Kate Winslet escaped serious injury after an accident on set. Recently, Winslet has been hard at work with a role in the historical drama film Lee that is shooting in Croatia. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Winslet fell on set and ended up in hospital, but luckily that was a precaution as the actress was not seriously injured. Her reps have confirmed she is doing well and plans to be back on set this week to resume production.
A statement from Winslet’s team read: “Kate slipped and was taken to hospital as a precaution due to production. She is doing well and will be filming this week as scheduled.”
In the film, Winslet played photographer Lee Miller, the film’s titular subject. Miller, who died in 1977, is known for her work as a war correspondent for Vogue during World War II with the film telling the story of her life. The film is inspired by the biography The Life of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose, Miller’s son. Liz Hannah wrote the screenplay for Lee in association with the Lee Miller Archives. Ellen Kuras also directs Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Andrea Riseborough and Josh O’Connor with the film.
Kate Winslet Says Lee Isn’t A Biopic
Winslet teased that Lee is much more than a typical Hollywood biopic. She has emphasized how important Miller’s story is, to the point of being shocked that it hasn’t been made into a movie in the past.
“This is definitely not a biopic,” Winslet told Fashion about the movie. “What we wanted to do was find the most interesting decade in her life. It was the period from 1938 to 1948 that took her through the war. It amazes me that no movie has ever been made about this incredible woman. She has been misunderstood and so many times viewed through the lens of a man. What she did, as a female photographer at the front during World War II, [was educate] people about what really happened during the war. Lee was the woman who documented the war for women, through women’s eyes, for a women’s magazine.”
An accomplished and prolific actress, Winslet is an award-winning recording artist whose credits include an Oscar-winning role in The reader. Of course she is also very well known for her role in the film Titanic which set the new record for the highest-grossing film released at the time. More recently, Winslet appeared in an acclaimed role in Mare by Easttown, earning an Emmy for her efforts with that show. She will also appear in the upcoming sequel Avatar: The way of the waterwhich will hit theaters on December 16, 2022.