Crew Member On DC Universe’s ‘Titans’ Killed In Accident At Special Effects Facility

Production has been shut down on the set of the DC Universe series Titans after a crew member was killed in an accident at a special effects facility.

Warren Appleby, the show’s special effects coordinator, was killed Thursday “after an accident which occurred at a special effects facility during the preparation and testing for an upcoming shoot,” according to a statement by the show’s executive producers, Warner Bros Television Group and the DC Universe streaming service.

No further details were provided.

Appleby was the special effects coordinator on Guillermo del Toro’s Best Picture Oscar winner The Shape of Water. He was also special effects supervisor on New Line Cinema’s horror reboot It and special effects coordinator on the upcoming It: Chapter 2 as part of a 25-plus-year career.

“We are heartbroken and devastated by the passing of our treasured colleague, special effects coordinator Warren Appleby, after an accident which occurred at a special effects facility during the preparation and testing for an upcoming shoot,’ the statement read. “Warren is beloved by all who worked with him during an impressive 25-year career in television and motion pictures. The executive producers, along with everyone in the TITANS family, Warner Bros. Television Group and DC UNIVERSE, wish to express our deepest condolences, and heartfelt love and support, to Warren’s family and friends at this most difficult time.”

Appleby also worked with del Toro on the FX series The Strain, on which he was nominated for a VES Award in 2016 in the category of Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode. The veteran, who started in the business in the mid-1990s, has credits including David Cronenberg’s Crash, Hemlock Grove and Transporter: The Series.

Titans is in production on its second season. The series premiered October 12 on Warner Bros’ newly launched streaming platform. The live-action drama series, a gritty take on the Teen Titans franchise, stars Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter, Minka Kelly and Alan Ritchson as a group of young heroes as they come of age and find belonging. The series hails from Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and his Berlanti Productions, Weed Road Pictures and WBTV.

The series was announced as part of DC Universe’s Comic-Con panel presentation Saturday at the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront.

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