Just a few days after production on Ewan McGregor’s next film, The Impossible, was halted in Thailand due to a threatening poem addressed to the star, another movie currently shooting in the country has also been temporarily derailed due to an on-set injury.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, an Australian stunt driver was severely injured in Thailand during a film-related crash for The Hangover Part II.
Reportedly, the stunt driver, Scott McLean, was in a coma after crashing his car into another vehicle at a high speed as part of a scene for the movie.
Warner Bros. confirmed the incident in a statement that read:
“There was an accident involving a truck and a car on the second unit set of The Hangover Part II near Bangkok, Thailand, at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010 (Bangkok time). A stuntman was injured during the filming of this sequence. The truck and car were both driven by stunt drivers. An ambulance immediately took the injured stuntman to the local hospital, and he has since been transported to a hospital in Bangkok, where advanced care is being provided. We are awaiting further details concerning his condition.”
Filming is expected to continue in Thailand despite the incident. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Ed Helms all return for the sequel.
