Olivia Wilde Says Walton Goggins Saved Her During Dangerous Cowboys and Aliens Horse Stunt

Overview

• Olivia Wilde recounted the episode on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, saying she was thrown during a desert horseback sequence on Cowboys and Aliens and nearly trampled by a herd.
• Wilde described about 40 horses charging behind the riders, her horse losing control while jumping a wide ditch, and her landing where dust and a rise in the ground hid her from following riders.
• She credited co‑star Walton Goggins with steering his horse in front of her in a split second to shield her, and called him a real‑life hero for preventing what she says would likely have been fatal.
• The account is presented as Wilde’s vivid first‑person memory and has limited independent corroboration in the coverage so far.
• At the same time, Wilde used recent publicity for her new film The Invite to dedicate the movie to Diane Keaton and the story has renewed attention on the risks of large practical stunts and on‑set safety practices.