10 Celebs’ Movie Roles That Nearly Ended Their Lives

3. Bruce Campbell – Evil Dead

Evil Dead is a horror movie about five college students who go to a cabin for vacation when things take a deadly turn and flesh possessing spirits begin to kill them off one by one, and only one student survives. Well, this is one movie where the horror in the script was nothing compared to what was about to happen in real life on the set. While shooting this movie, director Sam Raimi had the idea to ride a motorcycle with one hand and film with the other hand; this brilliant idea backfired immediately and Raimi ran right into Bruce Campbell, leaving him pinned underneath the wheel of the motorcycle. Bruce, however, was able to leave the accident uninjured after escaping what could have been deadly, had the motorcycle hit him just an inch closer to his side. This actor got extremely lucky and was able to continue filming that same day, due to the fact that he wound up without a scratch on him.

4. Jason Statham – The Expendables 3

The Expendables is another popular action movie where the actors performed most of their own stunts. While filming a scene for the movie, Statham was driving a truck and all seemed fine, until the brakes on the truck suddenly failed. The truck was headed straight for the sea and the actor knew that he had to act fast. He then opened the door and threw himself out of the moving the vehicle just seconds before it careened into the sea, plummeting 60 feet below the water. The actor did suffer from minor bumps and scrapes, but it could have been a lot worse; he could have drowned on the set of this movie had he not acted so swiftly. It is crazy to think that this movie almost didn’t happen and that we almost lost such a talented actor. Thankfully, though, he was fine, and we were gifted with this epic film.

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