In a heart-stopping show of precision and ability, Logan Holladay, stunt driver for Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling’s character in Universal Pictures’ new 87North movie, The Fall Guy, shattered the Guinness World Record title for many cannon rolls in a automotive, attaining an astonishing eight and a half rolls in the course of the movie’s 2022 manufacturing on the seashores of Sydney, Australia. This groundbreaking feat in blockbuster director David Leitch’s newest movie surpassed the earlier document held by stuntman Adam Kirley, who achieved seven cannon rolls in the course of the filming of 2006’s Casino Royale.
Ryan Gosling presents Guinness World Record to The Fall Guy stunt double Logan Holladay, criticizes business’s failure to acknowledge stunt performers
The cannon roll, a basic stunt relationship again to the early days of cinema, entails becoming a cannon-like equipment beneath a automotive that shoots towards the bottom. As the automobile reaches a delegated pace, the mechanism triggers and propels the automotive right into a sequence of rolls. Holladay executed the stunt behind the wheel of a modified Jeep Grand Cherokee fitted with an exterior fibreglass physique.
The Fall Guy, impressed by the Nineteen Eighties hit TV sequence of the identical title, is directed by filmmaker and former stunt performer Leitch, whose firm, 87North Productions, is synonymous with adrenaline-fueled motion in movies resembling Bullet Train, Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde. The movie, which stars Gosling as a stuntman and Emily Blunt as a movie director, pays homage to the unsung heroes of the stunt neighborhood. Thus, the manufacturing prioritized sensible stunts.
“With The Fall Guy, I’m honouring my roots as a stunt performer,” Leitch says. “We wanted to deliver action that was true to the spirit of the stunt community by incorporating techniques that have become somewhat of a lost art. The cannon roll is a classic stunt and was a must-have for this film. And since we were making a movie that honours the work of stunt performers, we didn’t just set out to achieve the cannon roll; we set out to break records and make a statement. Logan executed it flawlessly and showcased why he’s a standout in the stunt community.”
Holladay, whose spectacular record of credit consists of Shazam and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, demonstrated his unparalleled abilities on the set of The Fall Guy in numerous jaw-dropping vehicular stunts, together with an astonishing 200-plus-foot ramp leap. Holladay’s efficiency underscored his exceptional expertise and deep-seated dedication to his craft, rooted in a household legacy of stunt performers. “Growing up, my dad was a stuntman, so the influence of film sets and the world of stunts was always there,” Holladay says. “When I learned about The Fall Guy going into production, I knew I had to be part of it. As for the cannon rolls, after two practice runs and one real take, we had one car and one shot left. And after I hit the eight-and-a-half rolls, I had a pretty good feeling that I had broken the record because it felt like the spinning was never going to stop. It was a surreal moment and I’m incredibly proud of what the team achieved.”
The record-breaking stunt demanded thorough planning and collaboration throughout a number of departments inside the movie’s manufacturing, with particular consideration given to the selection of panorama. The stunt was executed on a flat seaside, which required rigorous planning and meticulous changes given the altering tides and particular terrain necessities. The crew performed in depth testing to fine-tune each side of the stunt, experimenting with completely different strain settings for the cannon mechanism, strategically putting it beneath the automobile and analyzing the automotive’s pace and floor density.
Producer and star Ryan Gosling and David Leitch introduced Holladay with the Guinness World Record certificates celebrating his achievement on Wednesday, March 13, at a particular screening of The Fall Guy in Los Angeles. Before the presentation, attendees have been handled to a behind-the-scenes piece showcasing the world record-breaking stunt. Following this, Fandango’s Naz Perez moderated a Q&A session with director David Leitch, producer Kelly McCormick, producer Guymon Casady, stunt coordinator Chris O’Hara, and stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham, Stephanie Hsu and Winston Duke. The occasion was streamed to theaters in New York, Atlanta and Miami.
“There’s a gentleman who buckles me into a car — that’s Logan Holladay — for a stunt he’s about to do,” Gosling advised the viewers on Wednesday. “Then he goes on to do eight-and-a-half cannon rolls, which is a world record. And then he pulls me out of the car and pats me on the back for the stunt that he just did.”
Gosling added. “In any other movie, you wouldn’t know that. But in this movie, you do. The lack of recognition [of] the contribution that they make to cinema, to some of the best moments in this film and the best moments in films in general that we love so much, you know, that ends here!”
The Fall Guy arrives in theaters on May 3, 2024.
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