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No, I'm not making this up.

LOS ANGELES - Nicole Kidman escaped serious injury when a car she was riding in on a sci-fi film location shoot crashed during a scene in which her character was fleeing zombie-like creatures, the studio said yesterday.

The 39-year-old Oscar winner was rushed to a hospital "for evaluation" and released after the stunt crash Wednesday night during filming of "The Invasion," Warner Bros. Pictures said in a statement.

Neither Kidman's publicist nor the studio would comment on what, if any, injuries the actress received when the camera-rigged car struck a light pole and a trash can on W. Sixth St. in downtown L.A.

The film, about an epidemic with extraterrestrial origins, also stars new James Bond hunk Daniel Craig.

Kidman was seated behind the wheel of a Jaguar, with zombie-like creatures clinging to the hood, when the tow truck pulling the car skidded going around a corner about 11 p.m., US Weekly reported.

Kidman's kids with ex-husband Tom Cruise, Connor, 11, and Isabella, 14, had visited the set earlier that day but were not there when the crash happened, the magazine said.

The L.A.P.D. said eight people, including Kidman, were taken to area hospitals with complaints of injuries, but the studio said just "two other crew members sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision."

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/492184p-414470c.html

Wow, shit, man.

I declare 2007 "very dangerous for to be shooting movies year" after this and the stagehand dieing on the Sam Jackson set.

This story is a couple of days old, right?

old news to me heard about last week

old news to me heard about last week

It's still funny.

Great Scott! To the safety-room!

I find it revolting that they would make a news article about Nicole Kidman and not mention at all whether any of the extras who were clinging onto the car that crashed were alright. Its Hollywood élitism at its most disgusting...

So what's with Nicole Kidman, this movie and her driving skills...
While filming at the Chilean Embassy in Washington D.C., Nicole Kidman and 'Daniel Craig' were to drive a white SUV to the entrance, stop the car and allow valets to park it. Kidman forgot to place the car in park, and as she got out it began to roll down the hill. Craig swooped in from the passenger side and dove at the car, trying to hit the brake and stopping the disaster from proceeding, but instead hit the gas. A valet jumped in and hit the brake, luckily overriding the gas. This happened during heavy rain effects.


I find it revolting that they would make a news article about Nicole Kidman and not mention at all whether any of the extras who were clinging onto the car that crashed were alright. Its Hollywood élitism at its most disgusting...

those clinging to the car probably were Stunt men and thus had saftey harnesses on. if they were injured they would've been mentioned.

EDIT: They were mentioned.
The L.A.P.D. said eight people, including Kidman, were taken to area hospitals with complaints of injuries, but the studio said just "two other crew members sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision."

She has ancient looking hands. I met her where I work. I think she is a zombie that retains her youthful appearance by eating brains but it doesn't work on hands.

She has ancient looking hands. I met her where I work. I think she is a zombie that retains her youthful appearance by eating brains but it doesn't work on hands.
That's creepy!