, the distributor for the stalled “
” biopic, has asserted it should not have been sued by the family of the late
.
“This event was a horrible tragedy and our deepest condolences go out to the Jones family, the crew members and others who have suffered,” said a spokesperson for Open Road Films. “Open Road Films was not involved in the production in any way at any time and we have been named in this suit without justification.”
The statement was issued several hours after the suit was filed in Georgia against the film’s director, producers, some of its crew,
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, distributor Open Road and the companies that own the railroad tracks and surrounding land. The suit, which also includes charges of negligence, asks for unspecified damages for Jones’ death and pain and suffering, plus punitive damages.
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Open Road came on board last year to handle U.S. distribution. The Exchange launched foreign sales last fall at the American Film Market.
Jones died on Feb. 20, just minutes into the first day of shooting of the Gregg Allman biopic. The crew was shooting a dream sequence in which a hospitalized Gregg Allman sees his dead brother Duane on a bridge.
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