And the Oscar doesn’t go to…
And the Oscar doesnt go to… stunts.
In fact, it may never.
Everybodys there and Im there.
Im there in every single meeting.
Im helping to create things.
Im solving problems, the same as everybody else on the show.
So, I do feel like its weird to not have a stunt Oscar.
I think its time to recognize people.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences doesnt commonly recognize movies likeJohn Wick, Rogers points out.
They tried a Popular Film category thatfailedover criticism that it recognized box office and not craft.
At the same time, stunts so often contribute to the overall impact of even awards darlings.
Rogers uses Kathryn Bigelows 2008 Iraq War filmThe Hurt Lockeras an example.
You need those to build the intensity.
Another example of more subtle stunts is this yearsLittle Women.
Ultimately, Rogers doesnt believe awards are all that important.
Yeah, he adds.
Id be lying if I said no.
Certain guilds, namely the annual SAG-AFTRA and Taurus World Stunt Awards, do recognize the field.
You still feel like a little bit of an outsider.
Something like this, perhaps.
When all of those portals open in the viz, we just got goosebumps, she recalls.
It was such an incredible moment.
Then when that feeling subsides you go, Oh my God thats a lot of people.'
This meant that Ganderton had to choreograph stunts timed to specific time-coded story beats laid out in the viz.
So, its a full-size buck of a horse on this mechanical motor that makes it gallop or trot.
So, were just gonna have Tess on here fighting a bunch of people in green suits.
Cut to directorChad Stahelski, a veteran stuntman himself, asking forKeanu Reeves Baba Yaga to ride a horse.
According to Rogers, its about transposing each action setpiece for the world ofJohn Wick.
Again, marrying the stunts to the story.
That seemed to be the case forHobbs & Shaw, the firstFastspin-off centered aroundDwayne Johnsons Hobbs andJason Stathams Shaw.
He explains, Having the worlds best drifters in it, the best riggers, the best stunt players…
It takes a year to start whittling down, whos the best team in the world?
Who can do everything absolutely safe?
Cause thats paramount to everything we do, is safety.
