John Corbett was so terrified of the crows who attack his character in hit new horror movie The Messengers, he insisted on using a body double for the pecking terror. The movie hunk was far from convinced he'd be totally safe from the "killer crows" and insisted on bringing in a stuntman whenever he could for attack scenes.

He says, "I'm not a fan of birds anyway because I had a parrot that almost took my finger off a couple of times. So they gave me a bird double, who was used to having them crawl all over him."

But Corbett couldn't completely escape the crows and had to be seen in some scenes. He adds, "I was really nervous having them around my face because there are a couple of scenes where they attack and you can lose an eye quickly with a little peck. They have these big beaks that are long and thick and strong necks and talons. Terrifying."

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