Now, hes using that firsthand expertise withThe Fall Guy,starringRyan Goslingas a lovestruck stunt performer.
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Leitch also brought his own expertise to the shoot.
Some of his past stunt credits includeFight Club, theMatrixfranchise,The Bourne Ultimatum, and300.
Director David Leitch and Ryan Gosling on the set of ‘The Fall Guy’.Eric Laciste/Universal Pictures
As Gosling was preparing to play Colt, he says he frequently turned to the director for insight.
Getting hit by a car hurts.
Getting set on fire hurts.
Ryan Gosling in ‘The Fall Guy’.Universal Pictures
And getting thrown out of a windowreallyhurts.
I thought, well, we have to put that in the movie verbatim.
Youre just getting hit by a car, the actor adds.
Its evolved a lot, the director explains.
Again, wire work is really important, but the new stunt performers have to understand visual effects.
You have to understand modern filmmaking to be effective in action design.
More than anything, Leitch hopesThe Fall Guyrings true with one particular demographic: stunt performers themselves.
Stunt guys, they are obsessed with their meal penalties, Leitch says with a laugh.
They love their SAG rules.
I screened [the film] for a bunch of stunt people a couple weeks ago.
That joke never gets a laugh, but I kept it in as a litmus test for my community.
I mean, you would have thought it was the best joke in the world.
They were all like, Yeah!
The Fall Guyis in theaters May 3.
