the real mission impossible: make jeremy renner likeable
Wasn't this the plot of karl pilkingtons body swap movie?
Lol Renner is a better actor than anyone in this franchise or the MCU
Wasn't this the plot of karl pilkingtons body swap movie?
Henry did this
Lol Renner is a better actor than anyone in this franchise or the MCU
Dude was just given nothing to work with in either one
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How many times has a production shut down because an actor wanted to do their own stunts? I haven't really followed that aspect but I don't think there have been that many. Some people here make it sound like it happens all the time and actors are screwing stunt workers and other crew members out of jobs. Outside of guys like Cruise and Keanu Reeves, who else insists on doing their own stunts and risks shutting down movie sets in case of injury?
Lol Renner is a better actor than anyone in this franchise or the MCU
Dude was just given nothing to work with in either one
Yeah but the first one looks fake and second one he's mostly not moving his head. I doubt people will be fooled in high speed and close up shots...
Lol Renner is a better actor than anyone in this franchise or the MCU
Dude was just given nothing to work with in either one
In fairness, it has some value. It allows certain angles and cuts that wouldn't be possible with a double.
Did The Force Awakens have a full shutdown or just a major delay because of Harrison Ford?
Never really thought about it like this but I guess you're right. Part of me thinks it's pretty cool when an actor wants to do their own stunts but when stuff like this happens that delays the production of a movie and messes with scheduling/money/etc for a lot of people it definitely doesn't seem to be worth it.
I don't think it was either? I just think they shot around the scenes they needed Ford for, before getting around to shooting them when the actor later returned to set.
For me knowing the actor is doing most of the stunts adds to my enjoyment. If I see camera trickery to cover the double's face or wonky CGI, it takes me out of it. It doesn't matter if the movie is incredibly fantastical or grounded in reality. I think it aligns with people wanting more practical effects over CG. It's just nice to know that the scene is taking place in an actual location with actual props rather than completely generated in a computer.
Besides, how often does this kind of mishap occur? There have been cases where actors have gotten hurt but it wasn't because they insisted on doing their own stunts. I've also heard several instances of stunt workers getting hurt or killed. Also, it's not like this happens frequently to Cruise. If it was a pattern, it'd be an issue but after all the action movies he's made, this is probably the first time production had to be shut down because of him isn't it?
That's just it though, not everyone is trying to be Jackie Chan. It's one guy. Well a few more than one, but it's not like all the action stars in Hollywood are jumping to do their own stunts.
Who's a fan of Fury Road? They could have done a lot of the stunts without Hardy and without any stunt people either for that matter. They could have CG'd all of them. In fact, they could have digitally created all the vehicles. Would we still be raving about it to the same degree?
I don't think Ford's injury was caused by him doing his own stunts either, was it? I think someone just closed a door on him.
lol, the grounded action is what costs 90 million, not the face CGI.
Henry did this
Lol Renner is a better actor than anyone in this franchise or the MCU
Dude was just given nothing to work with in either one
Its his fucking ego. The same ego that has people referring to him as a 'young man' in The Mummy.
I like Renner, but he is not fucking better than Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Tilda Swinton, or any number of his co-stars who have given incredible performances in other films.
I am not saying that they didn't spend 90 million efficiently. I am saying that it doesn't necessarily show on screen. I watch Batman Begins and I think to myself, "yeah, I can imagine how they spent 80+ million on this (sans bad CGI establishing shots of Gotham slums)." Same thing didn't happen with Logan. Again, that doesn't mean that they did not have good reason to spend 90 million on the movie.
Dude is likely in better shape than me in the prime years of life. He's also probably better than 99% of the people his age.Tom, I love your movies but FFS, act your age.
Even Jackie Chan stopped around this time.
I mean, he could probably do the most serious dramatic roles but he'll never live down the Scientology stuff that likely has more to do with it.Lol nah he's considerably better than cumberbatch
People sleeping on Tom Cruises talent tho, but that's his fault for all the damn franchise stuff he does now. Dude was great in the 90s and early 00s.
Confirming that Cruise had broken his right ankle, McQuarrie assured Empire that his star remained in good shape, in spite of his injury. "Tom is great," McQuarrie said. "He's in very good spirits."
The filmmaker also confirmed that the wheels of the M:I6 machine would keep turning, despite Cruise requiring a period of recovery. There will be a hiatus on filming, but "the hiatus itself is unknown. We're still figuring that out." Despite the setback, he insisted that the film is on track to make its July 2018 release date. "Nothing that we're looking at right now is going to affect the release date."
And Cruise's injury will not be for naught: "I now have to move heaven and earth to make sure that the shot is in the movie. We went to all that effort to get it. It's a pretty fantastic shot."
the real mission impossible: make jeremy renner likeable
I like Renner, but he is not fucking better than Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Tilda Swinton, or any number of his co-stars who have given incredible performances in other films.
Who are you, his agent?
Dude is likely in better shape than me in the prime years of life. He's also probably better than 99% of the people his age.
I mean, he could probably do the most serious dramatic roles but he'll never live down the Scientology stuff that likely has more to do with it.
This is why actors shouldn't do their own stunts. While production is shut down there's a whole heap of support crew who aren't going to get paid. Just for an actor's ego.
I'm sure he realizes it and is doing what he can, while he can.A fit 55-year-old is still a 55-year-old. Dude has to accept that he can't keep doing this shit forever.
I don't know but 'Please don't do the stunt cause if you die I'm out of job' angle is in the stratosphere of the Sky of Lame.This is why actors shouldn't do their own stunts. While production is shut down there's a whole heap of support crew who aren't going to get paid. Just for an actor's ego.
I'll give you Tilda, she's a chameleon, but nah Renner is better than the others
Watch Kill the Messenger
I wish
the real mission impossible: make jeremy renner likeable
And you're basing this on what exactly? Is CGI tech suddenly going to stop improving?I like that he does his own stunts and appreciate the fact while watching the movies. There's a spectacle you could never reproduce with CGI.
And you're basing this on what exactly? Is CGI tech suddenly going to stop improving?
The tech to touch up stunt peoples' faces already exists. At some point it'll be possible to make a whole live action movie without any actual actors.
It's in the next sentence of my post. "That's why they market the hell out of his stuntwork." When I'm watching the movie I know this motherfucker hung off the side of an actual plane as it took off and flew around with special contacts in his eyes to keep dirt from blinding him. That's FUN to watch on screen. In a vacuum, devoid of any and all context, theoretically CGI could improve to where you couldn't tell the actual difference. But we don't live in a world without context and I (and many others) appreciate the way things are done independently of the end results.
To be honest the 'Tom Cruise does his own stunts' thing for MI always seemed a bit gimmicky to me given how over the top most of the action scenes are and how they are basically 95% special effects anyway.
To be honest I basically never notice stunt doubles in anything with a decent budget watching normally without slow-motion/freeze-framing.