The Fall Guy producer Kelly McCormick on action, casting and making hit movies

The Filmmakers Podcast

Joining us this week is Uber Hollywood producer Kelly McCormick who has not only produced Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw, Nobody, Bullet Train, Violent Night but also The Fall Guy directed by David Leitch and starring Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling!!

She joins Dom Lenoir to talk about creating action on film.

Shooting real stunts cost effectively.

Casting and working with talent.

The important of supporting cast and their character arcs,

Finding the tone between rom-com and action.

And shooting in Australia for Tax credits.

Dom and Giles Alderson also chat about their experiences on set working with stunt choreographers and creating action in indie films.

The Fall Guy is OUT on 2nd May in CINEMAS. Go SEE it!

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