Watching a fun interview with the one of the WoT stunt coordinators, Jan Petrina, and some of my favorite things he said are -

Except for some small instances, the cast are doing almost all of their own stunts

The stunt coordinators study the cast and their abilities. They design the actors' stunts specifically for their abilities and skill level (oh my god they're going to be insane stunt people by the end of the series)

Season 2 was easier than season 1 even with the leveled up action, due to the covid break. They finished filming s01 and went straight into s02, so the cast was really in stunt condition from the get-go.

The stunt coordinators know the plot and characters really well. They talk with the actors about character motivation, mindset, etc, and account for all that while designing action sequences.

Jan seems to be having a great time with the series, and with how many stunt actors are being cast into acting roles (I'm still utterly blown away by Shaiel in s01, and that was only her second acting credit!), I'm so stoked to see the action in S03.

There's tons more in the video, too, but it only has 93 views! go watch it!

Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder actually listed in the main actor credits? Hell yeah!

As much as I wish Pedro was able to be in the suit more, I’m really glad that Brendan and Lateef are getting the credit they’re due. Stunt actors and doubles really need more recognition in the industry, they’re so important. And I’m really, really glad that Pedro is so vocal and transparent about the collaboration between the three of them in playing Din (there are plenty of big name actors who have not been and would not be so gracious).

I have no idea who’s going to be physically playing Din in which episodes and for what parts* and frankly I don’t really want or need to know because it breaks my immersion in the story to sit there trying to parse out which actor is in the suit. It’s Din Djarin in the suit, that’s all I need to know. The fact that Pedro, Brendan, and Lateef are working together to seamlessly portray one character is actually extremely impressive and cool. As long as they’re all happy working as a team and all getting the credit they deserve for the work, I’m good.

*I mean, I HAVE thought about it and have come to terms with the fact that Pedro is likely not PHYSICALLY in this season of “The Mandalorian” very much due to the first season of “The Last of Us” having an insanely long shooting schedule very far away from LA. I’m just glad he didn’t have to choose between the two shows and that Lateef and Brendan are getting the recognition they deserve for picking up the slack. There are perks to keeping your main character behind a mask all the time.

I'm awake for some reason, here have this summary of me and Daredevil: Born Again news in the past few months that I made as I wait for meds to kick in.

Combat training for Sanji in One Piece (Netflix)

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Video credits: @twin.b.effect (on Instagram)

Instructors: @matt_esof - @donovanlouie - @fletbedza - missnataliewalsh - armando.deleca (on Instagram)

*while filming episode 13 when Echo is sneaking around to reach the ship ready to depart to Tantiss, performing that stunt during a take* Echo: *hopping onto the crate and staying hidden* Echo: *rolls off the crate and reaches the ground* Echo: *about to do the somersault but loses balance for a second and slips* Hunter, Wrecker, and Crosshair in the background: *cheering him on as the take starts again* BONUS: *during an interview discussing when he performed the stunt perfectly* Echo: I remembered when I had fell in the opening of Season 2’s first episode in the water, that was not scripted at all but they kept it. I was so happy when I performed this stunt well, I look so good doing it. It was a lot of practice, and I can't be perfect all the time.

part of my Bad Batch Season 3 Actors/Behind The Scenes Incorrect Quotes series!

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tom cruise as a filmmaker is so funny because he’s absolutely one of our best living actors and producers (don’t argue with me it’s true) and with ease he could be doing more of what most people think of as Capital “A” Acting but instead he’s like “well i could focus on winning an oscar or i could fly planes and ride off cliffs while i’m still physically able and only one of these options will let me micro-manage the united states navy and be the first movie production to film inside westminster abbey”

A tiny Frazer Hines pops up as an unnamed bellhop in Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!: The Littlest Sergeant (1.10, ABPC, 1957)

The Kings' out-of-suit action from ep.32 of Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger

Tfw your mom's boyfriend is an idiot and genuinely believes that voice actors can't get hurt while doing voices 💀

Let’s be honest Pedro was not in the suit probably at all this season because he chose a different role, which yeah sure good for him. But season two, when he spent more time in the suit it felt different. The vocals matched the performance so much better

I’m starting to understand why Branden keeps referring to himself at the Mandalorian seeing as he does most of the work

I agree that that when Pedro is actually in the suit the voice and movements are more cohesive, though to be fair I think a lot of Mando’s lines (if not all) wind up having to be ADRed anyway since that helmet can’t be helpful in terms of getting quality sound recordings. I don’t know 100% on that, I’m too lazy to try and look it up, frankly. But yes, the performance is better when the person speaking is the one also making the decisions on physicality. It all connects. However, for the most part, even if it would be better to have one guy doing the whole thing - they still do a great job working together to make the different performances mesh together into one believable character. That’s a lot harder to do than it looks.

Pedro also may have spent some time in the suit during breaks from TLoU’s year-long filming schedule, but yeah, he’s likely not physically playing Mando much in S3.

But look, I’m not going to begrudge an actor work, especially an actor who got their big break later in the game than most. Hollywood is ageist as fuck and there’s a ticking clock on being able to do certain types of roles.

The options here would have been:

• Pedro doesn’t do The Last of Us and is physically involved as Mando more often, which is great for Mando fans but sad for Pedro and TLoU because he’s doing an incredible, possibly Emmy-worthy job as Joel and it sounds like it was an amazing and unique experience.

• Pedro leaves Mando entirely to do TLoU, very sad for Mando fans because we love Pedro and it would leave the entire show in jeopardy - they’d have to recast and/or drastically change the whole framework of the show. Not easy or preferable for anyone.

• Pedro is physically there for both Mando and TLoU, but that would mean we probably wouldn’t get more Mando for at least another year since TLoU took an entire year to film in Alberta.

• They work things out the best they can so that he can do both roles without massively delaying anything, which is what they did, and I think it was the best option for everyone.

When they cast Pedro for Mando they knew up front that availability was going to be an issue and agreed to work around it. They would likely have the same issue with any popular actor. The show is uniquely positioned to easily use doubles and stunt performers since the main character is literally forbidden to show his face. Any actor worth their salt would be insane to not take advantage of the amount of flexibility that offers. And even if Pedro was in the suit all the time, Brendan and Lateef would still be stepping in a lot for stunt work.

What’s fascinating and wonderful to me is how The Mandalorian cast and crew is being so straightforward about the fact that stunt performers are doing a lot of the heavy lifting and bringing them into the limelight. A lot of shows would - and do - try to completely obfuscate and distract their audience from the fact that stunt performers and doubles are used. That really sucks for stunt performers who will literally risk their bodies and lives for this work without getting the credit they deserve. They don’t even get included in the major award shows despite the fact that a lot of film and TV would be impossible without them.

So yeah, Brendan IS the Mandalorian. And so is Pedro and so is Lateef. And if more shows and movies were honest about it, we’d get to see that a lot of these kind of superhero and crazy action shows are really an amalgamation of multiple people working together to create one character. And the fact that they can make it work and keep us all immersed and feeling like it’s one person is actually extremely cool.

In conclusion: Teamwork makes the dream work. And means we get a lot more really great films and shows than we would without it.

KENPACHIRO SATSUMA (born YASUAKI MAEDA 1947-Died December 16th 2023,at 76). Japanese actor and stuntman who portrayed Godzilla in the Heisei films, from 1984 to 1995. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Satsuma began his acting career in the 1960s with small roles in samurai films. In 1971 he was offered the role of the smog monster antagonist Hedorah in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, opposite Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla. He went on to play Gigan in two further Godzilla films. When Nakajima retired from the Godzilla role in 1972, substitutes were hired between 1973 and 1975 until Satsuma took over permanently in 1984. His portrayal took the character away from the humour of the character's portrayals over the past decades, returning to the more animalistic Godzilla persona of the original 1954 film.Kenpachiro Satsuma - Wikipedia

I wonder how much of Harry’s Hollywood currency was trashed by holivia, with the terrible optics and drama, and his performances not being overwhelmingly solid. I think MP was lovely but still a bit uneven and unable to overpower the panning of DWD and all that surrounded it. Plus, with dating the director, his cringey interview answers, and the way he came off with his costars (namely Florence), I’ve got to think he hasn’t done himself much good with his Hollywood ambitions. I wonder if he was planning on doing anything movie-wise this break and didn’t have time or didn’t get offered anything. I don’t think we’ve heard any movie chatter except a couple vague marvel nothings. No audition rumors or whatever like before.

Oh, I think Holivia set him back in a big way. If he’d only released MP, I think he and the film would have fared much better. He was uneven in it, but the bulk of his acting in that one was lovely and showed real promise. But there was just too much bullshit and drama with DWD, and too many people wanted him to fail and he was so overexposed because of Holivia and her insanity… it was a mess.

It seems as though he’s put acting on the back burner for now. Maybe because he wasn’t getting any offers, maybe because he needed to lick his wounds and make sure he was ready if he tries again. I don’t know. I’d be shocked if The Eternals franchise continues given how tired people are of superhero movies (and Marvel) right now.

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I'm not someone who usually gets invested in looking at voice actor content but...

It's so amusing how Dante is silly and Vergil is serious, but it's the complete opposite for the voice actors. 💀 Reuben is serious while Dan is the silly one. And then there's Johnny who's just as chill as Nero. 😂

Tom Cruise jumping on top of his limo at one of his movie premieres!! He’s such a badass! Literally the coolest and most talented actor!