Mark Lee injures himself filming Number 1 sequel, jokes about seeing 'red'
The Singapore actor hurt his right wrist while filming in Thailand, but later said he would be able to continue filming.
The filming for the sequel to the Singapore film Number 1 turned bloody after a rehearsal left local actor Mark Lee bleeding non-stop from his right hand.
Lee, 54, shared a photo of his bandaged right wrist on Instagram on 9 July and told Lianhe Zaobao later that night that everything was okay.
In the article published on Monday (10 July), the Golden Horse-nominated actor told the Chinese daily that the incident occurred on the first day of rehearsals for a gang fight scene.
“There might be a slight problem with the chemistry between the Thai actor and I, so the chair [he was using] accidentally cut my hand,” he shared.
Lee, who was filming in Thailand, said that he sustained the injury around 5pm on Sunday, but everything was okay after he bandaged it.
However, when he tried to change the bandages, the bleeding starting again and wouldn’t stop, prompting him to visit the hospital.
During the check-up, it was revealed that the cut happened to be where the capillaries are, which is why the bleeding didn’t stop.
Capillaries are small blood vessels that connect arteries and veins, and is the most common type of bleeding.
This happens when the skin is injured, so it can occur with all wounds. Capillary blood also flows quickly, but it's usually easy to control.
Though it’s less serious compared to other forms of bleeding, experts advise that one should get emergency help if, among other scenarios, the bleeding doesn’t stop after several minutes of applying pressure.
In Lee's case, the bleeding was eventually stopped at the hospital and the actor also received a tetanus shot.
Despite the injury, Lee said he was all right and joked, “It's a private hospital, the doctors and nurses are quite good-looking and the injection doesn't hurt.”
Lee maintained that sense of humour and told Lianhe Zaobao that ‘seeing red’ during rehearsals might bode well for the release of the film. In Chinese culture, the colour red is considered auspicious.
Since he’d only film the fight scenes, Lee said, at that time, that his injury should be fine.
Director Ong Kuo Sin added, “Lee is fine. As official filming only starts on the 10th, this won’t affect our filming progress.”
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