On the evening of May 13, the movie "Stuntman" directed by David Leitch and starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt held its premiere in Chengdu. The film will officially be released in major theaters across the country on May 17.
It is worth mentioning that in the movie "Stuntman", in addition to exciting stunt scenes such as helicopter fights, high-speed racing, and flying over valleys, Gosling's stuntman Logan Holladay used eight and a half laps to perform stunts. The tumble broke the Guinness World Record.
Premiere event scene
The protagonist of the story of "Teco Madman" is a stuntman. Like so many in the industry, he plays grueling characters who get blown up, shot, crashed, thrown out of windows and dropped from the highest places on set in order to entertain the masses. After this ordinary hero has just experienced a serious accident that almost ruined his career, he is not only responsible for retrieving a missing movie star and uncovering a shocking conspiracy, but he also has to work hard to redeem himself while taking care of his daily work. Lost love.
Director David Leitch has served as a stunt actor and action designer. This time in "Stunt Mania", he showed the audience the unknown side of stunt actors and paid a deep tribute to these "behind-the-scenes heroes".
"In my heart, 'Stuntman' is a love letter to stuntmen and the unsung heroes of the film industry - the highly skilled and talented craftsmen who pour all their passion and energy into the art of filmmaking," Leitch explain. "This is a tribute to the art director, photographer, mechanical team, electrician team, production assistant, assistant director, and everyone who devoted their all to the film."
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David Leitch once said that he He was deeply influenced by Jackie Chan's kung fu movies, and Yuen Woo-Ping gave him a lot of help when he collaborated on "The Matrix". Sun Nuo, the film's action design director, previously revealed the detailed behind-the-scenes details of the film's stunts during a special viewing in Beijing.
Talking about the various difficult action scenes in the film, Sun Nuo said that the one that impressed him the most was the chase scene on the Sydney Harbor Bridge - such scenes are usually performed with a blue screen, but the production team decided to shoot them entirely in real locations. In addition, in the scene where the garbage truck dragged Gosling on the trash can through the streets of Sydney, 50 stunt drivers were used to create a breathtaking scene using special shooting techniques.
Whether it is an eight-and-a-half-turn car rollover, a 69-meter speed jump, a 24-meter ship leap, a 46-meter fall from an altitude and other thrilling stunt scenes, the production company and stunt actors have worked hard to deliver unprecedented screen shocks.
Red Star News reporter Zhang Shihao editor Zeng Qi
