From Gerard Butler to Sylvester Stallone: When acting became near-fatal for Hollywood actors

Idris Elba recently said that he was narrowly saved from falling to his death as he filmed his latest movie on location in Africa.
The British actor, 43, slipped six feet down a waterfall in Ghana while preparing for a scene in African war drama Beasts Of No Nation. Here’s a look at actors whose craft nearly killed them.
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Gerard Butler
Film: Chasing Mavericks
While filming, Gerard was wiped out surfing and held underwater for a full minute by a huge wave that came crashing on his head.The actor managed to come up for a few seconds before being held down by another wave.
Isla Fisher
Film: Now You See Me
A stunt in the 2013 film nearly cost the actress her life. The scene required Isla’s character, a magician, to nearly drown while chained underwater. The chain actually got stuck, and when she began to struggle, everyone on set assumed she was doing a great job at acting out the scene.

Halle Berry
Film: The Call
Halle suffered a head injury in 2012 while filming her movie, The Call. The Oscar winner was filming a fight scene when she tripped and hit her head on concrete, knocking her unconscious. She was rushed to the hospital, but recovered quickly.
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Jaimie Alexander
Film: Thor: The Dark World
The actress took a mighty fall when slipping off a metal staircase on a rain-beaten set. As a result of the fall, Jaimie sustained multiple injuries, including a slipped disc in her spine, 11 chipped vertebrae, and a dislocated left shoulder – while also tearing a rhomboid on her left side.

Sylvester Stallone
Film: Rocky IV
For the last punch, Dolph Lundgren was supposed to hit Sly as hard as possible and knock him down. Dolph delivered a punch that caused Sly’s heart to swell and sent him straight to intensive care for eight days in Santa Monica.

Johnny Depp
Film: The Lone Ranger
Johnny was riding a horse when the saddle came loose and he was thrown from the reins. The actor was barely hanging, while being dragged for about 25 yards.
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