'Snowpiercer' halts filming due to extreme heat and security concerns

Production of TNT's "Snowpiercer" has been halted due to safety concerns involving extremely high temperatures on set (via Deadline). The series was filming in British Columbia, where temperatures frequently hit the mid-90s. Several cast and crew members experienced heat exhaustion and 14 people were reportedly taken to the local hospital. to be treated there. Shortly after, the producers made the decision to put filming on hold until the temperatures became more manageable.

"Out of an abundance of caution, production on 'Snowpiercer' wrapped early yesterday and has been suspended for today due to the extreme heat on location," said a spokesperson for Tomorrow Studios, which produces the film. 'emission. "The health and well-being of the cast and crew of the series remains the top priority."

Many were quick to point out the irony of a show about people affected by extreme climate change being shut down because of extreme climate change. “Snowpiercer” is set in a future ice age, and the thick winter clothes the actors have to wear only made the hot conditions more dangerous.
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The chaos behind the scenes is part of the journey of the television series "Snowpiercer". The show took a long road to the small screen languishing in development for three years, shooting two pilots with two different directors, changing showrunners early on and moving its network from TNT to TBS and then back to DTT. Compared to all that, the heat shutdown is a fairly minor setback.

"Snowpiercer", an adaptation of Bong Joon Ho's 2013 film of the same name, was created by Graeme Manson and Josh Friedman. It stars Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Sheila Vand, Lena Hall, Annalize Basso, Roberto Urbina, Katie McGuinness, Mike O'Malley, Karin Konoval and Miranda Edwards.

The series is currently filming its fourth and final season for TNT. "We can confirm that 'Snowpiercer' will end after a successful multi-season run on TNT," a spokesperson for the network said recently. “Its talented writers, actors and crew took an extraordinary premise and brought it to exciting life. fans spirit forever."

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'Snowpiercer' halts filming due to extreme heat and security concerns

Production of TNT's "Snowpiercer" has been halted due to safety concerns involving extremely high temperatures on set (via Deadline). The series was filming in British Columbia, where temperatures frequently hit the mid-90s. Several cast and crew members experienced heat exhaustion and 14 people were reportedly taken to the local hospital. to be treated there. Shortly after, the producers made the decision to put filming on hold until the temperatures became more manageable.

"Out of an abundance of caution, production on 'Snowpiercer' wrapped early yesterday and has been suspended for today due to the extreme heat on location," said a spokesperson for Tomorrow Studios, which produces the film. 'emission. "The health and well-being of the cast and crew of the series remains the top priority."

Many were quick to point out the irony of a show about people affected by extreme climate change being shut down because of extreme climate change. “Snowpiercer” is set in a future ice age, and the thick winter clothes the actors have to wear only made the hot conditions more dangerous.

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The chaos behind the scenes is part of the journey of the television series "Snowpiercer". The show took a long road to the small screen languishing in development for three years, shooting two pilots with two different directors, changing showrunners early on and moving its network from TNT to TBS and then back to DTT. Compared to all that, the heat shutdown is a fairly minor setback.

"Snowpiercer", an adaptation of Bong Joon Ho's 2013 film of the same name, was created by Graeme Manson and Josh Friedman. It stars Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Sheila Vand, Lena Hall, Annalize Basso, Roberto Urbina, Katie McGuinness, Mike O'Malley, Karin Konoval and Miranda Edwards.

The series is currently filming its fourth and final season for TNT. "We can confirm that 'Snowpiercer' will end after a successful multi-season run on TNT," a spokesperson for the network said recently. “Its talented writers, actors and crew took an extraordinary premise and brought it to exciting life. fans spirit forever."