Stuntman Killed on Expendables 2 Set, Another Seriously Injured

Stuntman Killed on Expendables 2 Set, Another Seriously Injured

A stuntman has been killed on the set of Expendables 2, while another has been seriously injured while filming an expolsion scene in Bulgaria.

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By ecksmanfan - Oct 28, 2011 10:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: AP/Yahoo!

As many of you know, filming for the anticipated Expendables sequel is under way in Bulgaria. Sadly, a stuntman was killed and another was seriously injured while filming an explosive scene. The injured man has undergone a 5-hour surgery and was listed as "stable" by local authorities.

Police said Friday the two men, whose names and nationalities were not disclosed, were performing a stunt involving an explosion on an inflatable boat on the Ognyanovo dam, just outside the capital, Sofia. The incident occurred late Thursday.


Expendables 2 sees the re-teaming of popular action stars including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren. The film also added the likes of Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme and new-comer Liam Hemsworth. Mickey Rourke recently announced that he would not be returning to the franchise. The film is being directed by Simon West.
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THEMRTERRIFIC
THEMRTERRIFIC - 10/28/2011, 10:38 AM
This is terrible!
Supes17
Supes17 - 10/28/2011, 10:40 AM
That is terrible. Poor guys:/
Terraforge
Terraforge - 10/28/2011, 10:42 AM
Damn that's terrible.

On a side note, Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.
DarthDan
DarthDan - 10/28/2011, 10:43 AM
LMAO @ Nail
Brashlight
Brashlight - 10/28/2011, 10:44 AM
CBMfanx1@ you are an idiot
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 10/28/2011, 10:44 AM
@Terraforge- That was a geography test. You passed. Nice work.

Everyone else....FAILED.
headlopper
headlopper - 10/28/2011, 10:46 AM
I guess I HAVE to go see it now.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 10/28/2011, 10:47 AM
Ahh damn that suxx!!!
LtAnarchy
LtAnarchy - 10/28/2011, 10:47 AM
Only ecks would be doing a quiz in the [frick]in articles
redsoxdude
redsoxdude - 10/28/2011, 10:48 AM
I was reading this earlier on MSN. Terrible news.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/28/2011, 10:50 AM
@nailbiter ROFLOL!
Seriously though, this is awful news.
joeker
joeker - 10/28/2011, 10:51 AM
Damn that's aweful that's proberly gonna hold up production for awhile
nuck82
nuck82 - 10/28/2011, 10:53 AM
did one of the old people break there hip?
Fogs
Fogs - 10/28/2011, 10:56 AM
@CBMfanx1 - [frick] you man. You sound like these lil' kids with no respect for life and doesn't know what reality is because plays too much CoD and has no present parents to explain that isn't real, and that for real isn't nice.

So GTFO.

Bad News. And sadly probably means the movie will make more money because of it.

@nailbitter LOOOL!
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 10/28/2011, 10:56 AM
I can imagine a film with Arnold, Jean Claude, Sly, Norris and Lundgren.
Deadshot
Deadshot - 10/28/2011, 11:02 AM
Really sad news, but this sort of thing does happen in films, the stunt profession is very dangerous.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/28/2011, 11:02 AM
that sucks :(

Once again we should all give great respect to the stuntmen´s job who sometimes filming big action sequences risk their own life to create great entertainment for the audience.
TheMadman
TheMadman - 10/28/2011, 11:07 AM
That's pretty crappy. I feel bad for their families. However, on a side note - this is gonna be epic if someone died while it was being made!
Forilaz
Forilaz - 10/28/2011, 11:11 AM
It happened in Bulgaria, not in Romania. Get your facts straight.
Sparrowsabre7
Sparrowsabre7 - 10/28/2011, 11:17 AM
Sad indeed, but it's a good thing such occurences are generally rare these days.
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 10/28/2011, 11:19 AM
Damn this Nuck-itis! I can't get rid of it!
DrCKasady
DrCKasady - 10/28/2011, 11:26 AM
lol @ all the people that are saying this so terrible and they arr sad
people die.
it's life.
so one guy died making a movie.
by the time you're done reading this comment i bet 30 more people just died of alot more worse conditions.

the dude was a stunt man! it's kind of in the job application that he could die or get seriously injured

i will see this movie. first one was awesome!
GiftedYoungster
GiftedYoungster - 10/28/2011, 11:30 AM
This never should have happened

(because this movie, along with the first, never should have been made)

Hope the other guy recovers.
Mysterion
Mysterion - 10/28/2011, 11:36 AM
I saw a documentary on Jackie Chan and it give me a new found respect for stuntmen. If there is any solice to this, we could probably say the man died for what he loved doing.
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 10/28/2011, 11:39 AM
@drckasady, really?...
GiftedYoungster
GiftedYoungster - 10/28/2011, 11:43 AM
@drckasady

He died trying to make something "entertaining" for mindless people like you.
AC1
AC1 - 10/28/2011, 12:10 PM
I guess as an audience we take it for granted, how dangerous filming some films can be... it's safe to say, no matter how much I want to work in the movies, I'm never going to be brave enough to work as a stuntman.

It's always shocking to hear about people dying while filming a movie... RIP.
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