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PEOPLE & ARTSFriday 12 February 2016
‘Star Wars’ producers charged over Harrison Ford accident
LONDON (AP) — Brit- was 71 at the time.
ish health authorities an- The Health and Safety Ex-
nounced Thursday they ecutive said Thursday it
have issued criminal charg- had charged Foodles Pro-
es against the producers duction (UK) Ltd. — a sub-
of “Star Wars: The Force sidiary of the Walt Disney
Awakens” over an on-set Co. — with four breaches
accident in which Harrison of workplace health and
Ford broke his leg. safety laws.
The actor was struck by a It said “by law, employers
hydraulic door on the set must take reasonable steps
of the Millennium Falcon to protect workers — this
— his character Han Solo’s is as true on a film set as a
spaceship — at Pinewood factory floor.”
Studios near London in Foodles Production said
June 2014. He was airlifted the safety of cast and crew
to a hospital where he un- was “a top priority” and it
derwent surgery. was disappointed by the
Production on the film was decision to prosecute.
suspended for two weeks The first court hearing is
after the injury to Ford, who scheduled for May at High
In this December 10, 2015 file photo Harrison Ford walks during a Star Wars fan event in Sydney.
Ford is in Australia to promote his latest film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.
Associated Press
Wycombe Magistrates’ space saga and has taken Filming is underway on
Court, near the studio. more than $2 billion at the episode eight, directed by
“The Force Awakens” is the worldwide box office since Rian Johnson and due for
seventh instalment in the its release two months ago. release late next year.q
