GYLLENHAAL INJURED ON PERSIA SET
JAKE GYLLENHAAL was left nursing a string of painful injuries while filmi= ng PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME - because he was determined to per= form his own stunts.
The actor plays sword-wielding Prince Dastan in the upcoming blockbuste= r, and he was intent on filming the fight scenes himself.
But the 29 year old found himself battered and bruised after the intens= e shoots.
He tells Britain’s Total Film magazine, "I pulled some shoulders and I = strained some backs and I screwed up my ankle a few times but nothing to = worry about.
"On one take, I actually punched a guy in the face by mistake. I spent = the rest of the takes trying not to punch him in the face."
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