Katie Holmes seconds from disaster as car bursts into flames on film set

**sharon_b** · July 27th, 2009, 02:48 PM

Katie Holmes was left shaken after a car she had been sat in on a film set caught fire seconds after she got out of it.
The 30-year-old actress narrowly escaped disaster over the weekend while filming in Australia for her new horror flick Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.

She has been left 'shaken' after the car battery began erupting sparks and fumes and then burst into fire moments after she vacated the vehicle.

Katie Holmes on location today in Australia filming new movie Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark after she narrowly averted disaster at the weekend when a car set fire

'Katie was very shaken by the ordeal,' a source told Mail Online. 'She took the rest of the day off while special effects staff looked over the faults.'
'Katie has filmed scenes since but it has made her think about her safety on set. She will be shooting the same scene at a later date.'

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'She's obviously very nervous about it.'
Katie, daughter Suri and husband Tom Cruise arrived in Melbourne earlier this month, where they are living in billionaire friend James Packer's private suite on the 39th floor of the Crown Towers Complex on the south bank of the city's Yarra River.

The 30-year-old actress was left 'shaken' after the incident

While the rest of her family have been sightseeing during the day, Katie has been hard at work with co-stars Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison on the Docklands set of the movie.
Written by Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro, it stars nine-year-old Bailee as young Sally, who is sent to live with her father (Guy) and his new girlfriend (Katie).
Sally finds strange creatures in her new home who are hoping to claim the youngster as 'one of their own'.

She enthused: 'I'm really looking forward to it. It's really (my character's) journey becoming a mother (to her boyfriend's daughter).
'In the midst of that, there's unexpected scares.'

The horror film is set for release in 2011 and sees Katie play the girlfriend of father Guy Pearce

Katie has been struggling with her career since she first started dating Tom in April 2005.
Her only film since their marriage - comedy caper Mad Money - failed to set the box office alight when it was released in January 2008.
In January she completed her Broadway run in All My Sons, which also seemed to put her under incredible strain, before filming a supporting role alongside Kevin Kline in comedy The Extra Man in New York in the spring.
She has also appeared in one episode of US TV detective show Eli Stone and is set to star in an upcoming episode of talent show So You Think You Can Dance? on July 23.
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark is scheduled for release in 2011.

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**twitchy2.0** · July 27th, 2009, 02:54 PM

Attempted scientology assassination!

*adds layer of foil*

**witchcurlgirl** · July 27th, 2009, 02:54 PM

30 seconds more, and this would have been a great story.

I can't believe they are remaking this movie

**Laurent** · July 27th, 2009, 02:57 PM

I bet this shit is totally blown out of proportion. It was probably a tiny spark and some smoke and suddenly she's "seconds from death" or some malarky.

**Lalique** · July 27th, 2009, 02:59 PM

OMG!!! The car battery caught on fire moments after she left the car!!!! How did she manage to carry on after that ordeal? Wow. What a brave and incredible woman

**Penny Lane** · July 27th, 2009, 03:06 PM

Tom is just pissed Katie shat all over that Judy Garland song. His gay fantasies have been sullied.

**Palermo** · July 27th, 2009, 04:01 PM

Tom did it!

**shedevilang** · July 27th, 2009, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by twitchy2.0

Attempted scientology assassination!

*adds layer of foil*

My first thought what did she do to piss off the scientologist

**crackho** · July 27th, 2009, 04:09 PM

Sounds like someone's britches may have gotten a little too big around the Hotel Cruise.

**kingcap72** · July 27th, 2009, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by shedevilang

My first thought what did she do to piss off the scientologist

My thoughts, too. It's a c.o.n.spiracy.

**nancydrew** · July 27th, 2009, 04:19 PM

Damn. So close.

**Trixie** · July 27th, 2009, 04:35 PM

I guess Judy Garland's ghost didn't like that rendition of "Get Happy!"

**thunder&lightning** · July 27th, 2009, 06:06 PM

^lol.

**Jaguar** · July 27th, 2009, 08:23 PM

Dayum, I like Guy Pearce but now he's in a movie with KatieBot? I guess the dude has to make a living.

**Kittylady** · July 27th, 2009, 08:54 PM

Actress Katie Holmes narrowly escaped injury on the set of her upcoming movie, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, in Victoria, Australia over the weekend.
Holmes was shooting a scene inside a car when the vehicle's battery exploded -- sparking smoke and fumes -- before the car then caught fire.
The exploding battery was not a part of the film.
In the Miramax film (a remake of a 1973 ABC Made-for-TV movie), the wife of Tom Cruise plays a woman stalked by evil gnomes.

Katie Holmes Narrowly Escapes Injury In Car Fire | RadarOnline.com