According to hollywoodreporter.com, Natalie Portman’s limited series titled, Lady in the Lake, had to shutdown production due to a group in Baltimore threatening the production. A group of locals reportedly confronted a driver for the production on Friday, telling them that they would only allow filming to continue if they received $50,000 first.
The driver refused and the group stated they were going to, “come back later this evening [and] shoot someone” if they continued to film. A department spokesperson stated, “The leaders of the production decided to err on the side of caution and reschedule the shoot after they found another location.” In a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter, the production’s studio, Endeavor Content, stated, “Friday afternoon, on the Baltimore set of our production Lady in the Lake, prior to the arrival of the cast and crew … a driver on our production crew was confronted by two men, one of whom brandished a gun directed at our driver, and then they fled the location. We are working with the Baltimore Police Department as the investigation is ongoing. The safety and security of our crew, cast and all who work across our productions is our highest priority, and we are thankful no one was injured. Production will resume with increased security measures going forward. It has been a privilege filming Lady in the Lake in Baltimore, working with its vibrant community across many areas.”
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