Crew member stabbed on sets of Anne Hathaway starrer 'The Witches'

A crew member working on upcoming reboot ' Witches', starring Anne Hathaway, was stabbed on film's sets on Wednesday during a confrontation with a co-worker.

incident took place in afteron at one of sts at Warner Bros. Studios located in Leavesden, Hertfordshire in England, reported Variety. injured person was later taken to a hospital and his alleged attacker was arrested, police said.

Hathaway's whereabouts at that time were t kwn and it is unclear if she or any of or members witnessed incident, reported E! News.

A spokesperson for Warner Bros. confirmed to Hertfordshire Mercury newspaper as cited by E! News that a "knife-related incident" h taken place on film sets and that inquiries were ongoing to establish circumstances, saying, "I can confirm that re was an isolated workplace incident at  Warner Bros. studio production facility and police are w handling matter."

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two men are believed to have kwn each or, according to statement by a police spokesperson.

police spokesperson told newspaper that "One man sustained a neck injury and was taken to hospital by ambulance. A second man was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and is currently in police custody. It is believed men are kwn to each or. Inquiries are continuing at this time to establish circumstances around what happened."

"I heard argument, but couldn't make out what y were saying. y were shouting," a source told Sun as cited by E! News.

"As I left studio and got round corner, studio security went flying round with flashing lights. When I asked my pal what was going on, he said after I left one got stabbed in neck with a flip knife, like a work one, from his tool belt," source ded.

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Hathaway will play Grand High Witch in Robert Zemeckis' remake of ' Witches', based on late Roald Dahl's 1983 children's book of same name. Apart from Hathaway, Chris Rock and Octavia Spencer will also feature in film.

' Witches' movie was released in 1990 and famously starred Anjelica Huston as villain. upcoming film is slated to release on October 16, 2020.