Jackman Nearly Lost Hand After Helicopter Stunt

From: imdb.com

Action hero Hugh Jackman's idea to arrive at a movie premiere via helicopter almost ended in a gruesome disaster when he came close to losing his hand.

The daring star was keen to make a big entrance for the start of his press tour for new movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine in Sydney, Australia earlier this month.

But Jackman almost left onlookers below splattered in blood when he hung out of the aircraft and his hat was ripped from his hand by one of its propellers.

He says, "I was hanging out of a helicopter because... I just thought it was a good way to make an entrance.

"I'm kind of tall, I'm standing on the side and I put my hat on. (When I waved) the hat flew off. I look back and the guy (pilot) said, 'Your hand was about that far from the rotors!'"

But Jackman insists he has no plans keep his inner daredevil in check, despite nearly losing a limb.

Brushing off the incident, he adds: "But I got the hat."