Nikolaj Coster-Waldau reveals he was concussed when filming Against The Ice: 'He really went for it'

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau took a bit of a beating while filming one scene in his upcoming film Against the Ice.The actor, 51, opened up about an incident where he sustained a concussion on-set during an interview with Deadline.The scene in question involved Coster-Waldau fighting off a CGI polar bear– which was played by a real person.

Minor injury:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau took a bit of a beating while filming one scene in his upcoming film Against the Ice'I got a small concussion that day,' he said and then explained that the actor playing the bear was a 'heavyweight judo champion of Iceland, who also does work as a stunt guy.' He continued, 'On the day, I wanted it to look as good as possible, so I let my head go and he really went for it, throwing me around like a rag doll.

Very strong man.'We’ve been watching cuts of this scene and it’s me and a guy in a brown suit with a weird bear helmet on. It looks ridiculous.

Now [with the CGI], it’s incredible.' Fighting a bear:The scene where he was concussed saw Coster-Waldau fighting off a CGI polar bear – which was played by a real person Not the only issue:A concussion to one of the main stars wasn't the only issue the production faced.