Elliot Page says ‘Flatliners’ reboot was “a true mess”

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Elliot Page has said working on the reboot of Flatliners was “a true mess”.The Umbrella Academy star – who appeared in the 2017 remake of the ’90s psychological horror thriller – has alleged in his new memoir Pageboy via Entertainment Weekly that there were unsafe stunts, racism, misogyny and queerphobia on the set.In a chapter dedicated to Flatliners, Page wrote about a scene in which he says that he and co-star Kiersey Clemons felt they were not protected during the filming of a stunt.“We were getting ready for a car stunt when Kiersey and I realised that everyone had a built-in thick seat belt, except for us,” Page wrote. “No restraints, a basic safety measure of the carefully orchestrated, expensive, and elaborate stunt that hadn’t been thought through… We looked to the various stunt crew members strapping the others in, perplexed, questioning why we weren’t being secured for the scene. ‘Why does everyone else have a safety belt but not us?’ we’d inquired.”Page recalled how stunt coordinators allegedly told them they would be “fine” and that it would be “even better if you aren’t strapped in.”After a first take in which Page said the pair were “flailing” and had “no control,” he went on to say the pair were in “shock” and “speechless, staring at our shaking hands.”During the second take, Page claimed a pedestrian car had driven onto the closed set, causing the stunt car to suddenly slam on the brakes.“Luckily, everyone was fine, but I think back to how reckless and dangerous that was,” Page wrote. “How Kiersey and I were treated with such flippancy and disrespect.