Sophie Turner and Laura Jane Butler
Sophie Turner achieved her first great popularity thanks to the series “Game of Thrones”, and then consolidated her success with the films “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” and “X-Men: Apocalypse”. Laura Jane Butler was her stunt double, and her work was limited to that, and the stunt component was assigned to other people.
Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan required two stunt doubles on the set of Jumanji, but there’s probably a simple explanation for this. The thing is that sometimes an understudy cannot be a stuntman, so an additional person is taken as a stuntman, who performs all the tricks from behind and does not show his face in front of the camera, while the understudy can appear from those angles from which he is very similar for this or that actor.
Melissa McBride and Karin Justman
In The Walking Dead, Melissa McBride plays Carol, who transforms from a frightened woman into a real machine, cutting not only walkers, but also people who threaten her and her loved ones. Melissa’s understudy and stuntwoman was Karin Justman, who began her career back in 2002 and during this time managed to work on the series “Genius” and “Rob the Loot.”
Scarlett Johansson and Heidi Moneymaker
Emily Blunt was initially considered for the role of Natasha Romanoff, but since she was under contract with Gulliver’s Travels, she had to turn down the job. Emily even admitted that she regrets her decision and is waiting for the moment when she can star in some Marvel movie. Perhaps, if Blunt had ultimately been cast in the role, it would not have been Heidi Moneymaker, who helped Scarlett Johansson throughout her journey to Marvel, starting with the second part of Iron Man, who would have been hired as the lead actress’s understudy.
Reese Witherspoon and Marilee Lesslie
Reese Witherspoon is a great example of the fact that a double is needed not only for those who star in action films. Almost all of Reese’s career is connected with comedies, romantic films, as well as melodramas, where the maximum danger is associated with a broken heel. Doubles in such films are needed if the actor was unable to arrive on the set or has already left, but something needs to be filmed. Or they film with him those moments in which there is no point in involving a busy actor: from behind, from afar, or in the dark.
Gal Gadot and Caitlin Burles
Like Gal Gadot, Caitlin Burles was a model and soon connected her life with cinema. In addition to being Gal’s stunt double, Caitlin also played small roles in Wonder Woman and Justice League. That being said, Burles almost lost her job when she refused to participate in the scene in which the Flash falls right on top of Diana and puts his head in the wrong place. First, Gadot herself refused this scene, and only after Berles. But, if director Joss Whedon could not put pressure on Gal, he threatened to fire Caitlin, and she had to agree.
Rory McCann and Gwendoline Christie
Many remember the scene in which Clegane and Brienne of Tarth fought for Arya, who, however, did not intend to stay with anyone and generally wanted to sail to Braavos. In fact, in this fragment there were not two actors, but four at once, and the role of Gwendoline Christie was dubbed by a man.
Fay Marsay
Faye Marsay, who played the Tramp in two seasons of Game of Thrones, was already 30 years old. At that time, she managed to star in several TV series, such as “The White Queen”, “Doctor Who” and “My Mad Diary”, and after “Game of Thrones” she managed to appear in “Black Mirror” and “Andora”.
Emma Watson
It seems that filming the first part of “The Deathly Hallows” required three doubles for Emma Watson, although before that everything was done with a maximum of two people. Interestingly, shortly before this, Emma wanted to quit the role of Hermione to study at university, but the filmmakers were able to convince her to finish the job, although they made some concessions that no one would disclose.
Charlize Theron and Monica Ganderton
Although Atomic Blonde looked like a female answer to John Wick, there is one big difference between the two films – Keanu Reeves did almost all of his own stunts, while Charlize Theron had to resort to the help of Monica Ganderton, who was originally in Kino tried to build an acting career, but quickly realized that stunt work would bring her much more. So, she worked in the films “I, Robot”, “Fantastic Four”, “Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse”, “The Wicker Man”, “X-Men: The Last Stand”, “2012”, “Avengers: Infinity War”, “ Cabin in the Woods and Avengers: Endgame.
Jenna Fischer
Even regular series like sitcoms use stunt doubles because the actor can’t always be on set. However, Jenna Fischer and her stunt double in “Corporate Picnic” are a slightly different story. The actress was not very good at playing volleyball and did not move well due to a previous injury, so at several points she was replaced by another person.
