The Fall Guy with David Leitch and Jerry Zucker (Ep. 483)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Director David Leitch discusses his new film, The Fall Guy, with fellow Director Jerry Zucker in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses striking a balance with the tension between jokes and action sequences, working with his actors to allow space for improvisation, and filming a meta-narrative feature that reveals how the magic tricks of movie stunts are accomplished. The film tells the story of Colt, a stuntman trying to win back his ex-girlfriend while recovering from a nearly career-ending accident. But after the star of her movie disappears, he’ll have to search for the missing actor, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life, all while getting beat up at his day job. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/July2024/FallGuy_QnA_0524

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0:00.0	When people asked me similar questions in the past, they're like, how do you balance comedy and drama?
0:04.4	I'm like, it's kind of how you see the world.
0:07.0	I think you can laugh at dangerous moments.
0:09.7	You can laugh after those dangerous moments happen.
0:11.8	You can, you know, I think people get plugged into these genres.
0:15.3	And if I'm making an action movie, it's got to be earnest and serious.
0:18.3	Life isn't that way.
0:42.9	Yeah. be earnest and serious. Life isn't that way. Hello and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:48.4	In this episode, a down-and-out stuntman must track down a missing film star in director David Leach's action comedy, The Fall Guy.
0:53.3	The film tells the story of Colt, a stuntman trying to win back his ex-girlfriend while recovering
0:59.0	from a nearly career-ending accident.
1:01.0	But after the star of her movie disappears, he'll have to search for the missing actor,
1:06.0	solve a conspiracy, and try to win back the love of his life, all while getting beat up at his day job.
1:13.6	In addition to The Fall Guy, Leach's other directorial credits include the feature films Atomic
1:19.1	Blonde, Deadpool 2, Fast and Furious Presents Hopson Shaw, and Bullet Train. Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Leach spoke with director
1:32.5	Jerry Zucker about filming The Fall Guy.
1:36.1	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:47.2	Wow.
1:49.1	Thank you.
1:53.3	So I guess you all hated the film, right?
1:55.7	So David, what did you want to ask me?
1:56.7	No, I'm kidding.
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