“The Fall Guy” stuntman Logan Holladay shattered a Guinness World Report beforehand set in 2006 by Adam Kirley in “Casino Royale.”
Holladay was honored together with his official Guinness World Report certificates, introduced by Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt throughout a particular screening of the film on March 13 in Los Angeles.
The report damaged by Holladay was for many cannon rolls in a automobile. The earlier report stood at seven rolls within the “James Bond” film “Casino Royale.” Holladay was capable of beat the report with a formidable eight and a half rolls in “The Fall Guy.”
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star within the upcoming film “The Fall Guy,” formally hitting theaters Might 3. (Sama Kai/Dave Benett/Getty Photos)
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“The cannon roll, a classic stunt dating back to the early days of cinema, involves fitting a cannon-like apparatus beneath a car that shoots toward the ground,” a press launch by Common Footage defined. “As the vehicle reaches a designated speed, the mechanism triggers and propels the car into a series of rolls. Holladay executed the stunt behind the wheel of a modified Jeep Grand Cherokee fitted with an external fiberglass body.”
David Leitch, the director of the film that pays homage to stuntmen, is one himself. He has been a stunt double for Brad Pitt a number of occasions all through his profession, in keeping with IMDb, together with within the films “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Troy.”
As for Holladay, he grew up round a world of stunts, and continued on an identical profession path that he noticed his father take.
David Leitch, a profitable stuntman himself, left, directed the brand new movie. (Samantha Burkardt/SXSW Convention & Festivals by way of Getty Photos)
“Growing up, my dad was a stuntman, so the influence of film sets and the world of stunts was always there,” Holladay mentioned per the press launch. “When I learned about ‘The Fall Guy’ going into production, I knew I had to be part of it.”
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After the primary recorded try on the stunt, the report was not damaged. With one automobile left, they tried once more and have been capable of accomplish the feat.
“As for the cannon rolls, after two practice runs and one real take, we had one car and one shot left,” Holladay mentioned within the launch. “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.”
Ben Jenkin, left, and Logan Holladay, proper, are each stunt doubles in “The Fall Guy.” Holladay broke a Guinness World Report whereas filming this film. (Gary Miller/Getty Photos)
“The Fall Guy” relies off the Eighties TV present of the identical identify. Within the movie, Gosling performs a stuntman named Colt Seavers. Blunt stars as a director named Jody Moreno within the film. Hannah Waddingham, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie Hsu and Winston Duke additionally star within the upcoming image.
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“The Fall Guy” hits theaters Might 3.
