Gerard Butler is one of the most successful and recognizable actors in the world. Throughout his career, he has earned a reputation as an action movie star. Some of Gerard Butler’s best action movies include Olympus Has Fallen, Copshop, Plane, Den of Thieves, and its sequel, the recently released Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. His roles in these films and many others have cemented him as a legendary action star, but it’s his collaboration with Zack Snyder that stands out as his most iconic role.

Snyder is a filmmaker who is known for making over-the-top action movies. Zack Snyder’s best movies include Dawn of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, Watchmen, and Man of Steel. He is an extremely accomplished filmmaker, but his movies have also proven to be very divisive. His 2006 movie about Spartan warriors may only have an underwhelming 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, but it was a hit with audiences and made a whopping $456 million at the box office. This film includes several amazing action sequences, but Butler has recently revealed that many people were injured while making the movie.

Actors Were Injured Every Day During The Filming Of 300

The Set Of 300 Was Reportedly Very Dangerous

Butler has revealed that actors were being taken to the hospital every day while Snyder was shooting 300. The epic story follows Butler’s Leonidus as he leads only 300 soldiers against a mᴀssive Persian army, inspiring all of Greece to eventually fight the Persians. The cast of 300 includes Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, Michael Fᴀssbender, and David Wenham. The epic movie may not have been a critical darling, but it was a mᴀssive hit with audiences and was instantly recognized as an iconic action movie.

Butler and his Den of Thieves 2: Pantera costar O’Shea Jackson Jr. recently filmed a video for PEOPLE for their “Comparing Notes” segment, during which Butler claimed that actors on the set of 300 were getting injured every day. He talked about how actors were constantly being taken to the hospital while shooting action scenes for the historical epic. Read his full quote below:

I remember every day somebody was getting taken to the hospital. You’d be doing a fight, you turn around, there’s a guy down there, a spear went in his eye. Another time, you turn around, there’s a guy over there who just fell, broke his ankle. I mean, it was insane.

Our Take On The Countless Injuries While Filming 300

Movie Sets Should Prioritize The Safety Of The Cast & Crew

It is shocking to learn how common injuries were on the set of 300. While filming a movie, the safety of the cast and crew should be the number one priority. Therefore, it is disappointing that the set was so chaotic that people were constantly getting injured. 300 is an extremely entertaining movie, but the set should have been run better to avoid the injuries of countless actors.

Source: PEOPLE