Gerard Butler was shot twice while shooting Machine Gun Preacher'

Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Hollywood hunk Gerard Butler was revealed that he was shot twice in his head while filming his latest movie 'Machine Gun Preacher'.

The 41-year-old star has admitted that he was injured in a night-time fight scene.

"A shell hit me, slit my head, it was pouring with blood. About 20 minutes later, we went again and another shell hit me! Within half an inch of the first one," The Daily Star quoted Gerard as saying.

'Machine Gun Preacher' is based on a true story of an American jailbird who opened an orphanage in war-torn Sudan. (ANI)