Casey Michaels: Last News

Game of Thrones' Casey Michaels is suing the production company of the hit TV show for £4million after she claimed she suffered career ending injuries on set.The 32-year-old was playing a zombie, otherwise known as a 'wight' on the show, when she appeared on a handful of episodes on the hit TV series. Casey was asked to walk off a rooftop as part of her performance and she has since claimed that she suffered catastrophic leg injuries during a scene where she attacked an undead horde on the show. She claims that the injuries she allegedly suffered while filming Northern Ireland ended her career.

Game of Thrones stunt performer is suing the show over injuries they sustained during filming in 2018.Casey Michaels was shooting scenes for the eighth and final season of the HBO series when she suffered a “serious fracture dislocation to her left ankle”.Michaels has filed her claim against the UK-based Fire & Blood Productions, which is owned by HBO.According to court documents (via Variety), Michaels’ claim, which was made in 2021, is worth almost $5million (£4.04million).The stunt performer sustained her injuries while filming a scene in episode three, in which she was dressed as a Wight (a zombie-like being controlled by the White Walkers) and was required to walk off the edge of a sloped castle roof.According to court documents, a group of 28 stunt performers were instructed to walk off the 12 feet high roof  “as if unaware of the drop, in keeping with the zombie-like nature of the Wights.”Michaels landed feet-first onto a box rig below, which was comprised of cardboard boxes and crash mats.“By their nature, however, the cardboard boxes are not durable and become damaged as each stunt performer lands on the box rig and also as each stunt performer climbs off of the box rig after landing,” Michaels alleges in her claim.Michaels has since undergone multiple surgeries on her left foot, with the need for a plate and screws to be inserted.

K.J. Yossman A stunt performer injured during the production of “Game of Thrones” is suing the series makers.Casey Michaels was working on the eighth and final season of the hit HBO show in February 2018 when she suffered a “serious fracture dislocation to her left ankle,” according to court documents seen by Variety.