Game of Thrones editor Katherine Chappell Killed in Lion Attack
A U.S. tourist who was killed by a lioness while promoting animal conservation this week has been positively identified as Katherine Chappell, a Game of Thrones visual effects editor. She was part of the team who won the Creative Arts Emmy for the series in 2014, for the Season 4 finale “The Children.”
According to reports, Chappell was on a conservation trip in Johannesburg to raise money for an anti-poaching charity. She was attacked while taking pictures of the lions from the rolled down window of the car. Originally from New York, Ms. Chappell lived in Vancouver, working for Scanline, the VXF company that works not only on Game of Thrones, but also Marvel’s Captain America and the Divergence series.
According to NBC News, the lioness has been moved to solitary confinement, but will not be put down. Game of Thrones has yet to issue a statement, as this news is only just breaking—we will update this post when they do.
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