[Music] for over 30 years Hollywood leading man Brad Pit has been dazzling audiences all across the world with his engaging and eclectic performances starring in a slew of Unforgettable hits like seven Fight Club and glorious bastard and World War Z among countless others there is no project or character that has proven too intimidating for the season star and in 2004 he further ventured out and tackled the historical War genre when he appeared as Achilles in The Iliad inspired epic Troy pit appeared alongside a large ensemble cast including Eric bonana Orlando Bloom and Diane Krueger in the Blockbuster hit yet much like the great Greek warrior he portrayed in the film The Academy award-winning actor faced his own unique set of trials and tribulations during production of the engrossing Epic pit ironically suffered a painful injury to his Achilles tendon that set filming back several weeks yet the unfortunate hiccup did not hinder the final product which gross nearly half a billion at the box office upon its released I in the Wolf Gang Peterson The Never Ending Story Air Force 1 big screen Extravaganza pit winningly portrayed the famous Trojan War hero who became known as the greatest Greek warrior to ever live proving his skills and dedication as a fighter during the legendary conflict even the most casual literary BFF knows all too well that The Iliad character's one true weakness was his heal which proved to be his ultimate vulnerability and led to his demise during the epic battle the term ail's heel was named after the hero's tragic downfall pit trained for six months to tackle the Hefty role of the fierce fighter wanting to transform his body into that of a Greek statue yet all his rigorous preparation couldn't brace the actor for the bitterly ironic injury to his own Achilles heel the Silver Screen staple tore his Achilles during the scene in which the hero battles a Giant Warrior named Bo Gus showcasing his martial arts skills and leaping away from his opponent in an act that would ultimately lead him down for the count for a few months during production Peterson said of the taut and tense filming moment that mirrored the epic poem bya the Sydney Morning heral look at his face when he lands there's a second you can see something's wrong great for the scene terrible for the movie Brad was hobbling around for months and we had to come back later to finish the last scene which ironically was another big one-on-one combat scene the one between Brad and Eric Troy was a box office hit but critical dud despite both Pit and the sweeping historical epic taking a major hit during production due to the Wolly ironic injury Troy nonetheless made it spectacular po debut on May 14th 2004 and dominated the box office going on to gross a whopping 497 million worldwide the electrifying film earned $4 46.9 million in its opening weekend and became one of the highest grossing releases of the Year alongside fellow knockout Shrek 2 The Passion of the Christ and the Beloved Spider-Man 2 while audiences flocked to see the buzz about leading man portray the iconic Greek hero critics were L than impressed by the action-packed picture with many expressing their disdain over the screenplays lack of faithfulness to The Iliad and lack of emotional depth nonetheless Troy was nominated for an Academy Award for best costume design and was lotted for its dazzling visuals and Powerhouse performance by pit with the Epic further establishing the star as a Hollywood heavy hitter Troy is available to rent or buy on Prime video Google play or Apple TV