Sydney, Jun. 2: Warner Bros has reportedly stopped paying the medical bills of Ed Helms' stunt double Scott McLean, who has permanent brain damage and ongoing seizures after his head was smashed during a badly timed stunt involving an oncoming vehicle in 'The Hangover Part II.'
After the accident McLean remained in coma for months; his partner of 15 years, Raelene Chapman, said that she has been left disappointed, upset and disgusted with this, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Bradley Cooper's Australian stunt double Ashley Fairfield said that he was one of the other stunt performers in the car with Scott when the accident occurred and was appalled that WB turned their backs on their agreement to pay for all his medical.
After the accident McLean remained in coma for months; his partner of 15 years, Raelene Chapman, said that she has been left disappointed, upset and disgusted with this, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Bradley Cooper's Australian stunt double Ashley Fairfield said that he was one of the other stunt performers in the car with Scott when the accident occurred and was appalled that WB turned their backs on their agreement to pay for all his medical.
- 6/2/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Los Angeles, California (X17online) -- Warner Bros. is being sued by a stuntman who worked on the Thailand set of The Hangover: Part II. Scott McLean says he was acting as a stunt double for Ed Helms during a sequence filmed in December in which cars were traveling at high speeds. He was a passenger when and leaning out of the window when the car driving towards McLean's car hit it. McLean says he was left with brain injuries. According to the complaint, filed in California federal court on Tuesday, the film's stunt coordinator, co-defendant Russell Solberg, changed the timing on the stunt sequence: "Solberg commanded to the driver of the automobile in which plaintiff Scott McLean was a passenger, that the speed of his vehicle be increased significantly to a speed unsafe for the stunt, thus resulting in a major collision." McLean was reportedly airlifted from Thailand to Australia,...
- 8/31/2011
- x17online.com
A stunt double for Ed Helms in The Hangover Part II has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. claiming a car crash on the Bangkok set of that movie has left him permanently disabled.
According to the claim, filed yesterday in California federal court, the scene in question was being shot by the film’s second unit director, Brian Smerz — who was also named in the lawsuit, along with stunt coordinator Russell Solberg.
Stuntman Scott McLean was riding as a passenger in the vehicle when a crash occurred, resulting in “likely permanent brain and physical injuries,” according to the lawsuit.
According to the claim, filed yesterday in California federal court, the scene in question was being shot by the film’s second unit director, Brian Smerz — who was also named in the lawsuit, along with stunt coordinator Russell Solberg.
Stuntman Scott McLean was riding as a passenger in the vehicle when a crash occurred, resulting in “likely permanent brain and physical injuries,” according to the lawsuit.
- 8/31/2011
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
A stuntman injured on the set of The Hangover sequel has been transferred to a hospital in his native Australia, two months after the movie accident in Thailand.
Action star Scott McLean, whose film credits include The Matrix and Ghost Rider, was shooting a daring road stunt as a body double for actor Ed Helms on 17 December when a truck and a car collided.
He was taken to a local medical centre to receive treatment for a severe brain injury and later moved to a hospital in Bangkok, where he was reportedly placed in a medically-induced coma.
McLean's progress has been slow, but he was recently transported to a hospital in Sydney, where his friends and family have been keeping a bedside vigil.
His partner, Raelene Chapman, reveals McLean, 40, is conscious and he was able to smile for the first time since the accident last week.
She tells The Hollywood Reporter, "One of his friends walked in the room, and his eyes lit up. And there was that infectious smile for the first time. It was the best thing I've ever seen."
However, the longterm effects of the horrific accident won't be known for months - and Chapman and the McLean family are just hoping for the best.
She says, "Great things can come. We've just got to hope he's one of those miracle stories."
Bosses at Warner Bros., the studio behind The Hangover movie, have covered all medical and transportation costs as the stuntman continues to receive advanced care.
Action star Scott McLean, whose film credits include The Matrix and Ghost Rider, was shooting a daring road stunt as a body double for actor Ed Helms on 17 December when a truck and a car collided.
He was taken to a local medical centre to receive treatment for a severe brain injury and later moved to a hospital in Bangkok, where he was reportedly placed in a medically-induced coma.
McLean's progress has been slow, but he was recently transported to a hospital in Sydney, where his friends and family have been keeping a bedside vigil.
His partner, Raelene Chapman, reveals McLean, 40, is conscious and he was able to smile for the first time since the accident last week.
She tells The Hollywood Reporter, "One of his friends walked in the room, and his eyes lit up. And there was that infectious smile for the first time. It was the best thing I've ever seen."
However, the longterm effects of the horrific accident won't be known for months - and Chapman and the McLean family are just hoping for the best.
She says, "Great things can come. We've just got to hope he's one of those miracle stories."
Bosses at Warner Bros., the studio behind The Hangover movie, have covered all medical and transportation costs as the stuntman continues to receive advanced care.
- 2/17/2011
- WENN
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