Eric Saindon, a visual effects artist who worked on Avatar: The Way Of Water, was hospitalised and underwent surgery just after accepting an Oscar for his work.
on James Cameron’s much-anticipated sequel, and on Sunday accepted the award for best visual effects along with colleagues Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham and Daniel Barrett., and attended hospital hours before the ceremony.
Doctors believed Eric could be suffering from kidney stones or even appendicitis, but he was ‘determined’ to be part of the potentially once-in-a-lifetimeHowever the pain continued, and while Eric fought through it enough to walk on stage and collect the award, he later doubled over in pain during the ceremony and was rushed back to the hospital – via a limousine.
His mother explained that he was found to have ruptured his small intestine and was brought straight into surgery and intensive care following an operation.Eric and the Avatar visual effects team are part of New Zealand company Weta FX, with a rep tellingHe was ‘recovering as we speak,’ the rep went on, adding it was lucky ‘he left when he did’ as ‘a rupture is serious stuff.
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