Angelina Jolie Hypes Up S.C. Simon Crane
There’s a cool little L.A. Times article about stunt coordinator Simon Crane’s work with Angelina Jolie on the upcoming action-thriller Salt. Here’s a little snippet from a Jolie quote:
“Simon is the best stunt coordinator in the business as he brings each character’s unique personality into the fight scenes,” Jolie says in an e-mail. “We call him ‘Dr. Crane’ because he’s the fixer. He’s the man we all call when we need something difficult done.”
It’s nice to see not only A-list stars giving credit where it’s due, but also mainstream media putting a small spotlight on a veteran of our industry.
Let’s hope that more stars like Jolie speak out about the tremendous risk, sacrifice, skill, and talent stunt folks must possess in order to make the actors look good and ultimately make movies entertaining.
