While it might sound like a clickbait one-liner, but according to Simone Missick, the actress really did get shot while playing Misty Knight on the set of Luke Cage. During a recent interview with Metro, Missick said she naively listened to the ‘wise’ words of the special effects team and went through with a stunt that left her a bit battered.
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“I got shot in the face!” she explained before clarifying the statement. Apparently, the actress turned down a stunt double while filming a scene and apparently got shot with a squibb round for her efforts.
“Our lovely special effects team were like: ‘No, no! Don’t use a double. You’ll be fine!’ and I said: ‘Alright guys! I’ll trust you this time even though I’ve heard horrible things!’ And I got shot in the face and got a dozen roses the next day.”
Apparently, that wasn’t the only kind of behind-the-scenes chaos caused on the set of Luke Cage. Missick admitted she busted someone’s lip during shooting after she threw a pair of handcuffs. The actress said, “I also threw handcuffs at somebody and busted their lip right before the Thanksgiving holidays, so I’m not perfect.”
Given the action-packed nature of Luke Cage, it isn’t surprising to hear that some actors came away from filming beaten and bruised. Earlier this year, Mike Colter revealed that he took a bat to the face while shooting an intense fight sequence.
The actor appeared on AMC’s Geeking Out and said he got whacked over the head after a stunt baseball bat malfunctioned. The objected failed to break apart as planned, leaving a wayward piece to strike Colter in the head and giving him “complete numbness” on the left side of his face.
Ouch!
After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But he is soon pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.
Luke Cage stars Mike Colter (“Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” “The Good Wife”) as the charismatic lead character, Mahershala Ali (“House of Cards”) as the villainous Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes,Alfre Woodard (“12 Years a Slave,” “Annabelle”) local Harlem politician Mariah Dillard, Simone Missick (“Ray Donovan”) as Harlem police detective Misty Knight, Theo Rossi (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Bad Hurt”) as the ruthless criminal Shades, Frank Whaley (“Ray Donovan,” “Pulp Fiction”) as hard-nosed NYPD detective Rafael Scarfe, Rosario Dawson reprising her “Marvel’s Daredevil” role as nurse Claire Temple, and Sonia Braga (“Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “Moon Over Parador,” “Brothers & Sisters”) as Claire Temple’s mother, Soledad Temple.
Cheo Hodari Coker (“SouthLAnd,” “Ray Donovan”) wrote the series’ first two episodes in addition to serving as showrunner and Executive Producer.
Luke Cage comes to Netflix on Sept. 30, 2016.
[H/T] Metro
