A gang of masked thieves ambushed the set of the Netflix Lupine theft drama, stealing $ 330,000 worth of equipment.
According to Variety, the robbery took place on February 25 in a neighborhood in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, while filming part 3 of Lupen with Omar Si, who plays a gentleman thief Asan Diop in the series. Production was abruptly interrupted when approximately 20 people stormed the set after throwing mortar fireworks, according to AFP.
Equipment worth $ 330,000 was reportedly stolen from the set during the robbery, causing production for the upcoming season to be suspended for a short time, with filming resuming a few days later, on February 28, after Netflix has confirmed that the cast and crew are “safe and unharmed” from the incident, which is currently under investigation.
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Sy appeared on the stage of the César Awards in France to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the hit comedy Intouchables just hours after the robbery. The robbery of Lupine follows another reported incident in which thieves escaped with props worth more than $ 220,000 from the set of The Crown on Netflix, which is currently filming its fifth season in the UK.
Earlier, Lupine made headlines in October last year when it was reported that a thief had robbed an oratory in Italy using Lupine’s central character’s “slippery and confident techniques” as a source of inspiration for his crimes. The thief admitted that he had closely studied Diop, the main character in Lupine, part 1 and part 2, which arrived on Netflix in June.
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