David Leitch is an American filmmaker, stunt coordinator, second unit director, stuntman, actor and producer. He made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film John Wick with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. [1] Leitch then directed the 2017 thriller film Atomic Blonde , starring Charlize Theron, and 2018's Deadpool 2 , the sequel to the 2016 film. He is currently directing Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw , a spin-off from The Fast and the Furious franchise.
A stunt coordinator, usually an experienced stunt performer, is hired by a TV, film or theatre director or production company for stunt casting that is to arrange the casting and performance of stunts for a film, television programme or a live audience.
An actor is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs), literally "one who answers". The actor's interpretation of their role—the art of acting—pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art.
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script; coordinating writing, directing, and editing; and arranging financing.
He was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and two times for Jean-Claude Van Damme.[ citation needed ] Leitch and his crew won two awards for The Bourne Ultimatum at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. [2] He also shared a 2008 Taurus World Stunt Award with fellow stunt-person Kai Martin for high work. [3]
William Bradley Pitt is an American actor and film producer. He has received multiple awards and nominations including an Academy Award as producer under his own company Plan B Entertainment.
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor and retired martial artist best known for his martial arts action films. His most successful of these projects include Bloodsport (1988), Kickboxer franchise (1989-2018), Cyborg (1989), Lionheart (1990), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier franchise (1992-2012), Nowhere to Run (1993), Hard Target (1993), Timecop (1994), Street Fighter (1994), Sudden Death (1995), The Quest (1996), Inferno (1999), Replicant (2001), In Hell (2003), Until Death (2007), JCVD (2008), The Expendables 2 (2012), Dragon Eyes (2012), Kung Fu Panda 2, and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2011–2016).
He wrote and starred in Confessions of an Action Star , a parody of action films and the action film industry released in 2009. [4] [5]
Confessions of an Action Star is an American action comedy mockumentary starring David Leitch, Angelina Jolie, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Eric Roberts, Dax Shepard, Debbie Allen, Lee Arenberg and directed by Brad Martin. The film was entitled Sledge: The Untold Story during its film festival run and is distributed by Vivendi Entertainment and Lightyear Entertainment.
Leitch and Chad Stahelski opened an action design production company called 87Eleven in 1997. They both made their directoral debut with the 2014 film John Wick [6] , although Leitch himself wasn't credited as co-director.
John Wick is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. It stars Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. It is the first installment in the John Wick film series.
He has moved on to direct movies such as Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2 with his wife and creative partner, Kelly McCormick.
Atomic Blonde is a 2017 American action thriller spy film based on the 2012 graphic novel The Coldest City, which revolves around a spy who has to find a list of double agents who are being smuggled into the West, on the eve of the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The film is directed by David Leitch, in his first solo directorial credit, and it is written by Kurt Johnstad. The film's cast includes Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, and Toby Jones.
Deadpool 2 is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool. It is the eleventh installment in the X-Men film series, and is the sequel to 2016's Deadpool. The film was directed by David Leitch from a screenplay by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds, who stars in the title role alongside Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy. In the film, Deadpool forms the X-Force to protect a young mutant from the time-traveling soldier Cable.
He is currently working on the The Fast and the Furious spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw .
The Fast and the Furious is an American media franchise based on a series of action films that is largely concerned with illegal street racing, heists and espionage, and includes material in various other media that depicts characters and situations from the films. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the series was established with the 2001 film titled The Fast and the Furious; this was followed by seven sequels, two short films that tie into the series, and as of May 2017, it has become Universal's biggest franchise of all time, currently the eighth-highest-grossing film series of all time with a combined gross of over $5 billion.
Year | Film | ||||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Notes | ||
2005 | Confessions of an Action Star | No | No | Yes | |
2007 | Fetch | No | Executive | No | Short film |
2014 | John Wick | Uncredited | Yes | No | Directorial Debut Co-directed with Chad Stahelski |
2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | No | Executive | No | |
No Good Deed | Yes | No | No | Short film | |
Atomic Blonde | Yes | No | No | ||
2018 | Deadpool 2 | Yes | No | No | |
2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw [7] | Yes | No | No | Post-production |
TBA | The Division | Yes | Yes | No | Pre-production |
Year | Title | ||
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Role | Note | ||
2001 | The Order | Detective Mike Moran | |
2002 | Nine Lives | Paul | |
2003 | In Hell | Paul | |
2005 | V for Vendetta | Convenience Store V | |
Confessions of an Action Star | Frank Sledge | ||
The Dukes of Hazzard | Puncher | ||
2007 | Fetch | John "Fetch" Fetcher | Short film |
2009 | Ninja Assassin | Europol Door Guard | |
2010 | The King of Fighters | Terry Bogard | |
2011 | The Mechanic | Sebastian | |
2012 | The Bourne Legacy | The Driver | |
2018 | Deadpool 2 | Cain Marko / Juggernaut and Ground Church Mutant | For Juggernaut, Leitch provided motion-capture performance on-set, while Ryan Reynolds provided facial motion-capture and voice performances |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1995 | Sherman Oaks | Season 1 |
1996 | 7th Heaven | Season 1 |
1997-2001 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 1 - Episodes "The Harvest", "Teacher's Pet", "Angel" and "The Puppet Show"; Season 2 - Episodes "Some Assembly Required", "Reptile Boy", "The Dark Age", "Phases" and "Killed by Death"; Season 3 - Episodes "Faith, Hope & Trick", "Homecoming", "Revelations", "The Wish", "Helpless" and "Doppelgangland"; Season 5 - Episodes "No Place Like Home", "Listening to Fear", "Checkpoint" and "Intervention" |
1998 | CHiPs '99 | TV movie |
1999 | The Practice | Season 4 - Episode "Day in Court" |
The Strip | Season 1 | |
2000 | The President's Man | TV movie |
2001 | The Pretender 2001 | TV movie |
Scrubs | Season 1 | |
2006 | 2006 MTV Movie Awards | TV Special; Stunt double |
General Hospital | Season 1 - "Episode #1.10967" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Martial Law | David Hasbro | Season 1 - Episodes "Diamond Fever", "Dead Ringers", "Funny Money" and "Trackdown" |
2000 | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | Brian | Season 1 - Episode "Up to the Challenge" |
2001 | Walker Texas Ranger | Floyd Jessop | Season 9 - Episode "Medieval Crimes" |
2003 | L.A. County 187 | Earnest Cop | TV movie |
2004 | Charmed | Innocent | Season 7 - Episode "There's Something About Leo" |
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
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1999 | 007: Tomorrow Never Dies | Stunts | Sony PlayStation release Developed by Black Ops Entertainment Co-published by Electronic Arts and MGM Interactive |
2000 | HBO Boxing | Stunt coordinator | Sony PlayStation release Developed by Acclaim Sports and Osiris Studios Published by Acclaim Entertainment |
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films, including comedies from the Bill and Ted franchise (1989–1991); action thrillers Point Break (1991), Speed (1994), and the John Wick franchise (2014–2019); psychological thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997); supernatural thriller Constantine (2005); and science fiction/action series The Matrix (1999–2003). He has also appeared in dramatic films, such as Dangerous Liaisons (1988), My Own Private Idaho (1991), and Little Buddha (1993), as well as the romantic horror Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
Jason Statham is an English actor and film producer. Typecast as the antihero, he is known for his action-thriller roles and portraying tough, irredeemable, and machiavellian characters. Throughout his film career, Statham has regularly performed his own stage combat and stunts.
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American-German action thriller film based on Robert Ludlum's novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, a man suffering from extreme memory loss and attempting to discover his true identity amidst a clandestine conspiracy within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The film also features Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The first in the Jason Bourne film series, it was followed by The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and Jason Bourne (2016).
The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 action thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass loosely based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum. The screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi and based on a screen story of the novel by Gilroy. The Bourne Ultimatum is the third in the Jason Bourne film series, being preceded by The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004). The fourth film, The Bourne Legacy, was released in August 2012, without the involvement of Damon, and the fifth film, Jason Bourne, was released in July 2016.
David Richard Ellis was an American film director and stunt performer born in Santa Monica, California in 1952. His credits included dozens of films and television series including National Lampoon's Vacation, Baywatch, Lethal Weapon, and Patriot Games.
Christopher Russell Rouse is an American film and television editor and screenwriter who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits. Rouse won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the ACE Eddie Award for the film The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
Scott Edward Adkins is an English actor and martial artist who is best known for playing Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the 2006 film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing and its two sequels: Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) and Boyka: Undisputed (2016) and as Casey Bowman in the 2009 film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear. He has also appeared in Doctor Strange, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Expendables 2 and Zero Dark Thirty.
The Taurus World Stunt Awards is a yearly award ceremony held midyear that honors stunt performers in movies. It is held each year in Los Angeles. The first awards were given out in 2001. However the deciding committee has been around since the year 2000. The awards were created by Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull.
Jeff Imada is an American martial artist, stuntman, and actor. He has performed stunts in over 100 films and television programs and authored one of the first books published in the US about the Balisong knife. Jeff Imada is trained in Jeet Kune Do, Eskrima, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Karate, Shaolin Kung Fu, Kendo and Boxing.
John Wick: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original soundtrack album to the 2014 film John Wick starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki and Willem Dafoe. It contains twenty-seven tracks from the original film score written and composed by Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard, with songs performed by Ciscandra Nostalghia, The Candy Shop Boys, and M86 & Susie Q, and features violin player Scott Tixier.
John Wick: Chapter 2 is a 2017 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. It is the second installment in the John Wick film series, and the sequel of the 2014 hit John Wick (2014). It stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo, and Ian McShane, marking the first collaboration between Reeves and Fishburne since appearing together in The Matrix trilogy. The plot follows hitman John Wick (Reeves), who goes on the run after a bounty is placed on him.
Chad Stahelski is an American stuntman and film director. He is known for directing the 2014 film John Wick along with David Leitch, and doubling for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident involving Lee on the set of The Crow (1994). He has also worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on several films.
Keir Beck is an Australia Stuntman and Film Director based on the Gold Coast. He works out of, and is founder of, the stunt training venue AP8.
Jonathan Sela is a French-born Israeli cinematographer. He has shot numerous commercials, music videos and feature films, including John Wick, The Midnight Meat Train, Transformers: The Last Knight, and Deadpool 2, as well as numerous collaborations with directors John Moore and David Leitch.
Mike Gunther is an American film director and stuntman. He is known for being the Second Unit Director on “Transformers: The Last Knight"” (2017), “Star Trek Beyond” (2016) “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” (2016) in addition to “Transformers: Age of Extinction” (2014). At the end of 2011, he directed the feature film “Setup” starring Bruce Willis. He currently owns and operates 5150Action, an action movie production, film-making and stunt equipment rental facility.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is an upcoming American neo-noir action thriller film starring Keanu Reeves as the titular character in the third installment in the John Wick film series, following John Wick (2014) and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017). The film is directed by Chad Stahelski and written by written by Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins and Marc Abrams, based on a story by Kolstad. It also stars Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Anjelica Huston and Ian McShane.
Hobbs & Shaw is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan. It is set to be a spin-off from The Fast and the Furious franchise featuring two characters, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw in the leading roles. The film will star Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Roman Reigns, Vanessa Kirby, and Helen Mirren. The film is scheduled to be released on August 2, 2019 by Universal Pictures.
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