Josh Brolin Didn’t Exactly Walk Away From Deadpool 2 Unscathed
By J. Gabriel Ware/July 18, 2022 12:01 pm EST
‘I got beat to s**t on that movie’
There’s no shortage of action scenes in “Deadpool 2,” and as the main antagonist in the early going of the movie, Josh Brolin’s Cable finds himself in most of the fast-paced action sequences and fight scenes with the titular superhero (Ryan Reynolds). And as the time-traveling military soldier turns from foe to ally, he works side by side with Deadpool in more action scenes. Needless to say, Brolin gets his hands dirty quite a bit in this movie, and apparently, the intense physicality came at a cost.
Despite being in the best shape of his life at 49 years old going on 50, Brolin shared in a 2017 interview with Collider that the action sequences took a toll on his body.
“I got beat to s**t on that movie. That’s all I know. I had stuntmen throwing me all over the place. I’ve got a shoulder issue, I’ve got a knee issue that I’ve got to deal with now, but we got through it. We got through it. I pushed hard, and I suffered because of it.”
The injuries Brolin suffered may have been a symptom of a dangerous work environment on the set of “Deadpool 2,” as he wasn’t the only person be get injured on set.
Despite being in the best shape of his life at 49 years old going on 50, Brolin shared in a 2017 interview with Collider that the action sequences took a toll on his body.
The injuries Brolin suffered may have been a symptom of a dangerous work environment on the set of “Deadpool 2,” as he wasn’t the only person be get injured on set.
“I got beat to s**t on that movie. That’s all I know. I had stuntmen throwing me all over the place. I’ve got a shoulder issue, I’ve got a knee issue that I’ve got to deal with now, but we got through it. We got through it. I pushed hard, and I suffered because of it.”
A stuntwoman was killed on set
At the time of her hiring, Harris had never worked on a film as a stunt performer. “She was just a girl from Brooklyn who liked to road race — which was not remotely similar to what was required for the shots,” the veteran stunt performer continued. “She didn’t have the experience or skills for the job they brought her in for.”
