There was a tragic death Wednesday on the set of Martin Scorsese‘s “Silence,” which is to star Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. The film is in pre-production at Taiwan’s CMPC Studios. After the production deemed a structure on the backlot unsafe for use, a contractor was hired to reinforce it.
It was during this work that a ceiling collapsed, resulting in the death of one of the contractor’s employees and injuries to two others, a spokesman for the film told TheWrap.
“Today there was an unfortunate accident at CMPC Studios in Taiwan, where the Martin Scorsese film, ‘Silence,’ is in pre-production,” the spokesman said in a statement.