Filming this epic almost went wrong: ‘We thought he was joking, he ended up in hospital’

Unfortunately, it’s common for actors to get injured while filming action or other epic feature films, and that was the case with Channing Tatum on the set of his 2011 Roman epic, The Eagle of the Ninth Legion. And for the actor, who was then burned, it was the most terrible pain, especially since this burn touched his intimate parts!

“We had to put warm water on wetsuits. Due to hypothermia, you cannot stay in ice water for more than seven to ten minutes. We stayed there all day. But they forgot to dilute the hot water in the pot“, he explained in an interview with BBC.

Channing Tatum Then he admitted that he was screaming in pain and trying to remove the suit.

“Channing dove into the water, screaming and clutching her private parts. We thought he was joking and left him there for about three minutes. He ended up in the hospital, so never cry wolf– said the director of the film, Kevin Macdonald.

The main stakeholder, in turn, wanted to add:This is the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life.“

“Two Boys from Physical Origins”

Eagle of the Ninth Legion is an epic, adapted from the 1954 Anglo-Saxon epic novel by Rosemary Sutcliffe, about a young Roman officer who tries to recover the lost eagle standard of his father’s legion. The plot is based on the alleged disappearance of the Ninth Spanish Legion in Britain.

In casting, that’s why we find Channing Tatum Also Jamie Bell, dressed in togas, robes and other Roman armour, as well as sandals, two actors with dance films on their CV – and who says dance, says discipline and a certain physical condition. However, that doesn’t prepare you for the cold in the Scottish wilderness where the film was shot.

Talking about their relationship on the set Channing Tatum He also spoke about the filming conditions, which were not kind to them:We were very competitive with each other. Who has the fastest horse? Who can stay long in the freezing cold? That’s the kind of thing that makes you stand on a hill on the seventh week, where it’s raining sideways. So the directors were happy to have two guys from physical backgrounds.“

Then he added that he spent the whole time.There were no caravans outside all day, around 1 pm. There was no Hollywood moment when he said, “I’m going to my trailer.” Instead, you would put it under the tent and near the butane gas heater and just try to stay warm.“

And when you’re trying to stay warm in boiling water that hasn’t been diluted, it can cause burns in very specific areas.

Rediscovering The Eagle of the Ninth Legion is available on VOD.