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Stunt Performers
chat room
Nov. 15, 2023
David Leitch Continues the Campaign for a Best Stunts Oscar
The action director launched Stunt Previz Showdown, a strike-era competition for the people whose job it is to fight, fall, and fly onscreen.
By
Bilge Ebiri
punching up
July 31, 2023
Pulling Stunts on the Picket Line
Plus Dwayne “The Fellow Worker” Johnson, Radford’s gate shenanigans, and a mini School of Rock reunion.
By
Bethy Squires
rip
Jan. 14, 2023
Record-Setting Daredevil Robbie Knievel Dead at 60
Like his dad, Evel Knievel, he was known for his motorcycle stunts.
By
Jennifer Zhan
injuries
Oct. 15, 2021
America’s Got Talent: Extreme
Stuntman Suffers Near-Death Accident on Set
Jonathan Goodwin was airlifted to a trauma unit after a rehearsal went dangerously wrong.
By
Rebecca Alter
tv
Jan. 24, 2018
Walking Dead
Stuntman’s Mother Sues AMC for Wrongful Death
Susan Bernecker says AMC failed to take reasonable safety precautions.
By
Hunter Harris
stunts
Sept. 22, 2017
Tom Cruise’s
American Made
Co-star Defends the Set’s Safety After Plane Crash
Sarah Wright Olsen says she’s heartbroken over the September 2015 crash that killed two pilots and injured a third.
By
Hunter Harris
stunts
Sept. 21, 2017
Families of Pilots Who Died in
American Made
Crash Partially Blame Tom Cruise
One of the pilots killed in a plane crash had called
American Made
the most dangerous project he had ever encountered.
By
Hunter Harris
diversity
Aug. 23, 2017
Deadpool 2
Crew Believe Lack of Diversity Contributed to Stuntwoman’s Death
“The producers put pressure to have somebody of the same sex and ethnicity in a position she wasn’t qualified to be in.”
By
Dee Lockett
stunt performers
Aug. 13, 2017
Production on
Mission Impossible 6
Expected to Halt After Tom Cruise’s Injury
DIY-er Cruise may want to consider using a stuntman in the future.
By
Devon Ivie
rip
July 15, 2017
Walking Dead
Stunt Performer Dies After On-Set Injury
The showrunner and the network are now speaking out.
By
Hunter Harris
tv
July 13, 2017
The Walking Dead
Suspends Production After Serious Stuntman Injury
Stunt performer John Bernecker suffered a head injury after falling 20 feet onto a concrete floor.
By
Hunter Harris
protests
Feb. 25, 2016
Stunt Actors Protest the Oscars for Recognition
“The Film Academy has blatantly discriminated against stunt people.”
By
E. Alex Jung