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Halle Berry lists 10 broken bones during her film career
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Halle Berry lists 10 broken bones during her film career

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Halle Berry may be an action movie star, but that comes at a price.

The “X-Men” and “Catwoman” star recalled 10 broken bones and injuries she has sustained on action movie sets over the years while promoting her latest film, Netflix’s “The Union” starring Mark Wahlberg.

“I’ve been knocked down three times, broken an arm, broken ribs twice – once two ribs, another time three ribs – broken a tailbone, broken two toes and a finger: this finger,” Berry said in a clip shared by Netflix, raising her middle finger and laughing.

Berry and Wahlberg compared their injuries. The “Departed” actor recalled a torn meniscus, a dislocated shoulder and that his “ego was bruised quite a lot.”

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While Berry may surpass Wahlberg in terms of injuries, he has the edge in terms of time spent underwater. The actress spent nearly two and a half minutes underwater while filming Dark Tide (2012), while the actor spent 10 minutes underwater in The Tempest (2000).

“We were in the tank and we had the wave. Under the water, guys were holding my feet to keep me in position. And they didn’t know where I was in relation to the waves,” he said. “So I sucked in water and it went over my head. And I just tried to stay there and hold the line and make sure I had tears in my eyes. That was not fun.”

The film veterans also talked about the skills they have acquired throughout their careers. Berry mentioned that for “Catwoman” she learned jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, kickboxing, taekwondo and shooting, as well as capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art. For his 2010 action comedy “The Other Guys,” Wahlberg learned crochet and ballet and tango.

Berry later recalled her longest time on a tightrope when she played Storm in the “X-Men” franchise. “A long time, because Storm was always hanging on a tightrope in the sky,” Berry said. “Actually, it felt like the (crew member) had gone to lunch. That’s how long I was up there.”

In “The Union” (streaming Friday), Berry plays Roxanne, a United States secret agent who recruits her high school sweetheart, construction worker Mike (Wahlberg), for a mission.

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