"Star Wars" alum Harrison Ford was injured while filming the latest Disney and LucasFilm's franchise installment.
Ford, 71, was reportedly hospitalized on Wednesday after "sustaining a bad ankle injury" on set, according to Variety. Ford was at the Pinewood studios in England when a hydraulic door reportedly fell down and hit him. Ford reportedly suffered an injury to his ankle and was airlifted to a hospital.
"Harrison Ford sustained an ankle injury during filming today on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. He was taken to a local hospital and is receiving care. Shooting will continue as planned while he recuperates," a spokesperson for "Star Wars Episode 7" told the Mirror U.K.
However, an inside source told The Hollywood Reporter, “the actor, who reprises his role as Han Solo from the original franchise, was injured by the door of the Millennium Falcon, the spacecraft that his character pilots in the original films. The spaceship looks to be making a return in the sequel.”
"Star Wars Episode 7” stars John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. The production will also reunite original cast members Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker.
The Lucasfilm production recently added Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie to their “Star Wars” cast. Christie is plays the strong warrior Brienne of Tarth in the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones." Nyong'o is an award-winning actress who snagged the Oscar for best supporting actress in "12 Years a Slave."
"I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII," Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement. "It's thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape."
“Star Wars Episode 7” is slated to hit theaters on Dec. 18, 2015.
