Gerard Butler recalled the second he “almost killed” Hilary Swank on the P. S. I Love You set in 2007.
Butler stated on The Drew Barrymore Show on Tuesday that Swank was injured whereas engaged on a scene through which he danced “like an idiot” in boxer shorts and a pair of suspenders.
While Butler’s character, Gerry Kennedy, was alleged to get hit within the face with a suspender clip whereas getting undressed, the metallic fastener “slashed” Swank’s head as an alternative, studies the New York Post.
“It [got] stuck, it release[d] and [flew] over my head,” the actor, 53, defined. “I cut her open. You could even see the teeth [of the clip]. She had to get taken to the hospital.”
Butler known as the accent “so dangerous,” noting that the digicam crew “had plastic fronts to protect themselves” from the flying metallic.
After the accident, the studio cleared out “in three seconds,” leaving Butler crying in his boxers.
“I scarred Hilary Swank. I almost took her eye out, and I just made a fool of myself for two days,” the 300 star stated, occurring to name his former co-star a “great” particular person to work with.
News broke in February 2020 {that a} P. S. I Love You sequel is on the best way, however Swank and the beloved movie’s different stars — Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Bates and Harry Connick Jr. — haven’t commented on their participation within the follow-up.
Butler, for his half, didn’t communicate to the challenge’s progress on Tuesday.
In March 2016, the Scottish producer joked to The Sun that he doesn’t plan on trying his character’s Irish accent ever once more, sarcastically referring to “all those wonderful reviews and glorious feedback” he acquired.
He added, “I’ve ticked that box.”
As for Swank, the pregnant Alaska Daily star is busy awaiting the arrival of her and Philip Schneider’s twins.
The mum-to-be instructed Page Six earlier this month that she is feeling “excellent” in her third trimester.
This article initially appeared within the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.
