Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

The Possession

The real dybbuk box was the subject of an article found in the 1994 Los Angeles Times. The box served as inspiration for the film. Foolishly, someone offered to bring the real deal to set, but Morgan flat-out refused. He was totally unwilling to risk the potential consequences: "If you go and look at what has happened to people that have had contact with an actual dybbuk box, it's not good stuff... why risk that?"

Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
In 1982, Spileberg’s kids classic stayed in the US top ten for ten months.
A "Harry Potter" stunt double was paralyzed on the job.
Novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby is brother-in-law to novelist and screenwriter Robert Harris.

Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

The Possession

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