10 Actors Who Destroyed Themselves For Terrible Movies
6. Charlize Theron Was Almost Paralysed After A Backflip - Aeon Flux
Sensing that there's a strong possibility the project you're working on isn't exactly going to set the world on fire whilst you're in the thick of bringing it to life must be a pretty disheartening reality. But that still didn't stop Charlize Theron from fighting "until the bitter end", despite knowing all involved "were in trouble" whilst shooting eventual 2005 flop Aeon Flux.
In fact, the Oscar-winning star was so determined to give all she could to the eponymous role that she insisted on doing her own stunts on-set. However, it was this decision that unfortunately paved the way for an incident that very nearly paralysed Theron for the rest of her life.
Whilst attempting to pull off a backflip in platform shoes - as you do - Theron landed on her neck and slipped a disc. Despite still getting through the shoot in the end like an absolute warrior, the actor then would go through eight further years of pain management, with this eventually leading to fusion neck surgery.
Thankfully, her body is now "functioning perfectly again". And Theron was back to kicking all the ass in the far more successful likes of Atomic Blonde and Mad Max: Fury Road in the years that followed the disaster that was Aeon Flux.