Walton Goggins Saved Olivia Wilde From Being Stampeded to Death by Horses on ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Set: ‘I Owe Him My Life. He’s a Real-Life Hero’

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Olivia Wilde revealed on the “Armchair Expert” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that she was nearly stampeded to death by horses on the set of “Cowboys & Aliens,” director Jon Favreau’s 2011 Western action movie based on the graphic novel of the same name. Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford headlined the tentpole, with the likes of Wilde, Goggins, Sam Rockwell and Paul Dano in supporting roles.

“Walt Goggins saved my life on that movie,” Wilde said. “He did. I had a very bad horse accident, and he saved me. It was me and Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford galloping, like, full sprint across the desert with 40 horses behind us. And it was like we were leading the charge to fight the aliens or whatever.” 

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