Oscar-winning screenwriter Adam McKay nearly injured his former producing partner and Anchorman star - Will Ferrell - while shooting a hanging scene on the set of the sequel in 2013.'It was really scary,' the 53-year-old filmmaker recalled in Wednesday's edition of THR Magazine.'It was a scene where Ron Burgundy was going to hang himself.
It was a silly joke. For a half a second, the rig didn't operate properly and there was actual tension on the rope. 'It was really scary': Oscar-winning screenwriter Adam McKay (L) nearly injured his former producing partner and Anchorman star - Will Ferrell (R) - while shooting a hanging scene on the set of the sequel in 2013'But then it gave way and Will was okay.
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