Tom Cruise’s latest filmMenahas been in production since late May in Colombia, with Universal Pictures setting a January 6, 2017release date.Deadlinereports that tragedy struck the set last night, as a small plane crashed near the Medellin, Colombia set, claiming the lives of two crew members. A third passenger who was aboard the twin-engine Aerostar plane survived the crash, but none of the victims have been identified.
Sources confirmed toDeadlinethat star Tom Cruise and directorDoug Limanwere not on the plane, since they had both just wrapped a scene when the crash took place. The director is said to be very shaken up over the deaths. The plane was heading to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellin when the crash occurred. Here’s what a spokesperson for Universal Pictures had to say about the crash.
An aircraft carrying crew members crashed while returning to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellin following production wrap on the film Mena resulting in two fatalities. Further details are not available at this time. On behalf of the production, our hearts and prayers go out to the crew members and their families at this difficult time."
Menais based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of Barry SealTom Cruise, a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history. The supporting cast of Mena includesDomhnall Gleeson,Sarah Wright,Jesse Plemons,Caleb Landry Jones,Jayma Mays, Benito Martinez,E. Roger Mitchell, Lola Kirke and Alejandro Edda.Doug Liman, who previously directedTom Cruisein Universal’sEdge of Tomorrow, directs from a script by Gary Spinelli (Stash House).
Cross Creek’s Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson produce alongside Imagine Entertainment’sBrian Grazerand Kim Roth, and Quadrant Pictures' Doug Davidson. While the film began production in Georgia, the filming shifted in Colombia in late August. We’ll keep you posted with more details about this tragic plane crash when more details are released.
