Paramount issues statement on Transformers 3 accident

It was reported the other day that a tragic accident occurred during the filming of Michael Bay’s Transformers 3. A cable had snapped during the filming of a car stunt, and left Gabriella Cedillo with a head injury. She was then airlifted to the hospital, and was reportedly in critical condition.

Executives over at Paramount have now issued a statement to Deadline Hollywood about the accident:

“Paramount just weighed in with me to say that the injured extra was not involved in the stunt, that her car was not involved in the stunt, that a “freak accident caused her injury”, that she and her car were more than 500 feet from the stunt, that she was struck by a flying metal object whose welding had come apart and not by a steel towing cable, that the stunt from Tuesday had to be repeated Wednesday because of a “timing issue” and not because it had failed, and that “nobody has done movies more safely than Michael Bay”. The studio, however, could not explain why its version of events was so at odds with the local police and media reports. “We feel horrible that anyone was injured and will take all appropriate action,” a Paramount exec told me.”

Cedillo had to undergo brain surgery, and they’re happy to report that she is in stable condition. Production was postponed due to the accident, but it seems not for long. Filming in Washington, D.C. is reportedly only delayed for a week, and preparations to shoot at the Kennedy Space Center are underway.