Eddie Redmayne ‘Nearly’ Died While In A Hot Air Balloon For A Movie

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones have co-starred in “The Aeronauts.”

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Redmayne revealed that he and Jones “nearly” died on the film set.

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The film was set in the 1860s and had the actors make use of a hot air balloon.

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Redmayne said he and Jones crashed from 30 meters in the air.

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The duo were wrongly informed by an “expert” to throw out the ballasts in the hot air balloon, there by losing the ability to control the contraption.

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The crash caused Jones to hit her head on a bar in the balloon.

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The actors fortunately survived the fall without any serious injuries.

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Redmayne isn’t sure of his future in “Fantasy Beasts.”

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He played Newth Scamander in the three movies.

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