‘Batman Forever’ producer Peter Macgregor-Scott dies at 69

Washington: ‘The Fugitive’ and ‘Batman Forever’ producer Peter Macgregor-Scott died on Wednesday in New York after being involved in a recent taxi accident in Manhattan. He was 69.

Andrew Davis director of ‘The Fugitive’ confirmed the news of the longtime Warner Bros. producer’s passing to The Hollywood Reporter.

“We were like brothers who supported and relied on each other in an industry where that is rare. I will miss him dearly,” Davis told.

Macgregor-Scott’s producing credits also includes ‘The Jerk’ (1979), ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ (1982), ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ (1984), ‘Troop Beverly Hills’ (1989), ‘Out for Justice’ (1991), ‘Black Beauty’ (1994) and ‘Death to Smoochy’ (2002).

Originally from England, the late producer is survived by his brother, sound editor Ian Macgregor-Scott, and children – daughter Elizabeth and son Taylor. (ANI)