Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman is said to be in “good spirits” in a Tennessee Hospital after breaking an arm and elbow in a Mississippi car accident on Sunday night.

Although his condition doesn’t seem to be as serious as it was first made out, it has been confirmed that Freeman’s car flipped several times – though Freeman never left conscious. Like a character he would play in movies, he was said to be jokey during the Jaws of Life extract to get him out of his crashed vehicle.

A female passenger, Demaris Meyer of Memphis’ condition has not yet been made available. It has been confirmed that 71 year old Freeman was driving her car.

“He is having a little bit of surgery this afternoon or tomorrow to help correct the damage,” spokeswoman Donna Lee, the veteran actor’s sister-in-law, said in a statement. “He says he’ll be OK and is looking forward to a full recovery. He and we thank everyone who has sent them for the good wishes and prayers.”

The ever active thesp recently starred in one of the biggest movies of all time – The Dark Knight and can next be seen in the thriller The Code alongside Antonio Banderas for director Mimi Leder. That one could be in theatres by the end of the year.

His other future projects include The Lonely Maiden, his passion project The Human Factor (where he will play Nelson Mandela), Charlotte Doyle and Islands in the Stream.

source – la times