One of the elements that make action movies so explosively exciting is the cleverly choreographed stunt sequences, and while many Hollywood stars make use of stunt doubles (or aren’t trained or insured against potential injury anyway), there are a select few who perform their own stunts to great effect.
The benefits of having an actor perform their own stunts allow for greater continuity and better believability in the movie itself. Here are some of your favorite action movies where the actors boldly did their own stunts.
Christian Bale in the Batman Series
All the actors involved in Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies were involved in the action scenes as much as was deemed sensible by the director. Bale himself trained extensively for the role and reportedly took part in several of the fight scenes.
Daniel Craig in Casino Royale
The Bond comeback film exploded onto our screens in 2006 to great critical acclaim, not least because of the unbreakable charisma of the then new, blond Bond, Daniel Craig. Craig reportedly performed many of his own stunts and action sequences, including jumping out of a third-floor window onto a moving bus!
Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity
Jason Bourne’s high-risk lifestyle and energy is the perfect match for an actor like Matt Damon, who got his hands properly dirty during the filming of the blockbuster franchise. Although the bigger (insanely dangerous) stunts are left to the professionals, Damon performed several of his own stunts and had a very active role in the state-of-the-art fight scene choreography.
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