It was neither his favorite film nor one of the best films of his career, but Will Smith I still remember it ‘Ali’ For the painful Neck injury He had to suffer this while filming it. It was about a Biographical film of the great boxer Mohammad Ali,Cassius Clay Jr.And being a movie about a contact sport Boxingthere was the potential for real harm to the actor. Unfortunately, the risk became reality, and A filming partner punched him in the head in such an unfair manner that Smith suffered terrible painFortunately there were no consequences and he was just scared,
This is how Will Smith got injured while shooting a boxing movie ‘Ali’
In an interview on her Youtube channel First we feast in which you have recently participated, Will Smith talks at length about his extensive career in film and television. One of the topics discussed is How did he suffer a painful neck injury while shooting for ‘Ali’? (2001) because of An ill-timed punch to the head by Michael BennettWho played the role of boxer Sonny Liston in the film.
Will Smith summarized the incident as follows “Was “I suffered the most painful shock during the shooting of the film”. He explained the anecdote this way: He was with his coach and actor Michael Bennett, who played another boxer. According to Will Smith, His trainer was instructing him to take a fighting stancebending his spine forward, he suddenly did something. But unfortunately, Bennett effortlessly dodges an unexpected right hand above his head. Sudden change in currency.
The blow was struck between the frontal and lateral parts of Will Smith’s skullAnd him and managed to “compress” his neck toward his bodywhich caused the actor A pain he defines as “an electric shock”, ,I felt an electric sensation traveling down my arms and to my elbows.. “It tasted like electricity to me”he declared. But like I said, luckily everything was scary and in an unfortunate incident only minor injuries And it didn’t cause any great harm, because the pain went away.
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about this Countless examples of accidents on film sets that could have been avoided by giving and receiving clear and precise instructions. As we said, luckily the issue did not escalate and remains just another episode in the career of Will Smith, who returns to the big screen in 2024 with ‘Bad Boys 4’.
What was ‘Ali’ about? Was it a good movie?
‘Ali’ was a 2001 film directed by Michael Mann. It was about one Biopic Of Cassius Clay Jr.Famous Boxer who changed his name Mohammad Ali When he embraced Islam. Will Smith played Ali in itand he was accompanied by a luxury supporting cast including Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight and Jeffrey Wright. The film showed key points from Ali’s real life, such as his conversion to Islam, his refusal to participate in the Vietnam War and subsequent imprisonment, his relationship with Malcolm, his long career as a boxer.
Movie well received by criticsBut It failed at the box office.. Its estimated budget was between $107 and $118 million, but it only managed to raise $87 million, so This did not even cover its costs..like on aggregators rotten Tomatoes It received a score of 68% from critics and 65% from the public IMDb Its grade is 6.7/10.
Will Smith’s performance was highly praisedAnd He was nominated for Best Actor at the 2002 Oscars. For his role in ‘Ali’. The statue eventually went to Denzel Washington For his role as Detective Alonzo Harris in ‘Training Day’. Since Smith would have to wait two more decades to get the recognition he deserved as an actor He received the long-awaited award for Best Actor for his role in ‘King Richard’ at the 2022 ceremony.,
