Almost 14 years later Robin Hood Hits theaters, Russell Crowe reveals he was seriously injured while on the action-packed set.
During a recent interview with PEOPLE, Crowe recalled breaking both legs while filming Robin Hood. “I jumped from a castle portcullis onto uneven ground as hard as a rock,” he explained. “We should have prepared the ground and buried a platform, but we were in a hurry to get the shot with the light getting dimmer.”
Russell Crowe further admitted that he did not realize the dangerous situation until he was preparing to make the jump. “With hundreds of extras around, arrows flying and cauldrons burning the castle, there was no way to retreat. As he was jumping, I remember thinking, ‘This is going to hurt.’”
Noting how it felt when his heels hit the uneven ground, Crowe said, “It was like an electric shock that went through my body. We were filming a big movie, so it took work, but the last month of that work was very difficult. “There were several weeks where even walking was a challenge.”
Crowe added that he never discussed the injury with the production team. He never took a day off for that either. “I continued going to work,” he noted.
Russell Crowe said 10 years later he experienced ‘very strange pains’ in his lower legs
A decade after his Robin Hood Following his injury, Russell Crowe said he began experiencing some “very strange pains” in his lower legs. He decided to go to the doctor and get an MRI and x-rays.
“I thought it was nothing serious,” Crowe said. “After working through a long winter in New York, my body was simply missing exercise and sunshine.”
However, the doctor later asked him if he had broken his legs. “Apparently he could see the remains of fractures in both shins,” Crowe revealed. “To refresh my memory, he said, ‘Would it have been maybe 10 years ago?’”
Russell Crowe went on to state that he finished the film with two broken legs. “Everything for art. “No cast, no splints, no painkillers, I just kept working and over time they healed themselves.”
Although he took a year off after Robin Hood and did not resume work until Iron Man, Crowe added that he knew something was wrong. “To be Superman’s Kryptonian father it was six months of incredibly intense physical training. Between the free time and that training, things took care of themselves.”
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