Will Ferrell was involved in a too-close-for-comfort situation while filming "Anchorman 2," the film's director revealed. On the heels of the "Rust" tragedy, Adam McKay said there were two frightening incidents in the making of the comedy and its predecessor, one that Will was directly involved in. "We're always really careful.
I always give an extra speech at the beginning," Adam told The Hollywood Reporter. "We had like a near accident on the set of 'Anchorman 2.' It was involving Will, and it was really scary.
It was a scene where [Will's character] 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, but then it gave way and Will was.
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