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 OK. Thank God no one was hurt."
He added, "We were sick about it for two days."
Adam said he and the "Anchorman" team had a meeting after that to discuss safety.

The director, who was also the producer of the films, acknowledged a scary incident on "Anchorman," too, one that involved a live animal.
"We also had something with a bear in the first Anchorman," he said. "The bear did a hint of a bluff charge for a second. From that moment on, I said, 'I will never put a live animal in a shot with an actor ever again.' So every time I do it, it's a composite shot because it's not worth it."
Interestingly, a bear that Will worked with in 2008's "Semi-Pro" killed a man two months after that film premiered. That was a different bear than the one used in "Anchorman."