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‘Resident Evil’ stuntwoman injured in motorcycle accident

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Burnt remains of a vehicle left behind remains off Jesus Maria Road near Mokelumne Hill, Calif., Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. The wildfire in Northern California that exploded in size has destroyed multiple homes in Amador County as evacuations remained in place Thursday, Cal Fire officials said. (Andrew Seng/The Sacramento Bee via AP) MAGS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40); MANDATORY CREDIT

Burnt remains of a vehicle left behind remains off Jesus Maria Road near Mokelumne Hill, Calif., Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. The wildfire in Northern California that exploded in size has destroyed multiple homes in Amador County as evacuations remained in place Thursday, Cal Fire officials said. (Andrew Seng/The Sacramento Bee via AP) MAGS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40); MANDATORY CREDIT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A stuntwoman who was working on the next movie in the “Resident Evil” series is being treated for multiple injuries following a motorcycle accident during a stunt sequence near Johannesburg.

Olivia Jackson was injured in her face, head, shoulder and left hand and arm in the Sept. 5 accident and is in stable condition, Constantin Film said in a statement Friday.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Olivia and her family during her recovery process,” said the film production and distribution company, which is based in Munich, Germany.

Jackson had been performing for “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,” an action film starring Milla Jovovich. She also performed stunts for the movies “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

“Most excited I’ve been about a film I’ve worked on ever. Beautiful memories, the best people,” Jackson wrote on Facebook ahead of a May screening of the Mad Max movie.

 

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