Filming on Apple TV’s “Lady in the Lake” had to be suspended and moved
Production of the “Lady in the Lake” series, starring Natalie Portman (“Thor: Love and Thunder”), was suspended on Friday (8/26), in Baltimore, the most populous city in the US state of Maryland, after several criminals surrounded the set and threatened the producers, local police said.
A spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department said the crew was filming around 4pm downtown when the producers were approached by several people. The group said that if they didn’t stop recording, they would go back and shoot someone, police said.
According to the police, the problem is not related to the specific issue of production, but concerns a “territorial tax”. The criminals warned that there would be no violence against the troupe and artists if an amount was paid to ensure the “protection” of all.
Police did not say the required amount, but local news agency The Baltimore Banner reported that the criminals tried to extort $ 50,000, which the producers refused to pay.
Instead of giving in to blackmail, the team decided to stop recording and look for a new location to carry out the work.
“Lady in the Lake” is the first series of actress Natalie Portman’s career and is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by journalist Laura Lippman (“A Dark Past”), released in 2019.
Set in 1960s Baltimore, an unsolved murder leads housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent herself as an investigative reporter. Her new calling puts her on a collision course with a black activist, Cleo Sherwood, who juggles motherhood, multiple jobs and commitment to the city’s progressive agenda.
The role of Cleo Sherwood is played by Moses Ingram, who recently aroused the wrath of racists and critical praise for playing the Third Sister in “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.
The series is directed by director Alma Har’el (“Honey Boy”), who also shares the script with a team that includes Boaz Yakin (“Trickster”) and Zach Shields (“Godzilla vs. Kong”).
The launch is scheduled for 2023 on the Apple TV + platform.
Source: Terra
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