Russell Crowe found out a decade later he broke both of his legs while filming ‘Robin Hood’: ‘Just kept going’

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told the outlet. “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.”The Academy Award winner remembered becoming concerned about the setup of the stunt moments ahead of jumping.“With hundreds of extras around, arrows flying and burn pots setting the castle on fire, there was no pulling out,” Crowe said. “As I jumped, I remember thinking, ‘This is going to hurt.’ “The New Zealand native told People that he was trying to land on the balls of his feet to better absorb the impact.

However, Crowe recalled feeling his heels hit the ground first when he landed.“It was like an electric shock bursting up through my body,” Crowe said. “We were shooting a big movie, so you just struggle through, but the last month of that job was very tricky.

There was a number of weeks where even walking was a challenge.”Despite the lingering pain, Crowe continued shooting “Robin Hood.” He told People that he “never discussed the injury with production, never took a day off because of it, I just kept going to work.”Crowe recalled that he began experiencing “very strange pains” in his lower legs and decided to consult a doctor where he underwent an MRI and X-ray imaging exams.“I thought it was nothing serious,” he told People. “After working through a long New York winter, my body was just missing exercise and sunshine.”However, Crowe said he was shocked when his doctor looked at the X-rays and then asked him when he had broken his legs. “Apparently he could see the remnants of fractures in both shin-bones,” Crowe remembered.