An actor's safety on set should be at the top of the priority list. When we're making movies and TV shows, we want to do them with everyone having a productive time without being injured. But sometimes things happen on set that are unavoidable, and they actually contribute to the film overall. Today, I want to go over some real injuries that occurred on set and actually made it into the final cut of the movie. Let's dive in. 1. Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Django Unchained' (2012)The Scene: We're at Calvin Candy's house, and it's time for dinner. But Candy is turning the tide on our heroes and showing his true colors. In a fit of rage, he slams his hand on the dining table.The Injury: DiCaprio slammed his hand directly onto a real glass goblet, which shattered and cut his palm. Without breaking character, he continued the scene. And in the movie, you can see his hand dripping with real blood. He even used the bloody hand to smear on the face of a terrified Kerry Washington, which is kind of gross. Tarantino loved the intensity so much that this take is the one you see in the movie.2. Viggo Mortensen in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (2002)The Scene: Aragorn (Mortensen) thinks Merry and Pippin have died after finding a pile of smoldering Orc bodies. In his anguish, he lets out a cry and kicks a heavy Orc helmet across the field. The Injury: This was the...
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