Matthew Perry left the filming of ‘Don’t Look Up’ due to a medical emergency

Matthew Perry is in the spotlight since the presentation of his memoirs ‘Friends, lovers and that so terrible’, which will go on sale in Spain on November 17 published by Contraluz. On this occasion, we discover among his pages that the actor had to leave the filming of ‘Don’t look up’the acclaimed Adam McKay film that was released last year, due to a medical emergency.

The actor, who also spoke of his costly fight against addiction that he had for decades, admitted having abandoned the filming of the famous satire after have been in cardiac arrest for 5 minutes.

“It wasn’t a heart attack, but nothing was beating,Perry wrote, reportedly rolling stone, after having received hydrocodone Y propofol in a rehabilitation center in Switzerland. “I was told that a cranky Swiss guy didn’t want “the guy from ‘Friends'” to die on his table. He did CPR for five minutes, repeatedly hitting my chest. If I hadn’t been on ‘Friends’… would I have stopped after three minutes? Did ‘Friends’ save my life again?“

The strategy that the medical team used to save his life resulted in the breaking of 8 of the actor’s ribs. Perry was in such a state of pain that he was unable to return to the set shooting of ‘Don’t look up’, where he had already recorded a scene with Jonah Hill. The interpreter defines this decision as “disheartening” for him. He lost the “best movie i ever got.“

In it, we would have seen the classic Chandler, in the skin of a Republican journalist, appearing in several scenes with Meryl Streep. The one scene Perry managed to film was ultimately cut from the final cut.

‘Don’t look up’ had a great impact and was nominated for a total of 4 Oscars. Among them, for best film. Despite this, it also received numerous critics who opposed it. Talking with IndieWireAdam McKay commented:

“Suddenly, it seemed that I didn’t want the critics to say anything and of course they can. It is important to have passionate debates and critiques,“said the director.”I think it’s really very good to debate. People should fight and be passionate about this.”

The film, which has a strong message about climate change, was positioned as one of the best Netflix movies of 2021. With its acid and satirical humor it sent a crude message that questioned the current social system and the foundations of the industry. of communication and social networks.

Matthew Perry, who is now in an improved state of health, could not be part of this project, even if it had been his will to do so. Now, with the publication of his memoirs, we will be able to dive deeper into the hard and interesting life path of one of our favorites from ‘Friends’.

‘Friends, Lover and the Big Terrible Thing’ goes on sale next November 1. ‘Don’t Look Up’ is available at streaming between Netflix movies. All seasons of ‘Friends’ are available on streaming on HBO Max.