January 15, 2025 2:15 am

'This Is Not His Fault': The Fall Guy Director Nearly Broke His Neck Working with Jean-Claude Van Damme
'This Is Not His Fault': The Fall Guy Director Nearly Broke His Neck Working with Jean-Claude Van Damme

‘This Is Not His Fault’: The Fall Guy Director Nearly Broke His Neck Working with Jean-Claude Van Damme

The Fall Guy director, David Leitch’s career was nearly derailed towards the start after a stunt with Jean-Claude Van Damme almost went horribly wrong. Before directing acclaimed action films like Bullet Train, Atomic Blonde, and co-creating John Wick, David Leitch was a stuntperson, doubling for Brad Pitt and Matt Damon multiple times. Leitch recently appeared on Corridor Digital’s Stuntmen React series, breaking down the various stunts and action sequences in The Fall Guy, as well as his past movies.

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​David Leitch revealed how he nearly inured himself working alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in 2001. Read More