Sylvester Stallone breaks neck

[doesnotexist]

Movie action hero Sylvester Stallone broke his neck while filming a fight scene during his new film The Expendables.

The star revealed to FHM magazine he suffered a hairline fracture and needed to have a metal plate inserted in his neck after a "vicious" fight between him and wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin in the movie, which also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke and British actor Jason Statham.

"Man, it was seven guys, kicking each other's ass, one guy tougher than the next. No joke, our stunt guys were begging for mercy," Stallone said.

"Actually, my fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin was so vicious that I ended up getting a hairline fracture in my neck. I'm not joking. I haven't told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation afterwards.

"I now have a metal plate in my neck."

The Expendables follows a secret team of special military operatives who work together to overthrow a dictator in South America. It is due for release in the middle of 2010.



lol......

[The Nav Man™]

Lmao. During a movie scene! I could see maybe...walking his tiger and then tripping down a flight of stairs but...LOL

[Spoken Deity]

this movie will blow.

[Ryan]

lmao.

these dudes are too old to be doing this shit.

i cant see Stallone as anything other than Rocky or Rambo.

but ill prolly peep this shit. could be good. maybe...

[KBomb]

I hope its a comedy about how old they all are. I would go see that

[Born To Kill]

STONE COLD!!! STONE COLD!!! STONE COLD!!!

My best good ole J.R. impression...

[Born To Kill]

Here's a more detailed read...also includes a cool-ish story about the filming of Rocky 4!

Sylvester Stallone breaks neck
Jan 6, 2010 11:57 AM | By BANG Showbiz

Sylvester Stallone broke his neck filming his new movie.

The actor suffered the serious injury while shooting a fight scene with former WWE wrestler Steve Austin for ‘The Expendables’, and had to have major surgery.

He said: "Man, it was seven guys, kicking each other’s a*s, one guy tougher than the next. No joke, our stunt guys were begging for mercy.

“Actually, my fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin was so vicious that I ended up getting a hairline fracture in my neck. I’m not joking. I haven’t told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation afterwards. I now have a metal plate in my neck."

This is not the first injury the 63-year-old star has suffered while making a movie.

While making ‘Rocky IV’ in 1985 a boxing scene with Dolph Lundgren - who also appears in ‘The Expendables’ - got so out of hand, Stallone almost died after being punched in the head and chest.

He explained to FHM magazine: "Dolph Lundgren and I always went for it. I gave him orders to try to knock me out while the cameras were rolling. At one point, he hit me so hard on the top of the head I felt my spine compress. He then hit me with an almighty uppercut.

“That night my chest and heart started to swell, and I had to be helicopter-ambulanced from my hotel to a nearby emergency room. I was told that Dolph had punched my rib cage into my chest, compressing my heart. If it had swollen any more, I would have died.

“After that, I was like, ‘Dolph, it’s only a movie, bro.’ ”

Stallone, Lundgren and Austin also star alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke in ‘The Expendables’ – about a crack military squad that is assembled to overthrow a South American dictator.

[Cody Nash]

I actually am looking forward to seeing this movie lmao..

love corny action flicks.

[Brother Blue Collar]

lol@it's only a movie bro.

[Spoken Deity]

lol@it's only a movie bro.

Dolph's response?

"it is like hitting steel."

[Born To Kill]

I wonder...

When Dolph sent Stallone to the hospital with a swollen chest and heart...

Did he quip, "If he dies, he dies..."

[doesnotexist]

I bet the movie will actualy turn out pretty well. A good solid action flick.

[Brother Blue Collar]

lol@if he dies, he dies.

[KBomb]

God damn he's old. There needs to be an age cutoff in hollywood

[Mike White]

Thats pretty ironic that Stone Cold broke his neck when Owen Hart did the same thing to him.