Tom Hanks’ dedication to his character, Chuck Noland, in one of his most acclaimed films, Cast Away, nearly cost him his life.
The actor, who played a FedEx employee stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash, revealed that a leg injury he sustained during filming led to a serious infection.
“It put me in the hospital,” Hanks told BBC in 2009.
“I was there for three days with something that, believe it or not, almost ki**ed me.”
He initially mistook the infected cut for a harmless sore, but doctors quickly discovered it was far more dangerous and could have been life-threatening if left untreated.
“I got an infection from a cut and it was eating its way through my leg. The doctor said, ‘We have to get this infection out before it p**sons your blood and you d**.’”
Apart from the health scare, he also lost a significant amount of weight and grew a beard to realistically depict five years of isolation in the film.
While the experience nearly cost him his life, the role ultimately earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
The actor, who played a FedEx employee stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash, revealed that a leg injury he sustained during filming led to a serious infection.
“It put me in the hospital,” Hanks told BBC in 2009.
“I was there for three days with something that, believe it or not, almost ki**ed me.”
He initially mistook the infected cut for a harmless sore, but doctors quickly discovered it was far more dangerous and could have been life-threatening if left untreated.
“I got an infection from a cut and it was eating its way through my leg. The doctor said, ‘We have to get this infection out before it p**sons your blood and you d**.’”
Apart from the health scare, he also lost a significant amount of weight and grew a beard to realistically depict five years of isolation in the film.
While the experience nearly cost him his life, the role ultimately earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.