{"id":976866,"date":"2021-11-06T13:44:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=976866"},"modified":"2021-11-06T13:44:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:44:37","slug":"indiana-jones-5-crew-member-found-dead-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-jones-5-crew-member-found-dead-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Indiana Jones 5\u2019 Crew Member Found Dead In Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findiana-jones-5-crew-member-found-dead-in-morocco%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=976866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A crew member working on \u201cIndiana Jones 5\u201d was found dead on location in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/04\/indiana-jones-5-crew-member-dies-on-location-in-morocco\/\">reported<\/a> that Nic Cupac, a camera department pro, was found dead in his hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts go out to the family and friends of Nic Cupac, an incredibly talented colleague and member of the film community who will be greatly missed,\u201d a production rep told the outlet.&nbsp;\u201cHis sudden passing was not production related. Nic was a grip on 2nd&nbsp;unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/16627369\/indiana-jones-crew-member-dead\/\">reported<\/a> that while an official cause of death has not been released, it is believed that the 54-year-old died of natural causes.<\/p>\n<p>From the Post:<\/p>\n<p><em>Cupac \u2014 an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1615327\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">industry veteran<\/a>&nbsp;who also worked on films in the \u201cJurassic Park,\u201d \u201cHarry Potter\u201d and \u201cStar Wars\u201d franchises \u2014 only recently jetted to Morocco to help film the big-budget blockbuster.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>More than 100 crew members had reportedly assembled in the city to prepare for the filming of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/16580055\/indiana-jones-crisis-morocco-ban-flights\/\">major stunt scene<\/a>&nbsp;using a rickshaw. Cupac\u2019s work as a grip involved helping build and maintain rigging equipment that supports cameras.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndiana Jones 5\u201d has been plagued with production problems beginning in June. At the time, the Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/19\/indiana-jones-making-life-a-living-hell-for-londoners\/\">reported<\/a> that residents of Hackney, East London, said filming was making their lives \u201ca living hell.\u201d One resident was paid $75,000 to use their home for filming. That resident left town, but the streets were blocked for days and other residents weren\u2019t paid for what they endured for four days, which included a loss of 100 parking spaces, 6-foot fences installed around the set, and stage lights that kept the street lit up until midnight each night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA single homeowner has made a mint and the rest of us are left facing the disturbance,\u201d one resident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/tv\/3113220\/indiana-jones-nimby-filming-row\/\">told<\/a> the Sun. \u201cIt\u2019s a joke\u2026 They closed the road so it caused a lot of disruption. Some people were outside arguing over spaces\u2026 I could hear angry voices and lots of cars driving around. People should at least be compensated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also in June, veteran actor Harrison Ford was injured while rehearsing a fight scene, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/harrison-ford-injured-while-rehearsing-indiana-jones-5-fight-scene\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder,\u201d Disney said in a statement to Deadline. The injury ended up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/huge-blow-harrison-fords-injury-on-indy-5-is-worse-than-first-thought\">being worse<\/a> than originally thought, halting production for three months while Ford recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, filming was also made uncertain when Morocco decided to ban flights to and from the United Kingdom due to concerns over COVID-19. Before<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crew member working on \u201cIndiana Jones 5\u201d was found dead on location in Morocco.The New York Post reported that Nic Cupac, a camera department pro, was found dead in his hotel room.\u201cOur hearts go out to the family and friends of Nic Cupac, an incredibly talented colleague and member of the film community who will be greatly missed,\u201d a production rep told the outlet.\u00a0\u201cHis sudden passing was not production related. Nic was a grip on 2nd\u00a0unit.\u201dThe Sun reported that while an official cause of death has not been released, it is believed that the 54-year-old died of natural causes.From the Post:Cupac \u2014 an\u00a0industry veteran\u00a0who also worked on films in the \u201cJurassic Park,\u201d \u201cHarry Potter\u201d and \u201cStar Wars\u201d franchises \u2014 only recently jetted to Morocco to help film the big-budget blockbuster.More than 100 crew members had reportedly assembled in the city to prepare for the filming of a\u00a0major stunt scene\u00a0using a rickshaw. Cupac\u2019s work as a grip involved helping build and maintain rigging equipment that supports cameras.\u201cIndiana Jones 5\u201d has been plagued with production problems beginning in June. At the time, the Post reported that residents of Hackney, East London, said filming was making their lives \u201ca living hell.\u201d One resident was paid $75,000 to use their home for filming. That resident left town, but the streets were blocked for days and other residents weren\u2019t paid for what they endured for four days, which included a loss of 100 parking spaces, 6-foot fences installed around the set, and stage lights that kept the street lit up until midnight each night.\u201cA single homeowner has made a mint and the rest of us are left facing the disturbance,\u201d one resident told the Sun. \u201cIt\u2019s a joke\u2026 They closed the road so it caused a lot of disruption. Some people were outside arguing over spaces\u2026 I could hear angry voices and lots of cars driving around. People should at least be compensated.\u201dAlso in June, veteran actor Harrison Ford was injured while rehearsing a fight scene, The Daily Wire reported.\u201cIn the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder,\u201d Disney said in a statement to Deadline. The injury ended up being worse than originally thought, halting production for three months while Ford recovered.Last week, filming was also made uncertain when Morocco decided to ban flights to and from the United Kingdom due to concerns over COVID-19. Before all of this, the pandemic made filming difficult, the Post reported.\u201cThe movie was originally slated to hit theaters on July 9, 2021, but was pushed back to July 29, 2022, due to the pandemic. Last month,\u00a0Disney announced\u00a0it is now scheduled for release in summer 2023,\u201d the outlet reported.In May 2019, Ford was asked who he thought should play Indiana Jones next, to which he responded:Nobody! Don\u2019t you get it? I\u2019m Indiana Jones. When I\u2019m gone, he\u2019s gone. It\u2019s easy.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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