Kate Winslet: Titanic
Her character’s long and heavy coat got stuck in a door as one giant wave came for the actress and her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. To prevent herself from drowning, Winslet had to shake off the wet coat. James Cameron, the director, didn’t even notice the incident had occurred and continued filming the next scene as if nothing had happened.
Scarlett Johansson: Lucy
In one of the scenes of the film ‘Lucy,’ Scarlett Johansson had to jump off a moving vehicle. However, the backpack she was carrying got hooked to the car, and Johansson was dragged over the ground for a few feet before the driver realized what was happening.
Tom Cruise: The Last Samurai
During a sword fight, Tom Cruise was almost beheaded. It happened when his co-star, Hiroyuki Sanada, couldn’t control his heavy sword while riding on a mechanical horse.
Uma Thurman: Kill Bill 2
The actress recently declared that Quentin Tarantino convinced her to drive a car during an action scene she wasn’t sure of. The car crashed due to an unexpected twist in the road, causing the actress severe injuries.
Tom Hanks: Cast Away
The actor was so involved in the movie that he suffered a cut on his leg. Hanks didn’t pay attention to it until the wound started to develop an infection that had him rushed into the hospital.
Tom Hanks: Cast Away
The actor was so involved in the movie that he suffered a cut on his leg. Hanks didn’t pay attention to it until the wound started to develop an infection that had him rushed into the hospital.
Mel Gibson: Braveheart
The actor fell off his horse and the 1000-pound animal fell on top of him. Luckily for everyone, his stuntman saw the accident and saved him immediately.
George Clooney: Syriana
While he was shooting a scene where his character was being tortured, the actor suffered a spinal injury. To this day, Clooney still experiences severe headaches.
Viggo Mortensen: The Lord of the Rings
In a scene where Aragorn is unconscious floating down a river, the strength of the stream was more than what production had anticipated. Mortensen had to be rescued, and not without difficulty due to the heavy clothes he was wearing.
Charlize Theron: Aeon Flux
The actress was doing some backflips for her scene when she fell and landed on her neck. She was a centimeter away from being physically paralyzed.
Sylvester Stallone: Rocky IV
One of the punches that his fictional adversary landed on the actor was so hard that Stallone’s heart was pushed violently against his ribcage. The actor spent 9 days at the hospital.
Brendan Fraser: The Mummy
In one of the early scenes of the movie, we can see Brendan’s character being hanged in a prison. Well, to make the scene more realistic, production tightened the rope a bit more. The actor started choking and finally blacked out.
Michael J. Fox: Back to the Future III
The same thing happened to Fox, who in another ‘hanged by the neck’ scene almost choked and ended up passing out when he was unable to breathe.
Harrison Ford in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
One of the doors of the iconic millennial falcon fell onto Ford’s leg and broke it. The accident put the actor out of production for a couple of months.
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible
He was jumping from one building to another but miscalculated and broke his ankle. The accident could have ended far worse.
Hugh Jackman: Wolverine
Having razor-sharp claws is no joke and Hugh Jackman knows it well. The actor has a permanent scar near his left eye because he almost scratched it out of his face. He also nearly got a neck injury while swinging out of a train carriage. It’s a miracle he is still walking.
Jennifer Lawrence: The Hunger Games
Jennifer’s character had to go through a tunnel full of smoke that was poorly ventilated. The actress almost suffered severe intoxication and production was delayed for a couple of days.
