When acclaimed actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde recalls how Walton Goggins saved her from being trampled to death by a horse while filming Cowboys & Aliens in 2011. The 42-year-old shared that a horse jumped into a ditch and “knocked her over in the craziest way possible.”The “Predator” actor came to the rescue, saw the accident, and turned sideways in front of her so that the other animal would hit him instead of the actress.Olivia Wilde recalls Walton Goggins saving her from a dangerous accident.
Olivia Wilde recalls intense action and accidents
Olivia Wilde has shared a potentially fatal incident on the set of Jon Favreau’s 2011 action western that could have cost her her life. “Walt Goggins saved my life on that movie,” the “Don’t Worry Darlings” filmmaker said, before adding, “He did. I was in a serious horse accident and he saved my life. Daniel Craig, myself, and Harrison Ford, with 40 horses behind us, sprinted across the desert at full speed. “As the camera panned, the horse jumped into a large ditch, causing the actress to lose her balance and be thrown off. “I fell. I hit my head and my back, I’m lying [on the ground]”But, unfortunately, I’m on the other side of this edge of dirt, which means all the horses behind me can’t see me,” she said, her ear to the ground as the horses charged toward her at full force. “It sounded like thunder, like they were coming towards me. I had this idea – this sounds dramatic – but I thought, this will be quick. Like grated applesauce. Get out,” quipped director “Booksmart.”
Olivia Wilde shares Walton Goggins’ brave move
Experienced rider Walton Goggins came to the rescue and protected the actress on the ground. “Walter Goggins met [me] Wilde went on to talk about the “White Lotus” star, whom she calls “Walter.” When he stood in front, the horses had to split into two sides.She ended the dangerous incident by thanking the “Fallout” star, “People around us were divided into two groups, thinking he had just lost his mind, but he was on the ground protecting my body. So I owe him my life. It’s crazy. He’s a real-life hero.”As for Olivia Wilde’s latest project, her directorial film The Invitation was recently released on June 26, 2026.
