According to representatives, Kate Winslet was taken to the hospital following an incident while filmingLeein Croatia. Winslet’s agents indicated in a health update that the actor had checked into a local hospital at the time to verify she was doing okay but will be returning to filming this week as planned.
The 46-year-old Oscar winner will play photographer Lee Miller in an upcoming film detailing her life, including her time working as a war correspondent for Vogue during World War II. The movie, directed by Ellen Kuras, will also feature actors likeAssassin’s Creed’sMarion Cotillard,Sherlock Holmesactor Jude Law,The Death of Stalinstar Andrea Riseborough, andThe Crown’s Josh O’Connor.
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This week, while filming the upcoming historical dramaLee, theMare of Easttownstar fell to the ground on the set. Her representatives verified toThe Hollywood Reporterthat the actress was rushed to a nearby hospital after an on-set mishap. According to her team, “Kate slipped and was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure required by the production.” She is OK and will film this week as planned.
Winslet has been linked to the role of Lee since 2015, and when she was interviewed about the project in 2021, the seven-time oscar nominee emphasized that it wasn’t a biography. After taking a year off from acting, Winslet has talked about coming back into the acting scene. Since her breakthrough performance as Rose alongsideone of Leonardo DiCaprio’s best rolesin the timeless classicTitanic, Winslet has established herself with her extraordinary acting as a well-known name in the film business. Winslet has been cast in a variety of movies like sci-fi romanceEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,Ammonite,Blackbird, andThe Mountain Between Us.
Winslet has also been cast inAvatar: The Way of Water, the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2009 filmAvatar, which broke records with the debut of its recent trailer and is due to be released in theaters in December. She has also been highly praised for her role as homicide detective Mare Sheehan in HBO’sMare of Easttown, for which she won an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series in 2022.
Leedoes not have an official release date but will likely begin showing in theatres in 2023.
