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in “Gladiator II,” one which put him and director Sir Ridley Scott at odds. Mescal, 28, stars in Scott’s sequel to the Best Picture-winning swords-and-sandals epic “Gladiator,” out Friday. He takes on the leading man mantle from the first film’s star, Russell Crowe.

wrote on Facebook.“Bobby opened the door to his home and backyard to everyone that either needed a place to stay or to train for a job.”In “Back to the Future,” Yerkes served as a stunt double for Christopher Lloyd in the iconic scene that saw him slide down a clock tower cable in the hit 1985 cult favorite.In “Star Wars,” the stuntman flew as intergalactic bounty hunter Boba Fett in the 1983 film “Return of the Jedi.” The stunt was filmed in his backyard.“Bobby knew my parents before I was born and knew me as a kid growing up in the circus,” Williams continued in her tribute.“At one time, long before me, my dad and Bob performed in a flying trapeze act together in the circus. As a kid I remember visiting his backyard.

attention-grabbing stunt at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics: zero dollars. Casey Wasserman, the president and chairman of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, talked about Cruise, 62, during Tuesday’s CNBC x Boardroom: Game Plan panel at the Fairmont Miramar hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. “He finished filming ‘Mission: Impossible’ at 6 p.m.

Chris Pratt’s longtime stunt doubleTony McFarr died, his cause of death has been revealed.McFarr was 47 when he died in May. In documents obtained by TMZ, the Orange County Medical Examiner in Florida ruled McFarr’s death as the result of an irregular heartbeat due to an issue with his heart valves.The medical examiner determined multiple contributing factors in McFarr’s accidental death, including acute alcohol poisoning and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — a lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs, per the Mayo Clinic.McFarr’s autopsy also showed a history of binge drinking.

Tom Cruise is reportedly planning a big stunt for the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to Deadline, the “Top Gun: Maverick” star, 62, will literally “drop in” when the Olympic flag is handed over to the 2028 host city, Los Angeles. Sources tell TMZ that Cruise will rappel down from the top of Stade de France, land on the stadium field, and then proceed to carry the official Olympic flag.

using racial and gay slurs in old clips that resurfaced over the weekend.A disgruntled former employee also accused Donaldson and his team of faking aspects of their videos, which can garner hundreds of millions of views.This came on the heels one of the closest members of his team, Ava Kris Tyson, who is transgender, beingaccused of “grooming” a 13-year-old when Tyson herself was 20.

he told USA Today. “It’s very taxing stuff.”At 2,722 feet tall, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the tallest structure in the world.Child’s play for Cruise.In an eight-minute sequence in 2011’s “Ghost Protocol,” the actor slowly ascends the outside of the actual building, hanging only from a wire, and then terrifyingly plummets down.“Somebody said, ‘What if the cable breaks?’ ” stunt coordinator Gregg Smrz told Yahoo Entertainment.

TMZ her son died at his home outside Orlando, Fla., on May 13. The family reportedly doesn’t know the cause of death yet. Donna said McFarr was “active and healthy” and described his passing as “unexpected” and “shocking.”The Orange County Medical Examiner confirmed to TMZ that they are running toxicology tests on McFarr.

Candace Cameron Bure is recalling a near-death experience. During an appearance on fellow “Fuller House” costars’ Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber’s “How Rude, Tanneritos!” podcast, the actress and producer opened up about the time she “almost died” while rehearsing a stunt on set of the Netflix series. According to Bure, her character, D.J.

Jackie Chan got extremely candid about aging after turning 70 over the weekend. “Even before today, many friends have been reminding me: ‘Jackie, it’s going to be your 70th birthday,’ ” Chan wrote via Instagram under several throwback images on Sunday.

expendable. Sylvester Stallone was forced to undergo seven major surgeries after he suffered a neck fracture while filming a fight scene with wrestler-turned-actor Steve Austin on the set of “The Expendables” in 2010. “I did stupid stuff.

on “The Graham Norton Show.” “Completely, head to toe, in blue paint,” the “Breaking Bad” star continued. The Golden Globe winner said things took a dangerous turn when he began shooting the scene for the 2001 “Hal Quits” episode.“As you shoot, you’re moving around,” Cranston explained.

reports the BBC.FF9 Pictures admitted health and safety failings in court and accepted the fine.The Post reached out to Universal Pictures, which distributed the 2021 film, for comment. The UK judge presiding over the case said on Friday that Watts, 35, was “fortunate to be alive” after Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutors detailed how his safety line became detached as he performed a stunt that differed from the one that had been rehearsed several times.Watts was initially supposed to be thrown over a performer’s right shoulder, however, in a last-minute change, the stunt actor was told he would be thrown over the actor’s left shoulder.The stuntman missed the crash mats that had been set out for him, and he suffered brain damage, the court was told.

historically long actors’ strike and fear their industry will be “decimated” by the move.The Screen Actors Guild struck a deal to get actors and performers back to work on Nov. 9 after the 118-day strike, but the stunt workers who keep Marvel movies action-packed and help actors look superhuman on screensay the offered deal threatens their future.“I’m terrified [this contract] is going to decimate the stunt industry,” Stuntwoman’s Association of Motion Pictures member Heidi Pascoe exclusively told The Post.“The stunt community — [which] is really small — is really getting screwed over.

transformed from dreamboat to daredevil when he scaled the Empire State Building.Well, at least 18 floors of it.The Oscar-winning actor’s career reached new heights at the New York landmark as he pulled off the awe-inspiring stunt to announce his band Thirty Seconds to Mars’ upcoming “Seasons” world tour.Their fearless frontman said of his Empire State stunt, “The building is a testament of all the things that can be done in the world if we put our minds to it, which is largely the inspiration behind our most recent album, ‘It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day.’ ”Leto — who is the first person to ever legally climb to the top of the Empire State Building, according to building officials — scaled from floors 86 to 104 on the east side of the landmark. His 20-minute hike took the “Dallas Buyers Club” actor some 1,300 feet up in the sky.After a performance at the top of the Empire State Building, Leto spoke about his bucket-list adventure on the “Today” show.“I was more excited than nervous, to tell you the truth,” he said.

trailer released Wednesday for HBO’s documentary “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” introduces Holmes as a teen gymnast who had “no concept of fear,” according to his parents, and landed the “best job in the world” as Radcliffe’s adventurous stand-in.Radcliffe added that Holmes “seemed like a cool older brother” while filming the movies throughout his adolescence. But that all changed when Holmes was involved in a stunt gone wrong that resulted in him instantly breaking his neck and spending six months in the hospital.

“Fast X” and the upcoming “The Old Guard 2.” She met her new husband, Justin Howell, 34, filming the Paramount+ series “Halo.”Justin was the stunt double for Hemsworth in “Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Extraction 2,” per IMDb. “It’s not easy to be with [a] stunt person, but as we are both in the same line of work, we both know the challenges,” Aurélia told SWNS.

Steve-O wrote on the newly-launched Threads on Instagram. In a video obtained by TMZ, Steve-O opens a Union Jack umbrella that matches his “I Love London” shirt and climbs onto the ledge of the famed bridge. He counts himself to three and then plunges into the river to the bewilderment of the onlooking crowd.

told Variety on Friday.The outlet reported that four of the six were in the hospital in stable condition as of Friday.Two others were treated locally and discharged.“The safety and full medical services teams on-site were able to act quickly so that those who were impacted immediately received necessary care. They are all in stable condition and continue to receive treatment,” Paramount’s statement continues.No cast members, including Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, and Connie Nielsen, were reported injured.The Post has contacted Paramount for comment.TheParamount statement concluded: “The well-being of the cast and crew is of the utmost importance to us, and we have strict health and safety procedures in place on all our productions.

millions of views on Twitter and TikTok with many viewers praising her Michael Phelps-like form.“Where’s that gold medal?” one awestruck fan captioned a video of the stunt, which the 12-time Grammy Winner performed on Friday and Saturday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.The clip starts innocuously enough with the 33-year-old “You Belong With Me” singer strolling along the stage in an elaborate green dress towards at the end of her show. Then, all of a sudden, Swift dives headfirst into a hole in the stage like Greg Louganis as a splash effect sounds and Swifties erupt into rapturous cheers.Since when?? Where’s that gold medal?? #glendaletstheerastour #taylorswift #tstheerastour #swifttok #diver #swimmer #fyp And that was just the first part of the spectacle.

things backfired in the skies — sending one plane into a tailspin before crashing to the ground Sunday afternoon in Arizona.The skydivers — cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington — were trying to jump into each other’s planes while in mid-air — leaving both aircrafts unmanned — to then land in and pilot the other’s plane safely to the ground.But things went south for the Red Bull sponsored flight after both Cessna 182 planes went into their parallel, intentional nosedives that allowed the pilots to leap out and begin their plunge.The plane Farrington was jumping into quickly began spiraling out of control into a downward tailspin, becoming extremely inconsistent with the other plane’s altitude after the duo made their jumps.“Blue plane is out of control!” someone yells on the live Hulu broadcast as both pilots continue free falling.This #RedBull #PlaneSwap in Arizona was crazy! Didn't go as planned but luckily everyone is alright! pic.twitter.com/f9cpRclYtTAlthough Aikins managed to successfully complete the stunt into his respective plane, Farrington was force to parachute to the ground as his new plane — which deployed a parachute — plummeted as well.But even in that chaotic moment Farrington managed to keep cool, according to his partner.“Andy’s fine, I could hear him talking to me in freefall,” Aikins said after touching down safely.Despite the unsuccessful — yet injury free — attempt to become the first pilots to ever successfully skydive into each other’s planes, the duo stands by their preparation for the stunt.“All the numbers matched up and everything like that,” Farrington said after reaching the ground.