The incident left him in tears (and in his underwear).
Gerard Butler indeed recounted on the set of the “Drew Barrymore Show”, on Tuesday January 24, how he sent Hilary Swank to the hospital in 2007. And this, during the filming of
PS I Love You
, by Richard LaGravenese .
"She's so cool, and it's so great to work with her, that I almost killed her," joked the actor, still not recovered from this misadventure.
To discover
Scandals
podcast
> Jeff Bezos: the billionaire who wanted to look younger at all costs
Watch the Business Masterclass “Investing can be learned” in replay
Read alsoIn video: pregnant with twins, Hilary Swank in the middle of a weight training session at the gym
He thus evoked the backstage of a scene in which he dances “like an idiot” in his underpants, pulling on his suspenders.
In this sequence, Gerard Butler was initially to take one of the clamps of said suspenders in the face, while undressing.
All this, under the eyes of the film crew, equipped with plastic protections to protect themselves from this “so dangerous” accessory, he specifies with humor.
“It opened his forehead”
However, not everything went exactly as planned.
“The clamp got stuck, then suddenly unhooked, and flew over my head, explained Gerard Butler.
This
opened the front for him (
Hilary Swank, Editor 's note).
You could even see one of the teeth of the alligator clip.
She had to be taken to the hospital.”
The film crew would then have disappeared "in three seconds", leaving Gerard Butler speechless, in his underpants and in tears.
"I left a scar on Hilary Swank," he continued.
I almost knocked his eye out, and I made a fool of myself for two days."
Gerard Butler will therefore have to be extra careful if he participates in the second part of the romantic comedy, the shooting of which was announced in February 2020. It is not known for the moment if the actress of
Million Dollar Baby
, pregnant with twins and literally marked by his first experience, will make his big comeback in this new opus.
Scandals
: Ben Affleck: his friends, his loves, his demons
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST