Sylvester Stallone got so into a fight scene with Steve Austinwhile shooting 'The Expendibles' last year that he broke his neck, resulting in "a very serious operation afterwards."
Speaking to FHM magazine, the 'Rocky' icon revealed how intense the shoot went: "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. 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."
He added: "I haven't told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation after wards. I now have a metal plate in my neck."
Speaking to FHM magazine, the 'Rocky' icon revealed how intense the shoot went: "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. 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."
He added: "I haven't told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation after wards. I now have a metal plate in my neck."
The movie, which Sly scripted and directed, revolves around a group of old-fogey mercenaries on a mission to topple a foreign dictator. It features some of the biggest names in action, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willil, Mickey Rourke and Jet Li. The young pup in the flick is Jason Statham, 26 years Stallone's junior.
It also stars Brittany Murphy, who died in December.
Stallone told the magazine that his cast maintained high intensity throughout the making of the film, in theaters this August.
"Man, those guys were up for it. They got out of bed at 5.30am just to shoot a small five-minute scene," he said.
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