A film as high-octane as "Safe House" was always going to involve dangerous elements, and Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds are both legendary actors who have been known to do their own stunts. Even so, when you're acting alongside Denzel, the last thing you want is for him to remember you as the guy who injured him, as apparently happened to Reynolds.
In a Facebook post, the "Deadpool" star reminisced on an unfortunate turn of events from the "Safe House" set. "The second day shooting, we were filming a scene inside a speeding, out of control car," Reynolds wrote. In the chaos of the moment, Reynolds' head, as he recalled, "smashed into Denzel Washington's eye." The physics of the stunt must have been somewhat repetitive because Reynolds says the eye-smashing happened "not once... but twice."
It takes more than a shiner to bring down as seasoned an actor as Washington, and according to Reynolds, everything turned out fine "because he's Denzel Washington." The lasting damage was done to Reynolds' pride. "I still haven't recovered," he quipped.
