| Byrne dodges death Irish actor
Gabriel Byrne has revealed how he cheated death an astonishing five
times during his last two movie shoots.
First, in Swaziland filming Wah Wah the 56-year-old actor fell into a
rushing river and had to be rescued by quick-thinking stunt extras.
Then on the same movie he narrowly missed being crushed by an oil tanker
while driving his car before suffering a panic attack while locked
inside a coffin.
Byrne found himself at the centre of two more near-fatal accidents when
he moved on to film Jindabyne in Australia.
During one scene in the thriller with sexy co-star Laura Linney, he
thought they were doomed to crash when a huge kangaroo jumped onto their
car bonnet.
Byrne managed to brake in time but a week later put his foot in it.
During a bush walk he trod on what he first thought was a tree branch —
until it started hissing. It was in fact a venomous brown snake. Expert
guides hired by movie-makers created a wall of noise to drive the
serpent away.
Byrne who is currently filming the remake of One Last Call with Edward
Burns said: “I’m still pretty fit — but I think anyone would be shaken
after what I’ve been through recently.” |
