Resident Evil actress Milla Jovovich took some time on Tuesday to visit an injured female extra in the hospital after the extra plummeted two stories to the ground when a stage shifted during shooting.
After visiting with the extra Jovovich tweeted:
“I jst [sic] saw akiko (who goes by April btw) and she’s in a lot of pain. She injured her back,” and added “Thank god she’s moving her hands and feet and not in critical condition.”
Milla says she’ll continue to check up on the actress, one of 16 people who were injured during the accident.
“She’s a piano player. Her brother plays the violin. I promised her that I would come and see her every week while I’m here to give her support and strength in her recovery,” said Milla while adding, “I can’t believe she said she wants to come back and finish her part, she’s incredible.”
The accident happened at “camp evil” during a zombie chase sequence for the movie Resident Evil: Retribution 3D.
After the accident and her subsequent visit to the injured extra Milla Jovovich told her fans that most of the extras were treated on set and returned to their roles almost immediately following the two-story fall.
While a major disaster was adverted it still has to be a scary moment for any of those extras who plan to get back up on that platform to finish the interrupted scene, although I have a feeling better safety precautions will be taken the second time around.
