Westworld Belongs to the Ladies
It should come as no surprise that a western show requires some stunts – even one without robots and technology and stuff like that. So here are Evan Rachel Wood and Thandiwe Newton posing with the stunt doubles, Whitney Coleman and Tara Macken respectively.
In this picture, they’re all smiles, but you can be sure no one is smiling as they’re getting tossed around, firing pistols, and dealing with murderous robots. Look, we’ve never seen the show, that’s just what we picked up from friends. It’s like Terminator but in the wild west. That sounds rad.
For a Commercial, Even
Reading through this list, you're going to start to see some familiar names pop up. One of the more well-known doubles in the business is Oliver Keller, who's even won stunt awards for his amazing work. Plus, he gets to work alongside legendary actors like Pierce Brosnan! While this picture isn't from a bond flick, it is from something a bit unique: a commercial.
It was a commercial for the Super Bowl, but a commercial nonetheless. Depending on the kind of ad, they could do everything from having Brosnan jump out of a plane over the mountains to actually, really shooting him into space. We wouldn't put it past them.
So That's How She Gets Around so Quickly
Zoë Kravitz, daughter of famous musician Lenny Kravitz, plays stunning jewel-thief Catwoman in “The Batman,” which means of course there has to be someone to help out with the stunts. She's posing here with her stand-in Tara Macken. Given the black leather and face masks, it's pretty easy for these two to look similar.
While there might have been a stunt or two that requires them to be in plain clothes, most of the action these ladies are getting is with their comic book character suits on. So, thankfully, Macken probably doesn't have to look too much like the distinctive Ms. Kravitz.
The Wasp and the Other Wasp
With the help of Ingrid Kleinig, Evangeline Lilly is ready to keep her little corner of the marvel universe safe in “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” Kleinig is a veteran stunt double who got her start at the 2000 Olympics, and since then she's been doing all sorts of work for all sorts of productions.
She has a wealth of talents and has doubled for everyone from Margot Robbie to Brie Larson to being a stunt driver on “Mad Max: Fury Road” – if you've seen that film you know that's nothing to sneeze at.
There are a Few Differences
Taylor Kitsch, the star of the 2019 movie “21 Bridges” doesn't really look much like his stunt double Dan Mast, but there's a general look they both have. They both have...facial hair, we guess. Really, they don't have much alike, but wardrobe steps in where facial features fail.
A yellow shirt, a leather jacket, and a little bit of slicked-back hair and you could be forgiven for getting these two mixed at a crowded, noisy, badly-lit party. Well, they have to look alike, do they? Mr. Mast just has to take the falls and look sort of like Kitsch from behind.