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Georgia Judge Emily Brantley has now determined a jury will decide whether the AMC network bypassed safety precautions on the set of "The Walking Dead", July 2017, leading to the death of stunt performer John Bernecker:

In AMC's filing, the company's attorneys stated Bernecker assumed all risks associated with the stunt and therefore they were not liable for the accident that resulted in his passing.

"While his death is undoubtedly tragic, under controlling Georgia law, the affirmative defense of assumption of the risk bars Plaintiffs' claims against each of the Defendants because Bernecker, a professional stuntman, understood and appreciated the dangers and risks associated with the high fall and voluntarily attempted the stunt without coercion", the AMC attorneys wrote. "There is no evidence to support a finding that the AMC Defendants owed Bernecker a legal duty of any kind. The AMC Defendants did not have any relationship, contractual or otherwise,...

The mother of late actor and stuntman John Bernecker filed a wrongful death lawsuit recently in her bid to "seek justice" for her son, placing the blame on AMC for cutting back on budgets for safety precautions on set, according to the Associated Press.

"The production of Season 8 of The Walking Dead, like seasons before it, had an emphasis on keeping production budgets low and profits high," the lawsuit reads in part. "As part of this emphasis, the AMC Defendants pressured Stalwart Films to maintain unreasonably low budgets and expenses for episodes,...

Professional film stuntman John Bernecker has died, following an accident on the set of AMC's "The Walking Dead", during the shooting of Season 8 in Atlanta, Georgia:

"...Bernecker was filming a scene with series regular Austin Amelio that required him to fall approximately 22 feet off of a balcony onto a safety cushion below. But Bernecker landed on his head and neck on the concrete, missing the cushion by 'just inches' according to assistant director Matthew Goodwin. Bernecker was airlifted to an Atlanta medical center, where he was placed on a ventilator. His family opted to turn the ventilator off. The Coweta County Coroner’s office listed his official cause of death as blunt force trauma.The 'Coweta County Sheriff’s Office', 'Osha' and 'SAG-aftra' are currently investigating the incident..."

Bernecker recently worked on Dwayne Johnson's "Rampage" and "Marvel's Black Panther, with over 90 film stunt credits.

"We are saddened to report that John Bernecker,...

The Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker died on Wednesday after falling from a balcony during a routine stunt practice. Walking Dead Stuntman Dies On Set Bernecker, 33, lost his footing and fell 20 feet onto his head. A coroner deemed it death by blunt force trauma from the fall. Assistant director Matthew Goodwin said that Bernecker attempted […]

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John Bernecker, the “Walking Dead” stuntman who died after a planned fall from a balcony went wrong on set Wednesday, missed a safety cushion “just by inches,” an assistant director told police according to TMZ. According to TMZ, assistant director Matthew Goodwin told police that Bernecker failed to get good separation from the balcony when he jumped, and even tried to catch himself by grabbing onto the railing. Bernecker’s momentum caused him to slam into the bottom of the balcony and he fell on his head and neck on a spot of exposed concrete next to where the safety cushion.

“The Walking Dead” stuntman John Bernecker was pronounced dead on Thursday night after an accident while filming, TheWrap has confirmed with Coweta County Coroner’s office. Bernecker fell off a 25 foot high balcony on Wednesday afternoon on the set of the show in Georgia. AMC halted production after the stuntman fell and was rushed to Atlanta Medical Center. Bernecker missed a safety cushion “just by inches,” an assistant director told police, according to TMZ. Assistant director Matthew Goodwin told police that Bernecker failed to get good separation from the balcony when he jumped, according to TMZ, and even tried to catch himself by grabbing.

With the launch of Got To Dance hosted By Davina McCall it was key to communicate the wide range of dance styles that are open to the competition, and create awareness for Davina’s arrival on Sky 1Hd. It was important that the launch Ad also reflects the broad musical tastes across the whole family target audience for the show.

Inspired by online user’s own interpretations of popular dance videos and medley dance performances from groups such as Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity, Senior Creative and Director Matthew Goodwin came up with the concept of creating a ‘mash up’ of iconic and popular dance imagery.

“The show isn’t about the the art of dance,” Goodwin says, “It’s about the joy of dancing, and it’s important to communicate energy and fun and to make the campaign entertaining in its own right.”

With a homage to Flash...