Russell Crowe recalled breaking each of his legs whereas filming a scene for his 2010 film “Robin Hood.”
Throughout a current interview with Folks journal, the 59-year-old actor revealed that he was unaware he had fractured his legs till a decade after what he initially thought was a “small mishap” on the set of the motion movie.
“I jumped off a castle portcullis onto rock-hard uneven ground,” Crowe advised the outlet. “We should have prepped the ground and buried a pad, but we were in a rush to get the shot done in the fading light.”
Russell Crowe revealed that he broke each of his legs whereas filming his 2010 film “Robin Hood.” ( Ivan Romano/Getty Pictures)
The Academy Award winner remembered changing into involved in regards to the setup of the stunt moments forward of leaping.
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“With hundreds of extras around, arrows flying and burn pots setting the castle on fire, there was no pulling out,” Crowe mentioned. “As I jumped, I remember thinking, ‘This is going to hurt.’ “
The New Zealand native advised Those who he was making an attempt to land on the balls of his ft to raised soak up the affect. Nonetheless, Crowe recalled feeling his heels hit the bottom first when he landed.
“It was like an electric shock bursting up through my body,” Crowe mentioned. “We were shooting a big movie, so you just struggle through, but the last month of that job was very tricky. There was a number of weeks where even walking was a challenge.”
Crowe mentioned that his legs had been fractured after he carried out a stunt for the motion film. (Fotonoticias/WireImage)
Regardless of the lingering ache, Crowe continued shooting “Robin Hood.” He advised Those who he “never discussed the injury with production, never took a day off because of it, I just kept going to work.”
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Crowe recalled that he started experiencing “very strange pains” in his decrease legs and determined to seek the advice of a physician the place he underwent an MRI and X-ray imaging exams.
“I thought it was nothing serious,” he advised Folks. “After working through a long New York winter, my body was just missing exercise and sunshine.”
Nonetheless, Crowe mentioned he was shocked when his physician regarded on the X-rays after which requested him when he had damaged his legs.
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“Apparently he could see the remnants of fractures in both shin-bones,” Crowe remembered. “To jog my memory he said, ‘Would it have been maybe 10 years ago?'”
Crowe mentioned that he immediately remembered the incident that had occurred on the set of “Robin Hood.”
The actor didn’t notice that he had damaged his legs till 10 years later. (Getty Pictures)
“Apparently I finished that movie with two broken legs,” he famous. “All for art. No cast, no splints, no painkillers, just kept going to work and over time they healed themselves.”
The actor realized in hindsight that he had taken a yr off after ending manufacturing on “Robin Hood.” He did not work once more till taking up the function of Jor-El, the daddy of Superman within the 2013 film “Man of Steel.”
“In retrospect I obviously knew something was wrong,” Crowe mentioned.
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He continued,”To be the Kryptonian father of Superman was six months of incredibly intense physical training. Between the time off and that training, things fixed themselves.”
Crowe performed the titular character in “Robin Hood,”a retelling of the legendary outlaw’s story that was directed by Ridley Scott and likewise starred Cate Blanchett, William Damage, Mark Robust, Mark Addy, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston, Eileen Atkins, and Max von Sydow.
The 2-time Golden Globe winner is presently starring as a U.S. Air Drive drone pilot within the new motion thriller “Land of Bad” alongside Liam Hemsworth, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia.
“Land of Bad” was launched in theaters Feb. 16.
