Russell Crowe said he fractured his legs doing his own stunts on the set of “Robin Hood” in 2010 and didn’t even realize it.
The 59-year-old Academy Award winner discussed how extensive the injuries were a decade later.
“I jumped off a castle portcullis onto rock-hard uneven ground,” Crowe told People Magazine during an interview. “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.”
“With hundreds of extras around, arrows flying and burn pots setting the castle on fire, there was no pulling out,” the Australian star continued. “As I jumped, I remember thinking, ‘This is going to hurt.’”
Crowe went on to explain how he tried to land on the balls of his feet but wound up making contact with heels first instead.
“It was like an electric shock bursting up through my body,” he told the outlet. “We…
