22 Photos Proving Stunt Doubles Should Get Oscars Too
Films
11/06/2018

Modern movies are becoming more and more spectacular. And the more special effects there are, the more necessary stunt doubles become. But still, despite the incredible contribution that stunt doubles make, they are still in the shadow of the actors they replace. And often, viewers don’t even know that the most amazing scenes were made not by their favorite actors but by stunt doubles whose names they don’t know. And makeup artists can make these actors look even more alike.
Bright Side decided to fix this and found photos of famous actors with their stunt doubles and we can’t wait to share them with you.
1. Emilia Clarke and Rosie Mac, Game of Thrones
2. Reese Witherspoon and Marny Eng, Don’t Mess with Texas
3. Colin Firth and Rick English, Kingsman: The Secret Service
4. Bruce Willis and Stuart F. Wilson, Red 2
5. Scarlett Johansson and Heidi Moneymaker, Marvel movies
6. Keanu Reeves with his stunt double, John Wick
7. Will Smith and his stunt double, Collateral Beauty
8. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Peter Kent, Predator
9. Anna Kendrick and Kelly Ann, Cake
10. Katherine Heigl, Chris McKenna, Oliver Keller and Cheyenne Ellis, State of Affairs
11. Robin Williams, and Mike Mitchell, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
12. Gerard Butler and Airon Armstrong, Olympus Has Fallen
13. Taron Egerton and Luke Scott, Kingsman: The Golden Circle
14. Joaquin Phoenix and his stunt, Joker
15. John Travolta, Robert De Niro, Nick Loren, and Rick Avery, Killing Season
16. Chris Pratt and Tony McFarr, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
17. Ben Affleck and Richard Citron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
18. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Ryan Tarran, and Johanna Bennett, Aquaman
19. Reese Witherspoon and Marilee Lessley, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
20. Benedict Cumberbatch and William Willoughby, Sherlock
21. Jean-Claude Van Damme and Art Rooijakkers, Street Fighter
22. Cate Blanchett and Zoë Bell, Thor: Ragnarok
Whose stunt double amazed you more than the others? Tell us in the comment section below.
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