Anyone that’s seen any Fast & Furious movies after the first one will be fully aware that stunts, action sequences, and set pieces are the number one selling point of the entire franchise outside of family, but Jason Momoa didn’t seem to get the memo.
The DCU’s Aquaman – whether that’s short or long-term – is the latest big-name newcomer to the saga as the villainous Dante in this weekend’s Fast X, where he’s been stealing the show and earning comparisons to the Joker if the first wave of reactions are to be believed.
However, in an interview with Digital Spy, Momoa gave off the impression that he hasn’t been following the adventures of Dominic Toretto and the gang all that closely after admitting he was surprised at both the intensity of the stunt work, and the amount he was allowed to do himself without the aid of a double.
“I had an amazing stuntman in Joe, who did some really sick stunts and the rest of it, the act of riding through that city at that speed. I think one of the producers were like, ‘Wow, Jason’s double’s amazing, I don’t know how we got them’, and they’re like, ‘That’s Momoa’. I’m pretty happy they let me do that, but even in those moments, I’m like, ‘Wow, they let me do that?’
There’s moments where I’d love to ride up those stairs the way that he is, but the truth of it is, you’re gonna hurt the other stunt person and if anything messes up, it’s millions and millions and millions of dollars that just got ruined because I’m in the hospital. I can do the riding part, that’s sketchy enough. Those streets are slick, those cobblestone streets have been driven on for centuries and you go to stop, you’re not going to stop if it rains a little bit. You’re sliding, it’s ice.”
There you have it, folks; it takes a lot of expertise, effort, and no shortage of fortitude to take part in a Fast & Furious flick. Who’d have thought?