Stunt performers need a strong athletic background. Marvel,” “ The Mandalorian”) for advice on how to get into the industry. The Times talked to Sturz ( “Captain Marvel,” “ Eternals”), Thompson, Vitale (“True Blood,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and fellow stunt professionals Alex Daniels (“Bosch,” “Veronica Mars”), Alfred Hsing (“The Watchers, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Katie Rowe (“Will & Grace,” “American Horror Story”) and Noah Garret ( “Ms. Some are funny - people often trip or fall off things in comedies. Some are quieter or more intimate for example, a drowning or domestic violence scene. Some are flashier - people flying around on wires or getting set on fire. There are stunts in almost every film, said Mallory Thompson, who worked on “Top Gun: Maverick,” the upcoming “Avatar” films, and doubled Zendaya for “K.C. And that requires a level of physical training.” “Our job is to hit the ground and take a beating, so the actor doesn’t have to. “If you want to break our industry down really, really simply into one sentence, we get paid to take a beating,” said Banzai Vitale, veteran stunt professional who runs Stunt Performers Academy in Los Angeles. The pros often do it without pads - and with a lot more training. But growing up in Germany and Suriname and enamored with westerns and action flicks, Sturz put on his elbow and knee pads and hoped for the best. It’s safer to practice this with professional - or at least adult - supervision.
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