filming of his series halted in Baltimore

Jordan Strauss / Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Natalie Portman arrives at the premiere of “Thor: Love and Thunder,” Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Jordan Strauss / Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Natalie Portman pictured on June 23, 2022 in Los Angeles.

SERIES – Natalie Portman surely did not expect such adventures. Filming his next Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake, which had been taking place for several months in Baltimore, was abruptly interrupted this Friday, August 26. The reason ? The program’s production team was the victim of death threats as well as an extortion attempt.

« Friday followingnoon, on the set of our production Lady in the Lake in Baltimore, before the cast and crew arrived, a driver from our production team was confronted by two men, one of whom brandished a gun in the direction of our driver, then they fled the premises “, revealed Endeavor Content, the production company of the series, in a press release.

“Production will resume with reinforced security measures”

According to the city’s police department, the perpetrators claimed that if they kept filming, ” they would come back and shoot someone “. The local media The Baltimore Banner reports for his part that the attackers tried to extort 50,000 dollars from the production, but that the latter refused.

« We are working with the Baltimore Police Department and an investigation is ongoing. The safety and security of our crew, cast, and everyone who works on our productions is our top priority, and we’re glad no one was injured.”, continued Endeavor Content, announcing at the same time the interruption of filming and its relocation, without giving a resumption date. ” Production will resume with enhanced security measures. It was a privilege to shoot Lady in the Lake in Baltimore and to work with its vibrant community in many areas. »

The series, inspired by the eponymous novel by former journalist Laura Lippman, takes place in the 1960s. It tells the story of a housewife (camped by Natalie Portman) who becomes an investigative journalist with the aim of solving a unsolved murder. The program also features Moses Ingram, originally from Baltimore and recently seen in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lady in the Lake is expected for 2023.

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