On the set of the new film “The Witches” with Anne Hathaway, an attack on one of the team members occurred. The victim was stabbed in the neck and was hospitalized. After the incident, the shooting process was temporarily stopped.
“I can confirm that at the Warner Bros. production facility there was an incident in the workplace, and the police are now dealing with this issue, ”said a spokesman for Warner Bros.
The attacker was arrested for intending to inflict serious bodily harm. He is now in police custody. It is known that the men knew each other, so the investigation continues to find out the causes of the incident.
Other actors took part in the shoot, including Chris Rock, Stanley Tucci and Octavia Spencer. The film will be an adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl. The book tells about two boys who fight against witches, even after they turned them into mice.