"I remember every day somebody was getting taken to the hospital," Butler said in a recent interview with People. "You’d be doing a fight, you turn around, there’s a guy down there, a spear went in his eye. Another time, you turn around, there’s a guy over there who just fell, broke his ankle. I mean, it was insane."

Zack Snyder’s “300” grossed more than $450 million by the end of its theatrical run, but according to star Gerard Butler, that box office success wasn’t without a few casualties. While speaking with People,

Gerard Butler recently opened up about the demanding and crazy production of Zack Snyder ’s 300 , which is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel. It’s a visually stunning epic, but it was a punishing shoot for its actors.

Gerard Butler says there were an “insane” number of injuries when filming his fan-favorite action hit 300 . The Zack Snyder film from 2006 — which marked Butler’s breakout role, playing the fearsome Spartan King Leonidas — was apparently quite war zone on set.

Gerard Butler reveals the intense injuries sustained by the cast of 300, including himself, during the film's ostensibly chaotic production.

Gerard Butler recalls the difficulties of filming 300 and how many of his co-stars were being taken to the hospital due to injuries. Butler starred as the King of Sparta in the 2006 Zack Snyder film 300,

A lot of scenes in 300 look like they'd hurt like hell even in a film stunt environment, and as it turns out, they probably did.

The gnarly injuries weren't just onscreen during the filming of Zack Snyder's 300. Speaking with People, the film's star Gerard Butler noted an "insane" amount of actors suffered injuries while shooting the epic action flick.

While the movie 300 depicted brutal conflicts on screen, Gerard Butler recalled how the cast experienced their own intense battles every day on set. What happened to Gerard Butler while filming 300? While speaking to People,