Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise star in Edge Of Tomorrow. Photo/AP.
Emily Blunt "almost killed" Tom Cruise.
The 31-year-old actress got behind the wheel for a scene in their new movie Edge of Tomorrow but things went wrong on the second take - when she was advised by stunt experts to go "a bit faster" - when she ignored her co-star's advice.
She recalled: "I tear down this part and Tom's being very quiet behind me.
"I hear him under his breath as I approach the right-hand turn, going 'Brake, brake, brake. Brake. Brake, brake, brake... Oh God. Brake, brake, brake. Brake it hard! Brake hard!'
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME."I left it too late, and so drove us into a tree...I almost killed Tom Cruise."
The British actress admits she was foolish to ignore the "annoying" advice but was happy she and her 51-year-old co-star were able to laugh off the incident later.
Speaking on Conan, she said: "When I first heard 'brake,' I thought, 'Ah, shut up.' As if I knew more about stunt driving than Tom Cruise! I mean obviously he knows nothing. I've got this.
"[Afterwards] I was just laughing and he was laughing and I told him, ' I thought you were being so annoying' and I apologised."
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