A few days ago, the movie "Stunt Maniac", directed by David Leitch and starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, held a special viewing of high-energy stunts in Beijing and released an exclusive poster in China.
In the movie, Colt Seapheth (Ryan Gosling) is a stuntman, and like every stuntman in the industry, he is often blown up, run over, broken out of windows, and dropped from great heights, all to entertain the audience. Now, after being nearly forced to perform stunts due to an accidental injury, the mundane Colt must find missing movie star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), solve a conspiracy, and win back the heart of the love of his life, Jody (Emily Blunt), while continuing to work as a stuntman. Is it possible for him, who is lacking in skills and exhausted, to have smooth sailing?
After the screening, a short interview exclusively recorded by director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick for Chinese fans was played; Sun Nuo, the action design director of the film, connected on the spot, revealed the stunt scenes in the film for the audience, and took everyone to have an in-depth understanding of the profession of stuntman.
Director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick, who were unable to make it to the scene due to travel reasons, recorded a short interview with Chinese fans earlier in the day. Director David Leitch said that in his career, the works of Jackie Chan, Yuan Heping and Chinese filmmakers have inspired him a lot. The director and producer jointly said, "I hope that this film can give everyone who works hard for their dreams the strength to keep moving forward." ”
The film's May 17 release in Chinese mainland is also close to the romantic day of "520", and the director and producer are also interviewing the end of the short film "Amway" Everyone walked into the theater with their loved ones on this day.
Sun Nuo, the action design director of the film, connected with the audience and brought "exclusive revelations" about the filming of "Stunt Maniac". Born in Beijing, Sun Nuo is not only the film's action design director, but also a senior Chinese action design director in the international film industry.
Talking about the film's various difficult action scenes, Sun Nuo said that the most impressive scene was the chase scene at the Sydney Harbour Bridge - this kind of scene is usually performed on a blue screen, but the production team decided to shoot it entirely on location. In addition, the scene where Gosling, who was dragging a garbage can, through the streets of Sydney, used 50 stunt drivers.
Whether it is an eight-and-a-half overturn, a 69-meter flying car jump, a 24-meter boat leap, a 46-meter fall from a height and other thrilling stunt scenes, it is only with the hard work of the stuntmen that the shocking effect is presented.