Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Got A Small Concussion While Filming 'Against The Ice'

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau looks sharp in a silvery purple suit at the premiere and photo call of his new movie, Against The Ice, during the 2022 Berlinale Film Festival on Tuesday (February 15) in Berlin, Germany.

The 51-year-old actor joined co-star Joe Cole and director Peter Flinth for the press day of the film, and in a new interview with Deadline, Nikolaj revealed he actually got a concussion while filming the movie.

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While talking of one particular scene in the movie where Nikolaj is fighting off a CGI polar bear, he opened up about how the scene was filmed and how the concussion happened.

“I got a small concussion that day,” he said, adding that the bear was actually played by a “heavyweight judo champion of Iceland, who also does work as a stunt guy. He was the bear.”

Nikolaj continued, “On the day, I wanted it to look as good as possible, so I let my head go and he really went for it, throwing me around like a rag doll. Very strong man. We’ve been watching cuts of this scene and it’s me and a guy in a brown suit with a weird bear helmet on. It looks ridiculous. Now [with the CGI], it’s incredible.”

Against The Ice will debut on on March 2, 2022 on Netflix. Check out the trailer here!

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