ACTORS WHO WERE INJURED WHILE FILMING
Added on: 15th Apr 2015
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
One of his most recent minor injuries occurred in 2012 when he
hurt his ankle while shooting Iron Man 3. However, his injury on the set
of Sherlock Holmes was one of the most serious he has ever experienced.
While on set, an actor delivered a thundering knockout punch to
Downey’s chin. The knockout sent Downey flying and he went out
cold upon hitting the ground. Despite being unconscious for
approximately six seconds, Downey wanted to continue shooting.
However, he had to go to the hospital and received six stitches.
NICOLE KIDMAN
One of her most famous movies, Moulin Rouge, left her with an injury
that took almost two years to recover fully from. While on set, Kidman
fractured two of her ribs and sustained a knee injury, a situation that led
to her shooting the rest of the movie while in a wheelchair.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
While shooting the movie Django Unchained, he became so
aggressive in a particular scene that it lead to an injury. Leo slammed
his hand hard on a table, breaking its glass and slicing his hand open.
DiCaprio did not fall out of character but continued with his lines.
Although he required some stitches after, that part is undoubtedly one
of the best scenes in the movie due to its sheer intensity.
SYLVESTER STALLONE
Owing to the nature of his films, he has suffered several injuries
during his career. One of his earlier notable injuries that led to his
hospitalization includes an injury he suffered while acting as Rocky
Balboa in Rocky IV, where Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) hit him hard
in the chest. After the hit, Stallone reportedly experienced internal
swelling and was forced to spend eight days in intensive care. In his
latest movie, The Expendables 3, Stallone injured his back so seriously
it landed him in surgery, an injury he describes to be his most
serious to date.
JAIMIE ALEXANDER
Despite being a tough Asgardian Warrior on set, in real life she is as
prone to accidents as the best of us. While shooting The Dark World,
Alexander fell down a metal staircase and injured her shoulder and
vertebrae, injuries that landed her in the hospital. Since it was very
early in the morning with no light outside, the accident was almost
inevitable. She took a month-long break from filming to ensure a
complete recovery, and thereafter she soon resumed her role as a
warrior in Asgard.
JIM CAVIEZEL
His role as Jesus Christ in the movie The Passion of the Christ was
one of his all-time favourites, despite the unique challenges he faced
on set. During filming, Jim dislocated his shoulder, suffered
pneumonia and a lung infection, battled hypothermia, experienced
severe headaches and skin infections, and to crown it all he was
struck by lightning. The lightning strike was one of the scariest
moments that Jim found himself in while shooting the movie. It was
unpredictable and bizarre, and the fact that he did not suffer serious
injuries from the strike is a miracle in itself.
HALLE BERRY
An action woman at heart, and thanks to the nature of her roles,
she is not a stranger to injuries on set. Berry suffered a foot injury
during the filming of Cloud Atlas which took place in Spain; it was,
however, a minor injury despite requiring her to spend some time
in the hospital. In 2002, while shooting the James Bond movie
Die Another Day, Berry sustained an eye injury when a piece of
smoke grenade debris flew into her left eye. In 2003 while filming
Gothika, Berry broke her arm. In 2004, she was back in hospital
thanks to a mishap with a light prop, which hit her on the head
while shooting Catwoman.
JACKIE CHAN
Jackie Chan will make you laugh in every movie he is in, and most
of the humour is in how he fights the bad guys. Jackie Chan is one
actor who has always preferred to do all the stunts himself, although
in recent times that is becoming a bit of a challenge. Jackie has had
so many injuries in his career that picking out a few is hard. However,
one of his most notable injuries includes a skull fracture that he
sustained from falling from a tree while shooting Amour of God which
led to serious bleeding believed to be coming from his brain. He
also damaged his tailbone in 2001 when shooting The Accidental Spy,
an injury that caused him to experience temporary paralysis.
MALCOLM MCDOWELL
Malcolm McDowell has more than forty years of experience in
film, making him one of the longest-serving actors in Hollywood
today. Despite the numerous years on the job, Malcolm has been
very careful not to spend much time in hospital, despite one
particular injury sustained while filming. In the movie A Clockwork
Orange, Malcolm's character is forced to go through a
brainwashing scene. This scene left Malcolm with a badly
scratched cornea and temporary blindness, resulting from having
his eyes forced open for a very long time. It seems as if Malcolm
felt the agony of the character first hand, which is why that scene
was nothing short of spectacular.
CHANNING TATUM
In his role as Marcus Aquila in the movie The Eagle of the Ninth,
Channing Tatum had to wade through freezing rivers in a thin
wetsuit. In between takes, an assistant would pour warm water
down his wetsuit to keep him warm. The assistant would mix
boiling water and the cold water from the river to achieve the
perfect temperature. However, the accident happened when the
assistant forgot to mix the boiling water with the freezing water
from the river. In his words, Tatum experienced an unexplainable
and suffocating pain, especially when the scolding water reached
his privates. At the hospital, the morphine did wonders on Tatum
who is currently in great shape and fully healed.
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