300 Star Gerard Butler Rubbed His Face With Phosphoric Acid, Almost Disfigured His Face in $52M Movie

Actor Gerard Butler’s performance as Brodie Torrance in director Jean-François Richet’s 2023 movie, Plane, was praised by fans all over the world. With its action-packed sequences and compelling story, Plane managed to somewhat satisfy the audience. The movie received an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 and 78% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Filming the movie was not easy, especially for the star of the movie, Gerard Butler. After the movie’s release, the actor revealed one mishap on the sets of the movie that almost ruined his entire face. Thankfully, the actor saved himself in time. The movie also featured some big Hollywood stars like Mike Colter, Lilly Krug, and Tony Goldwyn.

Gerard Butler rubbed his face with phosphoric acid

Gerard Butler

In January, actor Gerard Butler appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about his 2023 movie, Plane. During the interview, he revealed that he rubbed his face with phosphoric acid,
“Every time I bring my hands out, they’re covered in blood and green fluid, right? And I’m like, ‘I don’t know what this green fluid is.’ I’m rubbing my face and, suddenly, it’s in my throat. It’s in my mouth. It’s up my nose.

It’s in my eyes. It’s burning my face, and I mean burning. It turns out this is essentially phosphoric acid and the airline pilots that were there watching go, ‘No!’ I’m just, like, burning alive… So it was intense. It actually burned for hours, but it was great for the sequence.”
Short-term exposure to solid phosphoric acid or its solutions may cause skin burns. Contact with the eyes may produce irritation and eye burns.

This wasn’t Gerard Butler’s only mishap on a movie set

Gerard Butler

In the past, Butler has caused some injuries while filming movies. In 2021, he injured three people while filming CopShop. The actor recalled,

“I was fighting one stunt guy and he smacked his head on the lockers and his head split open, just because of where it was.”

Apart from this, the actor was responsible for another injury as a stuntman hit his head on a pillar while dodging Butler’s attacks. The third injury was quite hilarious, Butler accidentally tased his co-star Ryan O’Nan.

Gerard Butler gained popularity in the 1990s

Butler rose to fame in the late 1990s after he bagged roles in theater productions and small TV series. The role of King Leonidas in the epic action film 300 (2006), directed by Zack Snyder catapulted the actor to international stardom and established him as an icon.

After this, he appeared in several blockbuster hits like P.S. I Love You (2007), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). Throughout his career, Gerard Butler has showcased his talent by taking on roles in various genres.