9 Celebrities Who Dare To Risk It All For A Role

If Hollywood is called a cutthroat environment, acting is definitely a competitive field in which actors compete with other for a role. Whether they are seasoned actors or budding ones, they have to prove their worth because their current performance will influence future work offers they receive.
Many roles require actors to go the extra mile and if they are able to give their performances one hundred percent, it will improve their chances of getting more and better-paid work down the road. On the contrary, if they deliver a poor performance in an audition or are criticized for their characterization in a role, the role will go to others. For reasons, plenty of actors unhesitatingly put themselves in danger to deliver a knock-out performance. Although dangerous maneuvers can be done by pro stuntmen, they decide to take on potentially lethal scenes on their own.
Below are 9 celebs who put their lives in danger to fulfill a role. You can see more in this article.

#1 Britney Spears and the snake

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In the 2001 MTV Video Music Award finale, Britney Spears surprised everyone when going on stage with an albino Burmese python, named Banana. There are no signs of fear or hesitation on her face.

#2 Tom Cruise

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Tom Cruise has starred in dozens of action movies and one of them is Mission Impossible series. During the filming, he refused to use a double and always does his own stunts. His most nerve-wracking stunt perhaps is when he was holding on to a flying plane that was 5,000 feet above the ground. Of course, he was wired to it but not everything will go smoothly every time.

#3 Cameron Diaz

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In her career, Cameron Diaz performed as many stunts as directors would allow her to do. In the “Charlie’s Angles” films, her recklessness bruised and injured her.

#4 Angelina Jolie

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We can see many action scenes in the “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” movies and most of her dangerous stunts were performed by herself.

#5 Kate Winslet

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When filming Titanic, the actress spent entire days in a specially built-water tank. The water was very cold but she preferred it that way. “I never believe I’ve done my job properly unless I go home feeling that I’ve suffered.”

#6 Kristen Stewart

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During the filming of “Snow White and the Huntsman”, the actress overcame her fear of horses to complete her scenes to the fullest. The director shared, “She was riding horses, jumping from high precipices into freezing cold water, fighting dwarves — she’s gung ho”.

#7 Robert Pattison and Tai the elephant

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When filming “Water for Elephants”, Robert Pattison had to work with a 42-year-old elephant named Tai despite his fear of elephants. However, it seems that there is a pretty strong connection formed between them. The actor even cried on the last day Tai was on set with him.

#8 Scarlett Johansson

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The actress confessed that the perilous action scenes in her Iron Man 2 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier roles were performed by a double, but that’s not all. During the filming of these movies, the actress was pushing herself and doing intense combat training.

#9 Isla Fisher

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All of us got ants in our pants when Isla Fisher’s character is supposed to appear like she’s struggling before freeing herself from a watery demise in the movie “Now You See Me”. In fact, she truly got stuck to the bottom of the tank and almost drowned for real.