As SAG-AFTRA enters its third week on strike alongside the WGA (which has been on strike since Might 2), some performers are doing every thing they’ll to make the Affiliation of Movement Image and Tv Producers concentrate. One such actor, Mike Massa—who can also be a prolific stunt double and stunt coordinator—actually set himself on hearth so as to make an announcement. Massa most lately carried out in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future as one in every of Harrison Ford’s stunt doubles.
Sporting prothetic gloves and with firefighting backup simply off to the facet, Massa marched alongside the stage. He later informed the Washington Submit that he went on stage “to make a degree,” which was to “take a look at the danger a person took simply to face onstage and go, ‘Hey, look, we’re preventing for our rights, and we wish you to concentrate to us and imagine in us.’”
The publish reviews that he slathered protecting gel on his physique and layered up in clothes earlier than gasoline was poured over his again. The stunt, initially meant to final 10 seconds, went for almost 18 as he turned amid cheers to point out the very actual flames cascading down his physique.
Stunt actors are significantly susceptible to extreme hurt on set, and their fee of pay shouldn’t be almost equal to the danger of life and limb that they create to productions. Yearly there are reviews of stunt actors dying or getting severely wounded whereas performing.
When Massa bought the mic after he had been extinguished he yelled out, “We’re all on this collectively!”
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