collider.com: If there’s one legacy David Leitch bestows to the world, it’s his contribution to seriously gripping action onscreen, whether that be from performing stunt work or from behind the camera. (Hello, 10-minute single take in Atomic Blonde.) From kicking off the John Wick franchise with Chad Stahelski in his directorial debut to Deadpool 2, you can see his hand in the fast-paced sequences, and The Fall Guy is going to turn that up to 11.
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Stunts have always been of quite a bit of a fascination for me. Practical stunts are so cool and incredible if done correctly. Maybe it was just reading the article about the documentary being made about the Harry Potter stunt double who was paralyzed, but now I am so weary of stunts. However, I do love the idea of them. I think it's interesting having an actor learn stunts and do them without a double, and it raises the question of whether or not an actor can learn to do stunts safely in such a short amount of time compared to someone who has spent their entire lives dedicated to the craft. I'm so surprised that Ryan Gosling might be coming for Tom Cruise's stunt crown. I think this might be a little bit of an exaggeration but it still gets the point across that Ryan Gosling is not here to play.
I have not yet heard of the movie 'The Fall Guy", and this article really got me interested in watching! Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are phenomenal actors and I am excited to see an action show from the two of them. Stunts have always been an interesting topic for me, as I have heard a lot about how stuntspeople are treated in the industry and the liabilities and skills required to commit to a job like that. It is interesting that this movie is about a stuntsman, and I am happy to see that they are taking full commitment in that by having really cool, unique stunts and bringing back things audiences have not seen in a while. I feel as though it pays ohmage to the world of stunting and in a sense respecting it. I hope that things will be well represented and excited to see how it turns out!
I think that I have always had a misconception about stunts. It probably was from when I was young and I watched so many nickelodeon shows where there were some stunts that seemed unnecessary for the plot but were still there. I remember trying to rewind and rewatch when the actor changes from the stunt double to the actual actor. It always was something that confused me because in my mind if the actor is a professional why is not one of their traits knowing how to do stunts. I now understand that not only does it take so much time to learn your own stunts but also the risk that you can get so severely injured it can not only ruin the shot but your entire career. The fact of the matter is now that we have all of this technological advances with CGI and other effects having a stunt double can be seen as a precautionary step or simply a safety concern.
This was such an awesome read, and looks like such a fun film! I cannot wait to go see it when it comes out in theaters. David Leitch is incredible, and as they mentioned in the article the Atomic Blond Sequence, not to mention all of the stunts thorough the John Wick franchise (sidetone the design for those movies is sososo cool!) are awing. I love the fact that their movie now is paying homage to all the stuntmen, and crew on movies. Leitch used to be a stunt man himself before directing I think, and so it’s awesome he’s creating this movie - and so awesome the stunts that they are performing within it! I definitely agree with them that a live creation of something (even if it’s film not theater) can be so much better than CG, which to be fair is incredible technology, but I feel is recently overused. Whether building the setting or performing stunts, if it was actually tangibly done, you can tell, and it enhances the experience not only of the audience I feel, but of the actors involved who may use it to alter their performance. Overall this interview was so informative, and so exciting to think about when looking forward to this movie in the spring!
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It is really exciting to see more media portraying stories behind the scenes of production. Some people might say it ruins the magic but I think it justifies (or justifies to the audience) the importance of some of these jobs in Hollywood or in cinema in general. Because There is a real artistry to stunts and stunt workers for the sake of the art. And it's something the general audience (including myself) really knows very little about. Sometimes I forget the amount of work dedication and planning that goes into planning action scenes. It is essentially choreography and I have never thought of it that way before. I also really like how this movie production is trying to do an entire movie in practical stunts instead of CGI. Leitch mentioned in the interview how you just see practical stunts and CGI stunts differently and how it feels to watch both. I have never fully loved CGI and I'm really excited to see a movie that has practical stunts/action. Action movies are not typically my go but I will definitely be watching this when it comes out.
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