After weeks of unrest on set, Jonathan Majors and a co-star accidentally fell through a nearly six-foot tempered glass pane while filming an action scene on Friday — and the incident helped trigger an IATSE walkout.
The moment, captured on video posted to X, shows gunfire in the scene and then both actors stumbling backward into a glass sheet that shatters, sending them to the ground. Voices from the set can be heard checking on the pair; one voice, believed to be Majors, asks, “Did we shoot it? Use it.” The co-star, JC Kilcoyne, was treated for cuts and reportedly needed stitches to his hands.
Production insiders say the pane had earlier been swapped for an unsecured sheet of tempered glass that was intended to be broken later as part of a stunt that did not involve performers. That detail — along with separate reports of props mishaps, allegedly mold in a location and asbestos warnings from a contractor — amplified already-simmering safety concerns and led IATSE members to call a strike on March 26.
Producers have pushed back hard. Dallas Sonnier, whose Bonfire Legend company is a producing partner with The Daily Wire on the project, issued blunt statements blaming the industrywide strikes and dismissing the walkout as an attempt to “sabotage” the production. He also used profanity in remarks that described the union effort as illegitimate, and production said filming would continue while replacement crew members were sought.
Majors, who is also listed as an executive producer through his Tall Street banner, was reportedly checked and cleared by on-site medics and remained engaged in the shoot; Kilcoyne has since wrapped his scenes. Producers say the actors did not feel unsafe and were taken care of immediately by production staff.
This episode lands in a fraught industry moment: the shipping of action-heavy shoots to smaller companies and nontraditional studios has increased in the last two years (and with that, safety oversight can vary). The Majors accident — while less severe than some past tragedies — will likely sharpen calls for uniform safety protocols and clearer stunt-versus-actor procedures across road productions.
Fans and crew reacted online to the X clip, with many asking whether speed or budget pressures played a role. Others defended the production and the actors, noting rapid on-set medical response. Meanwhile, the union action means more scenes could be delayed or reshot if replacement crews are used; insurance, scheduling and local permits will dictate how quickly filming can normalize.
What’s next: producers have not acknowledged every allegation about conditions, but they confirm shooting continues in some capacity and that safety checks were performed after the fall. IATSE’s strike status and any follow-up inspections will determine whether further stops occur — and whether studios backed by newer distributors like The Daily Wire face escalated scrutiny from unions and regulators.