables 2
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UPDATE 10 AM: I have now learned that it was a contractor hired by The Expendables crew to trim the shrubbery in front of Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave that was fined and not the production itself. As for the movie’s producers, … Read More »

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UPDATE: Stuntmen In ‘Expendables 2′ Fatal Accident Identified

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday October 31, 2011 @ 4:00pm PDTTags: Bulgaria, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables 2
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UPDATE, 4 PM: NuImage/Millennium Films released an update today on the accident that killed one stuntman and seriously injured another last week during filming on a 2nd Unit location for The Expendables 2 on Lake Ognyanovo, Bulgaria. Those men are now identified, and other information is clarified in the statement below.

“Our deepest condolences go to the family of Kun Lieu. His passing is tragic.  Our sympathies also go to Nuo Sun who was seriously injured as a result of the same explosion.  We have been informed his condition has stabilized. He has been transported to Munich, Germany, where he is receiving top medical care from the best specialists,” said Nu Image/Millennium Films.

Regrettably, Bulgarian language newspapers have incorrectly reported that stunt doubles for Jet Li and Sylvester Stallone were involved in the accident.  This is absolutely false and inaccurate.  At the time of the accident neither Li’s or Stallone’s stuntmen were on or near the Second Unit set, nor were any of the film’s main actors, director Simon West or any of the Main Unit crew.

Only Second Unit filming has been temporarily suspended and will resume shortly. The filmmakers continue to work with authorities investigating this accident. Main Unit production has not been interrupted and continues as scheduled.

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