The film “The Fall Guy”, starring Ryan Gosling, pays tribute to stuntmen / The film, which will have its world premiere on April 24, was directed by a former stuntman for stars such as Brat Pitt and Matt Damon

After the role in “Barbie”, the actor Ryan Gosling brings into the spotlight in the film “The Fall Guy” those specialists in the film industry whose mission is to shine on the screen while remaining invisible at the same time, informs Reuters, quoted by Agerpres.

The film is inspired by the 1980s TV series of the same name and stars Gosling as Colt Seavers, a top Hollywood stuntman down on his luck after suffering an accident on set.

An ambitious producer (Hannah Waddingham) manages to pull Colt out of his self-imposed isolation following the accident and tasks him with saving Jody’s (Emily Blunt) directorial debut after the disappearance of the film’s protagonist, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). .

Life gets in the way of the movie and while trying to track down the missing superstar, Colt finds himself in the middle of a murderous plot. The stuntman has to do numerous acrobatics both on screen and in real life to save Jody’s movie – but also his own life.

“I have benefited from the work of stuntmen my entire career. I come, take the hits for you and get no praise. And that’s all. I hope the whole conversation changes after this movie,” Gosling said at the film’s London premiere on Monday.

“It’s a love letter to stuntmen and the magic they create in movies. It’s a love letter to film crews and the process of making a movie,” added Blunt.

“The Fall Guy”, which was filmed in Sydney, Australia, is directed by David Leitch, former stuntman for stars such as Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, and director of the films “Bullet Train”, “Deadpool 2” and “Atomic Blonde”. “.

Many of the film’s daring action scenes were accomplished with a single stunt double, and during filming, Gosling’s stunt double Logan Holladay set a Guinness World Record for the most rolls in a car. This classic stunt involves mounting a device underneath the car, which propels it into a series of rolls at a certain speed. Holladay’s 8.5 rolls broke the record held by Adam Kirley, in 2006, with 7 rolls from the movie “Casino Royale”.

“We set out to do classic stunts and make it as epic as possible,” said Leitch. “The record was written in the script. We wrote it in the script to be a challenge and to challenge the stunt team to pull it off and I think they did,” said Leitch, 48.

The stunt coordinator, Chris O’Hara, received the title of “stunt designer” in the project, which the creators of the film said was a first in the cinema industry and an awareness of the multifaceted nature of this occupation.

“Hopefully it will give ideas to the Academy, and maybe one day we can compete for an Oscar like all the other departments in this industry,” O’Hara said.

“The backbone of this industry is the action movie. It is the film that travels the most internationally. It’s time for him to be celebrated for his contribution,” added actor Winston Duke.

“The Fall Guy” will have its world premiere on April 24.