20 Things You Didn't Know About Charlize Theron
7. Like Any Enthusiastic Actor, She's Injured Herself Onset
Stunt work, unless you have a death wish like Tom Cruise, is best left to the stunt performer. So Theron learned while filming Aeon Flux in 2005, she injured her neck. It wasn't enough to put her in the hospital right away, but it did shut down production temporarily.
The injury, a herniated disc in the neck, would lay dormant for a year until she went to go see Borat. Theron said she laughed so hard during the film her neck locked up, landing her in the hospital for five days. To this day, she says she hasn't been able to finish the film where she left off.