Bruce Willis is suing the makers of his 2003 action movie Tears of the Sun for injuries allegedly sustained on the set of the film.
Willis's lawsuit against Revolution Studios claims that he suffered "extreme mental, physical and emotional pain" after an on-set incident in October 2002 when he was struck on the forehead by a "projectile" during the detonation of pyrotechnics by the film's special effects unit.
The lawsuit did not further specify the nature of Willis' injuries, but accuses Revolution and its special effects foreman Joe Pancake of incompetence in maintaining his safety. The financial damages sought by the actor are not specified, but the suit does claim that Willis "was required to and did employ physicians and other medical personnel," and that he will incur more medical expenses in the future relating to the incident.
Robert Downey Jr is to star in The Shaggy Dog, a remake of the 1959 comedy in which a man is occasionally changed into a sheepdog after a scientific experiment goes disastrously wrong. Downey will co-star in the film with Tim Allen, Kristin Davis and Danny Glover. Having recently finished work on Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly, it is believed that Downey took the role in The Shaggy Dog partly because it will be shooting in Los Angeles and, as such, will leave him available to promote the release of his forthcoming album of original songs, The Futurist.