Transformers nearly killed me says ex-Coronation Street star

Jun 14 2009 by Roz Laws, Sunday Mercury

HOLLYWOOD star Matthew Marsden has revealed how he came within a whisker of DYING when a spectacular helicopter stunt went wrong on his latest movie.

The Walsall actor is set for worldwide success after landing a main role in new summer blockbuster Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.

But he told the Sunday Mercury how he nearly didn’t live to make it to tomorrow’s glitzy London premiere.

“It was a nightmare,” recalls Matthew, speaking from his home in Los Angeles.

“I had a very close shave when a helicopter crashed and missed me by a foot. I stepped out of the way a second before it hit the ground.

“The stunt went off too early, I should have been some considerable way away.

“I didn’t seriously injure myself, apart from shearing off one of my bottom teeth. There was a bit of blood, but my adrenaline kicked in so I didn’t feel it.

“I just remember the director, Michael Bay, shouting, ‘Oh my God! Everyone look at Matt!’.

“One of the crew rushed up and said, ‘Dude, do you have any idea how close that was?’. I said ‘As long as I look cool, I don’t care!’.

“People will probably think that it’s a computer-generated special effect, but I can assure you it was very real.

“It’s fine, I’m still here with all my fingers and toes, though not all my teeth.”