Hollywood actor and two child stars killed in horrific accident on set

January 7, 2026 by Nadia

Nevertheless, following a punishing nine-month court case, Landis alongside four other accused individuals were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter charges.

A collective of 16 distinguished filmmakers, featuring Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, John Huston, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet and Billy Wilder, drafted a public statement voicing their backing for Landis.

Yet Spielberg chose not to sign alongside them. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in April 1983, he declared: “No movie is worth dying for. I think people are standing up much more now than ever before to producers and directors who ask too much.
“If something isn’t safe, it’s the right and responsibility of every actor or crew member to yell ‘cut!’” Continue reading…