Days after the filming site of the French network "Netflix" "Lupin" was attacked by a gang of masked thieves, and equipment worth 330,000 dollars was stolen, the Hollywood Reporter revealed, citing eyewitnesses. The robbers were teenagers who attacked the cast with fireworks.

And Netflix stated in a statement that there was an “accident that occurred during the filming of the third season of the series (Lupin),” and confirmed that “the actors and crew are fine, and there were no injuries, and we have resumed filming now,” but she did not provide further details.

French news agencies reported that about 20 masked people stormed the filming site in the city of Nanterre, west of the French capital, Paris, and fired fireworks at the site to spread chaos, and stole about $ 330,000 worth of equipment and personal belongings, but no one was hurt.

The incident seemed to be an excerpt from the series "Lupin", which tells the story of a young man influenced by the classic novels of French writer Maurice Leblanc, and its hero, the noble thief Arsene Lupine. The series revolves around multiple thefts carried out by the hero Asani Diop (Omar Sy) using the intelligence and tricks of the noble thief.

just teenagers

While the police have not arrested any suspects so far, and the investigation is still underway, what the Hollywood Reporter quoted eyewitnesses said was not accurate.

Ibrahim Rushdi, owner of the Le 35 restaurant, where one of the scenes was filmed that day, mocked the media’s description of the incident as a “robbery,” and said with a laugh, “This is a big word to describe what happened.” He added, “This can be used.” The word to describe a bank robbery, but what I saw was teenagers showing off with fireworks, that's it."

Rushdie was inside his restaurant when the attack began, which made him believe that the sounds of fireworks were part of the series, and said, "I did not realize what was happening at first, I thought it was in the series, but for those outside, it was a general panic." "The fear was greater than the damage that occurred," he asserted.

And he added, "When I went out, the fireworks were going off from the left and right," which prompted him to quickly bring the actors and crew into his restaurant, and confirmed that the hero of the series, Omar Sy, who is considered the biggest movie star in France now, hid in his office, and was safe, and indicated. Rushdie indicated that the ages of the thieves were between 12 and 15 years, not more than that.

The filming team of the series "Lupin" spent several days in the same neighborhood, a low-income area known as "Pablo Picasso", which made the presence of the series' crew and French star Omar Sy a source of pride for the people of the neighborhood, and many local residents were appointed additional actors and security guards. "It went well, but I don't know why it ended up like this," Rushdie said.

According to Netflix, "Lupin" is the second largest non-English series in its history, after the South Korean series "Squid Game".

Just a few hours after the accident, Omar Sy was on stage at the César Awards in Paris, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the comedy Untouchables, which won him a César Award for Best Actor in 2012 for his role with it.

two consecutive attacks

The accident occurred one day after the site of another Netflix series was robbed. Three cars broke into the filming of the fifth season of “The Crown” in a park in South Yorkshire (a major county in northeastern England). The thieves seized decorative items;

Including a replica of a Faberge egg, antique candlesticks valued at about $200,000.

A spokesperson for the network confirmed after the incident that "the artifacts have already been stolen, and we hope that they will be found and returned safely, replacements will be obtained, and we do not expect to postpone filming." The new season of "The Crown" is expected to be shown at the end of 2022.