Business Leisure supervisor and producer Dan Spilo was fired for trigger after no less than one incident on the Australian set of the indie motion thriller Runner. Spilo was subsequently dismissed as supervisor by the movie’s star, Alan Ritchson, and despatched dwelling shortly after, a number of sources have confirmed to Deadline.
These sources cited inappropriate habits that included bullying and yelling at crew. His dismissal on the movie got here after an HR investigation, and the Jack Reacher star parted methods with the supervisor on the similar time. This all occurred per week in the past.
You may recall Spilo for his stint on Survivor: Island of the Idols, when he grew to become the primary contestant on the present to be despatched dwelling, for alleged inappropriate habits. This got here after two feminine contestants mentioned they had been made uncomfortable by Spilo’s sensitive feely method. This performed out earlier than the cameras and Spilo survived that. The torch snuffer got here after a member of the present’s crew lodged an analogous grievance and Spilo was eradicated and despatched dwelling.
Spilo declined to remark, however sources near the producer conceded to a “heated change” on set. Nonetheless, they painted a special image of occasions, noting that issues shortly received awkward within the aftermath of the change, with Spilo selecting to depart set of his personal accord, recognizing what was finest for the mission. Feelings had been excessive for Spilo, had been advised, as he’d lately been coping with the well being challenges of a member of the family in Israel, which is the place he set off for as quickly as he was dismissed from Runner.
Sources near manufacturing warning, nevertheless, that relating to Spilo, the scenario on Runner was not an remoted incident, pointing to his exit from Survivor as only one instance.
Ritchson stars reverse Owen Wilson in Runner, an indie from director Scott Waugh, which is predicated on the 2023 Black Record script by Tommy White and Miles Hubley. The mission nonetheless has per week or two left of taking pictures. Along with Ritchson, and following Spilo’s dismissal, producers embrace Todd Garner of Damaged Street Productions, Mark Fasano of Nickel Metropolis Footage, and Jeffrey Greenstein of A Greater Customary. Lauren Gennawey is exec producing for Damaged Street, together with Matthew Goldberg for Nickel Metropolis.
