So…Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s movie didn’t turn out exactly how the people expected. It wasn’t a complete box office failure but neither it was also a very successful film compared to the promotion that they had been doing.
Although the film didn’t manage to do extremely well at the box office, the film is already revolutionizing Hollywood while you are reading this article! With stunts, recognition, and, fame, the world hopes that the Oscars will soon have a category specially for stunts and stuntmen and women. As it happens so, Ryan Gosling’s The Fall Guy was just the spark that was needed!
Ryan Gosling performs a stunt in The Fall Guy
The Stunt Team Deserves Their Own Oscars!
Since the Oscars started, there have been almost no categories that awarded an Oscar for “Best Stunt in a Film” or “Best Stuntman/woman”. Gosling...
Although the film didn’t manage to do extremely well at the box office, the film is already revolutionizing Hollywood while you are reading this article! With stunts, recognition, and, fame, the world hopes that the Oscars will soon have a category specially for stunts and stuntmen and women. As it happens so, Ryan Gosling’s The Fall Guy was just the spark that was needed!
Ryan Gosling performs a stunt in The Fall Guy
The Stunt Team Deserves Their Own Oscars!
Since the Oscars started, there have been almost no categories that awarded an Oscar for “Best Stunt in a Film” or “Best Stuntman/woman”. Gosling...
- 5/6/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Tom Cruise is known for numerous action movie franchises, and Mission: Impossible certainly comes to mind. Cruise began playing Ethan Hunt in 1996, and he’s still not finished with the unforgettable character. So, how old was Tom Cruise when he started the Mission: Impossible movies? Here’s what to know about Cruise’s age.
‘Mission: Impossible’ (1996): Tom Cruise was 34 years old
Tom Cruise was just 34 years old when he started playing Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible. The first film featured Ethan as a 32-year-old field agent for the Impossible Mission Force, making him just 2 years younger than the actor who plays him. Cruise famously performs his own stunts throughout the entirety of the franchise no matter his age.
‘Mission: Impossible 2’ (2000): 38 years old
When Mission: Impossible 2 was released in 2000, Tom Cruise was 38 years old. A newspaper in the film confirmed that the events unfolding in the sequel...
‘Mission: Impossible’ (1996): Tom Cruise was 34 years old
Tom Cruise was just 34 years old when he started playing Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible. The first film featured Ethan as a 32-year-old field agent for the Impossible Mission Force, making him just 2 years younger than the actor who plays him. Cruise famously performs his own stunts throughout the entirety of the franchise no matter his age.
‘Mission: Impossible 2’ (2000): 38 years old
When Mission: Impossible 2 was released in 2000, Tom Cruise was 38 years old. A newspaper in the film confirmed that the events unfolding in the sequel...
- 7/6/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Membership First, the “loyal opposition” at SAG-AFTRA, has unveiled its slate of candidates in the upcoming elections. Patricia Richardson is running for president of the guild’s Los Angeles local, and Frances Fisher and David Jolliffe are vying for two local vice president slots. As previously reported, Matthew Modine heads the slate in his bid to unseat Gabrielle Carteris as president of SAG-aftra, and Jodi Long is running for national secretary-treasurer.
Richardson, who is the La local’s first vp, was defeated by incumbent Ken Howard four years ago in the race for president of the 160,000-member union — “We have the largest local, half the union’s members,” Richardson said in her campaign statement. “Our building, doubling as national headquarters and our home, now a construction site rented at $6,000,000 a year, is inadequate for our needs. We still have to rent other spaces for any large meetings. Thanks to Membership First,...
Richardson, who is the La local’s first vp, was defeated by incumbent Ken Howard four years ago in the race for president of the 160,000-member union — “We have the largest local, half the union’s members,” Richardson said in her campaign statement. “Our building, doubling as national headquarters and our home, now a construction site rented at $6,000,000 a year, is inadequate for our needs. We still have to rent other spaces for any large meetings. Thanks to Membership First,...
- 7/22/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
David White, SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director, met Tuesday night with some 80 stunt performers to hear their concerns about safety, pensions and contract issues. Stuntwoman Jane Austin, who’s the union’s national secretary-treasurer and president of its Los Angeles local, also attended the meeting, which was held at the offices of Stunts Unlimited in Chatsworth, CA.
Safety is the chief concern of all stunt professionals – an issue that was highlighted when two stunt performers were killed on the job last year: Joi Harris on Deadpool 2 in Vancouver and John Bernecker on The Walking Dead in Atlanta.
One of the safety issues on last night’s agenda was a proposal that SAG-AFTRA should demand in the next round of contract talks that ambulances be required on set when major stunts are performed, and that emergency medical technicians should be required on set for all stunts, according to...
Safety is the chief concern of all stunt professionals – an issue that was highlighted when two stunt performers were killed on the job last year: Joi Harris on Deadpool 2 in Vancouver and John Bernecker on The Walking Dead in Atlanta.
One of the safety issues on last night’s agenda was a proposal that SAG-AFTRA should demand in the next round of contract talks that ambulances be required on set when major stunts are performed, and that emergency medical technicians should be required on set for all stunts, according to...
- 12/19/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Cruise is notorious for pushing the limits with his stunt work, often performing high-flying action sequences by himself.
Just last month, he injured his ankle while filming a scene for Mission: Impossible 6 in London, where he had to jump between two buildings.
Below is a collection of the craziest stunts the 55-year-old has performed over his long career, along with the toll they’ve taken on his body – and his coworkers’ anxiety levels.
1. Hanging Off the Side of a Flying Plane in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Described by Cruise himself as “undoubtedly the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done,...
Just last month, he injured his ankle while filming a scene for Mission: Impossible 6 in London, where he had to jump between two buildings.
Below is a collection of the craziest stunts the 55-year-old has performed over his long career, along with the toll they’ve taken on his body – and his coworkers’ anxiety levels.
1. Hanging Off the Side of a Flying Plane in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Described by Cruise himself as “undoubtedly the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done,...
- 9/25/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Academy invitee Eddie Redmayne in 'The Theory of Everything.' Academy invites 322 new members: 'More diverse and inclusive list of filmmakers and artists than ever before' The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has offered membership to 322 individuals "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures." According to the Academy's press release, "those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2015." In case all 322 potential new members say an enthusiastic Yes, that means an injection of new blood representing about 5 percent of the Academy's current membership. In the words of Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs (as quoted in the press release), in 2015 "our branches have recognized a more diverse and inclusive list of filmmakers and artists than ever before, and we look forward to adding their creativity, ideas and experience to our organization." In recent years, the Academy membership has...
- 7/1/2015
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Studio Pali Fekete architects/©A.M.P.A.S.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week that the Los Angeles City Council, in a unanimous vote, approved plans for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Construction will begin this summer, and ceremonial groundbreaking festivities will occur this fall.
“I am thrilled that Los Angeles is gaining another architectural and cultural icon,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. “My office of economic development has worked directly with the museum’s development team to ensure that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will create jobs, support tourism, and pay homage to the industry that helped define our identity as the creative capital of the world.”
“We are grateful to our incredible community of supporters who have helped make this museum a reality,” said Dawn Hudson, the Academy’s CEO. “Building this museum has been an Academy...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week that the Los Angeles City Council, in a unanimous vote, approved plans for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Construction will begin this summer, and ceremonial groundbreaking festivities will occur this fall.
“I am thrilled that Los Angeles is gaining another architectural and cultural icon,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. “My office of economic development has worked directly with the museum’s development team to ensure that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will create jobs, support tourism, and pay homage to the industry that helped define our identity as the creative capital of the world.”
“We are grateful to our incredible community of supporters who have helped make this museum a reality,” said Dawn Hudson, the Academy’s CEO. “Building this museum has been an Academy...
- 6/27/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Strangely dropping a press release on a historic day where the nation's attention is elsewhere, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed their annual list of new member invitees this morning. For those who criticize the makeup of the Academy there was some good news and the stark realization the organization still has a long way to go. The Academy has spent the last eight to 10 years attempting to diversify its membership and this year's class mostly reflects that. There are significantly more invitees of Asian and African-American descent, but the male to female disparity is still depressing. Out of the 25 potential new members of the Actor's Branch only seven are women. And, no, there isn't really an acceptable way for the Academy to spin that sad fact. Additionally, It's important to realize the 322 people noted in the release have only been invited to join Hollywood's most exclusive club.
- 6/26/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Brad Bird chats to us about Mission: Impossible, The Incredibles, Die Hard, sound, Inglourious Basterds and much, much more...
Regular readers of this site will be all too aware of our love for the movies of Brad Bird. The Iron Giant is a firm, firm favourite in these parts, and our feelings towards The Incredibles and Ratatouille are no mystery, either.
For his fourth film, Bird has tackled the fourth Mission: Impossible movie. And as part of the promotional tour for that film, they let us in a room with him for 20 minutes. The fools. Here's what happened...
Does it get any less scary, the process of moviemaking, and everything associated with it?
I don’t think so if you’re doing it right. I think if you get too comfortable with it, then something’s missing. I think that you ought to be a little frightened. It’s like...
Regular readers of this site will be all too aware of our love for the movies of Brad Bird. The Iron Giant is a firm, firm favourite in these parts, and our feelings towards The Incredibles and Ratatouille are no mystery, either.
For his fourth film, Bird has tackled the fourth Mission: Impossible movie. And as part of the promotional tour for that film, they let us in a room with him for 20 minutes. The fools. Here's what happened...
Does it get any less scary, the process of moviemaking, and everything associated with it?
I don’t think so if you’re doing it right. I think if you get too comfortable with it, then something’s missing. I think that you ought to be a little frightened. It’s like...
- 12/15/2011
- Den of Geek
Tom Cruise narrowly avoided injury during his Mission: Impossible stunt at the top of the world's tallest building as he kept "slamming" into the skyscraper due to strong winds.
The actor reprises his role as agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, and he took the action to new heights by scaling the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai for a high-flying sequence in the movie.
The stunt was far trickier than Cruise made it look and he was left battered after the first few takes.
He tells Britain's The Sun, "I remember I came slamming into the building, when I didn't quite make it around because I had to figure out actually how to fly.
"I had to figure out how to use my feet as a rudder because you have cross winds up there. It took a while to figure out how to not come into the building head first.
"So the first couple of times I was slamming into the building... and I'm like, 'It's Ok, it's Ok, I'm all right.' So it was really fun."
Cruise also reveals he turned down the chance to wear a parachute during the sequence, adding, "I remember the first safety briefings we were getting and Gregg Smrz - he's the stunt co-ordinator - said, 'Look Tom, I've just had a five-hour meeting and they want everyone to wear parachutes.' I said, 'Parachutes on the thing? That's more dangerous.' So I said, 'We need a new safety officer who's going to says it's Ok.'"...
The actor reprises his role as agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, and he took the action to new heights by scaling the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai for a high-flying sequence in the movie.
The stunt was far trickier than Cruise made it look and he was left battered after the first few takes.
He tells Britain's The Sun, "I remember I came slamming into the building, when I didn't quite make it around because I had to figure out actually how to fly.
"I had to figure out how to use my feet as a rudder because you have cross winds up there. It took a while to figure out how to not come into the building head first.
"So the first couple of times I was slamming into the building... and I'm like, 'It's Ok, it's Ok, I'm all right.' So it was really fun."
Cruise also reveals he turned down the chance to wear a parachute during the sequence, adding, "I remember the first safety briefings we were getting and Gregg Smrz - he's the stunt co-ordinator - said, 'Look Tom, I've just had a five-hour meeting and they want everyone to wear parachutes.' I said, 'Parachutes on the thing? That's more dangerous.' So I said, 'We need a new safety officer who's going to says it's Ok.'"...
- 12/10/2011
- WENN
Ok, I don’t think theres any more Ghost Protocol stuff I can get on here today after this. Theres a fantastic article in the La Times today with a huge breakdown of the Burj Khalifa scene in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. It primarily includes some script excerpts from Ghost Protocol writers Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec. The full article is well worth a read, and really highlights the fact that Cruise and crew risked life and limb to make this movie. Ext. Burj Khalifa — Day Brandt cranes his head skyward, looking at the behemoth building he’s under. It seems to go up forever. Stunt coordinator Gregg Smrz: We were in meetings, and they said, “Tom’s not going to climb that building. The studio will never allow that.” I said, “Tom’s going to climb the building, I guarantee it.” When you’re on top and you look out,...
- 12/7/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
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