The Fall Guy

Summary

The Fall Guy ’s phonograph record - breaking carom pealing stunt is spotlighted in an action at law - packed newfangled featurette for the film . Ryan Gosling leadsThe Fall Guy ’s castas Colt Seavers , a stuntman working on his ex ’s big - budget flick who must use his activeness hero skills to rescue the movie ’s wanting star . The cinema , which is directed by David Leitch and also stars Emily Blunt as Jody , Colt ’s ex-husband , has been hailed in the first reviews as a highly efficient military action clowning with some standout stunts .

Now , forward ofThe Fall Guy ’s release datelater this bound , Universal Picturesshares a new behind - the - scene featurette , revealing the cannon peal stunt from the movie that correct a new Guinness World Record . tally it out below :

As divulge in the time , the first attack at the drum roll did n’t quite go to plan , so Gosling ’s stunt double , Ryan Holladay , suited up for another try . While the previous human beings record for a carom roll was 7 rolls , Holladay end up dispatch eight and a one-half .

The Fall Guy Movie Poster Featuring Emily Blunt Holding a Megaphone Standing Next to Ryan Gosling in Front of an Explosion

How The Fall Guy Celebrates Stunt Work

David Leitch’s New Movie Is A Love Letter To Stunt Performers

Leitch ’s filmographyas a music director now let in movies likeAtomic Blonde , Deadpool 2,Fast & Furious Presents : Hobbs & Shaw , andBullet Train . He also co - directed the firstJohn Wickalongside Chad Stahelski . Like Stahelski , Leitch is a former stunt performing artist , and he apparently uses this experience to inform his directorial work .

Stahelski would go on to solo direct the subsequent three movie in theJohn Wickfranchise .

The Fall Guy , however , seems to be capitalizing on Leitch ’s stunt history like never before . Early reactions toThe Fall Guyhail the movie as a dearest letter to the stunt biotic community , with a big focus on practical military action . In addition to have some bold stunt , the movie also features Gosling starring as a stuntman . The motion picture , then , could use Colt to put up a closer looking at the life history of people like Holladay as they help to bring big natural process sequences to life-time .

Ryan Gosling as Colt juxtaposed with cars speeding along a beach amidst pink and blue smoke in The Fall Guy

Stunt performers are a crucial part of most action movies , but their oeuvre is often intentionally made to look as if it was fulfill by somebody else . Due to ingenious camera angles and digital face replacements , it can beeasy to forget just how crucial stunt performers are to contribute bold legal action sequences to life . The Fall Guyseems to be shining a visible radiation on this invaluable group , and the shank roll world record is apparently just a predilection of the character of action audience can require from the film .

rootage : Universal Pictures

Your Rating

Your comment has not been saved

Cast

The Fall Guy is an action thriller from Bullet Train and Deadpool 2 theater director David Leitch . Ryan Gosling stars as a stuntman who is force to line up a missing movie star , investigate a confederacy , and repair his relationship with the love of his life . The moving picture was written by Drew Pearce and inspire by the 1980s idiot box series of the same name .

Ryan Gosling doing finger guns as Colt in The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy is an action thriller from Bullet Train and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch. Ryan Gosling stars as a stuntman who is forced to find a missing movie star, investigate a conspiracy, and repair his relationship with the love of his life. The film was written by Drew Pearce and inspired by the 1980s TV series of the same name.

Headshot Of Ryan Gosling In The Paris premiere of ‘The Fall Guy’

Headshot Of Emily Blunt

The Fall Guy