Netflix has been the sufferer of two large on-set robberies within the area of two days, Variety has reported. On February twenty fourth, $200,000 price of vintage props have been reportedly stolen after thieves broke into automobiles used for manufacturing of The Crown. And only a day later, 20 thieves with coated faces broke onto the set of Lupin whereas star Omar Sy was filming and made off with €300,000 ($333,000) price of kit.
The Lupin heist occurred in a northwest Paris suburb known as Nanterre. The thieves reportedly set off mortar-style fireworks earlier than making off with the gear. “There was an incident on Feb. 25 whereas filming the upcoming [part 3] season of Lupin,” Netflix confirmed to Variety. “Our forged and crew are protected and there have been no accidents.” Nanterre authorities have launched an investigation.
Lupin is Netflix’s second-biggest worldwide hit after Squid Games and has helped spark off a manufacturing growth within the French capital, together with sequence like Emily in Paris and Call My Agent. Recently, France decreed that streaming providers like Netflix and Disney+ should reinvest at the least 25 % of income earned within the nation on native productions.
Sy is as soon as once more within the position of Assane Diop, a personality impressed by the Arsène Lupin gentleman thief/grasp of disguise detective developed by French creator Maurice Leblanc. Just hours after the assault, Sy appeared at France’s Cesar awards to have fun the tenth anniversary of Intouchables (Untouchables).