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'Deadpool 2' stunt driver dies after crash on set
Scott Brown, Vancouver Sun
First posted: Monday, August 14, 2017 01:25 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 14, 2017 10:58 PM EDT
VANCOUVER - Joi "S.J." Harris was a pro motorcycle racer with a deep passion for the sport and the adrenalin rush it provides.
But a ride in downtown Vancouver Monday morning while filming for Deadpool 2 — reportedly Harris's first film as a stunt driver — took a tragic turn.
Witnesses say the female stunt driver had been manoeuvring a motorcycle down a set of stairs at Jack Poole Plaza when she lost control of her bike, jumped a curb and crashed into a glass window at Shaw Tower around 8 a.m.
A crumpled motorcycle could be seen laying on its side surrounded by broken glass. Crew members appeared distraught and one was in tears.
In a recording of the 911 call posted on TMZ, the caller could be heard saying an actor had gone "airborne" through a window into a building across the street and "hasn't been moving."
The stunt driver was treated by ambulance personnel but died at the scene. The B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating.
According to Deadline Hollywood, an online magazine reporting on the entertainment industry, Harris was not wearing a helmet when the accident occurred because her character was not wearing one in the movie. Production on the superhero sequel was shut down immediately, and there was no word Monday on when filming would resume.
Harris was performing a stunt by Domino, a new character in the Marvel sequel. The part is played by actor Zazie Beetz.
"We are deeply saddened by the accident that occurred on the set of Deadpool 2 this morning," 20th Century Fox spokesman told Deadline. "Our hearts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of our crew member during this difficult time."
Nathan Kramchynski works on the seventh floor of the Shaw Tower and said he had been watching rehearsals of the stunt at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
When the accident happened, the driver appeared to pick up speed, crossed the street and swerved to avoid pedestrians before disappearing from his view, said Kramchynski.
“She lost control really quickly. It happened in a split second,” he said. “She was going full throttle and then there’s a building there.”
Deadpool 2, a sequel to the 2016 blockbuster starring Vancouver actor Ryan Reynolds, has been shooting in Vancouver since June 26. Ryan expressed his condolences to his crew member’s family and friends Monday afternoon.
“We’re heartbroken, shocked and devastated ... but recognize nothing can come close to the grief and inexplicable pain her family and loved ones must feel in this moment,” wrote Reynolds on Instagram. “My heart pours out to them — along with each and every person she touched in this world.”
According to her website, Harris got hooked on motorcycles after she rode in the back of a bike driven by a friend. She got her race licence in 2013 and began racing in 2014, and described herself as the first African-American woman to compete in an American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned event.
Harris's love for motorcycle racing is evident on her website and social media accounts, which contain many photos of her in gear and on the track.
In 2015, Harris told magazine Black Girls Ride magazine that her goal was to bring road racing to more women and more African-Americans.
Harris was injured during a race in May and broke her left wrist bone. After the accident, Harris wrote about her "life-saving" helmet and expressed determination she'll ride again: "My throttle hand is still good. This is motorcycle road racing. You either do it or you don't. Hold your line."
News of Harris’s death sent ripples of grief and shock across the racing community.
"My heart is broken. Hold your loved ones close. Tomorrow is not promised," wrote Porsche Taylor of Black Girls Ride on Facebook. Taylor declined an interview, saying they were mourning the loss of a sister.
WorkSafeBC spokeswoman Trish Knight Chernecki said two officers are investigating to see if there are any immediate health or safety concerns, while three other officers are investigating the cause of the fatality and future prevention.
Findings on any immediate health or safety concerns could be available within several days, while the investigation on the cause of the mishap usually takes longer, she said.
Allan Webber was among those who came to the accident scene to observe as investigators assessed the scene then uprighted the stunt bike with its crumpled front tire.
“It’s like a cursed corner,” Webber said of the area, noting that just the day before the crash, one man died and two were injured in a bus accident down the street, and in 2013, actor Cory Monteith died in a neighbouring hotel.
Webber said he had previously watched the stuntwoman successfully complete a ride down Thurlow Street.
Jason Cameron, a business agent with the Union of B.C. Performers, would not confirm if the stunt woman was one of their members, pending official confirmation of her identity by authorities.
The UBCP represents 6,000 people who work as actors, stunt performers, singers and voice actors.
He said a union representative headed out to the set after hearing news of the accident. Trauma counselling will be available, he said.
Cameron said despite Monday's tragic accident, performing stunts is very safe.
“The nature of stunt performing is it is very dangerous but we are also talking about skilled and trained stunt performers who perform these very dangerous stunts in a safe way,” he said.
“These very complicated sequences and stunts happen on film sets all the time. (Accidents are) pretty rare considering how often stunts like this are performed. It’s exceedingly rare which is a test to the skill level.”
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With files from The Canadian Press, Gord Hoekstra, Matt Robinson
'Deadpool 2' stunt driver dies after crash on set | Movies | Entertainment | Tor
Scott Brown, Vancouver Sun
First posted: Monday, August 14, 2017 01:25 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 14, 2017 10:58 PM EDT
VANCOUVER - Joi "S.J." Harris was a pro motorcycle racer with a deep passion for the sport and the adrenalin rush it provides.
But a ride in downtown Vancouver Monday morning while filming for Deadpool 2 — reportedly Harris's first film as a stunt driver — took a tragic turn.
Witnesses say the female stunt driver had been manoeuvring a motorcycle down a set of stairs at Jack Poole Plaza when she lost control of her bike, jumped a curb and crashed into a glass window at Shaw Tower around 8 a.m.
A crumpled motorcycle could be seen laying on its side surrounded by broken glass. Crew members appeared distraught and one was in tears.
In a recording of the 911 call posted on TMZ, the caller could be heard saying an actor had gone "airborne" through a window into a building across the street and "hasn't been moving."
The stunt driver was treated by ambulance personnel but died at the scene. The B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating.
According to Deadline Hollywood, an online magazine reporting on the entertainment industry, Harris was not wearing a helmet when the accident occurred because her character was not wearing one in the movie. Production on the superhero sequel was shut down immediately, and there was no word Monday on when filming would resume.
Harris was performing a stunt by Domino, a new character in the Marvel sequel. The part is played by actor Zazie Beetz.
"We are deeply saddened by the accident that occurred on the set of Deadpool 2 this morning," 20th Century Fox spokesman told Deadline. "Our hearts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of our crew member during this difficult time."
Nathan Kramchynski works on the seventh floor of the Shaw Tower and said he had been watching rehearsals of the stunt at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
When the accident happened, the driver appeared to pick up speed, crossed the street and swerved to avoid pedestrians before disappearing from his view, said Kramchynski.
“She lost control really quickly. It happened in a split second,” he said. “She was going full throttle and then there’s a building there.”
Deadpool 2, a sequel to the 2016 blockbuster starring Vancouver actor Ryan Reynolds, has been shooting in Vancouver since June 26. Ryan expressed his condolences to his crew member’s family and friends Monday afternoon.
“We’re heartbroken, shocked and devastated ... but recognize nothing can come close to the grief and inexplicable pain her family and loved ones must feel in this moment,” wrote Reynolds on Instagram. “My heart pours out to them — along with each and every person she touched in this world.”
According to her website, Harris got hooked on motorcycles after she rode in the back of a bike driven by a friend. She got her race licence in 2013 and began racing in 2014, and described herself as the first African-American woman to compete in an American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned event.
Harris's love for motorcycle racing is evident on her website and social media accounts, which contain many photos of her in gear and on the track.
In 2015, Harris told magazine Black Girls Ride magazine that her goal was to bring road racing to more women and more African-Americans.
Harris was injured during a race in May and broke her left wrist bone. After the accident, Harris wrote about her "life-saving" helmet and expressed determination she'll ride again: "My throttle hand is still good. This is motorcycle road racing. You either do it or you don't. Hold your line."
News of Harris’s death sent ripples of grief and shock across the racing community.
"My heart is broken. Hold your loved ones close. Tomorrow is not promised," wrote Porsche Taylor of Black Girls Ride on Facebook. Taylor declined an interview, saying they were mourning the loss of a sister.
WorkSafeBC spokeswoman Trish Knight Chernecki said two officers are investigating to see if there are any immediate health or safety concerns, while three other officers are investigating the cause of the fatality and future prevention.
Findings on any immediate health or safety concerns could be available within several days, while the investigation on the cause of the mishap usually takes longer, she said.
Allan Webber was among those who came to the accident scene to observe as investigators assessed the scene then uprighted the stunt bike with its crumpled front tire.
“It’s like a cursed corner,” Webber said of the area, noting that just the day before the crash, one man died and two were injured in a bus accident down the street, and in 2013, actor Cory Monteith died in a neighbouring hotel.
Webber said he had previously watched the stuntwoman successfully complete a ride down Thurlow Street.
Jason Cameron, a business agent with the Union of B.C. Performers, would not confirm if the stunt woman was one of their members, pending official confirmation of her identity by authorities.
The UBCP represents 6,000 people who work as actors, stunt performers, singers and voice actors.
He said a union representative headed out to the set after hearing news of the accident. Trauma counselling will be available, he said.
Cameron said despite Monday's tragic accident, performing stunts is very safe.
“The nature of stunt performing is it is very dangerous but we are also talking about skilled and trained stunt performers who perform these very dangerous stunts in a safe way,” he said.
“These very complicated sequences and stunts happen on film sets all the time. (Accidents are) pretty rare considering how often stunts like this are performed. It’s exceedingly rare which is a test to the skill level.”
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sbrown@postmedia.com
lgrindlay@postmedia.com
With files from The Canadian Press, Gord Hoekstra, Matt Robinson
'Deadpool 2' stunt driver dies after crash on set | Movies | Entertainment | Tor
Questions remain over circumstances of 'Deadpool' set death
Matt Robinson, Postmedia Network
First posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 09:35 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 09:45 PM EDT
Joi "SJ" Harris, a 40-year-old motorcyclist from New York who died Monday performing a stunt on the Deadpool 2 set in downtown Vancouver, was inspirational, sweet and bubbly, say friends.
“You were a beautiful badass force of nature and I am sure whatever passes for a racetrack in the afterworld has your name all over it,” wrote Grace Roselli, a New York-based artist who knew and had worked with Harris, on Facebook.
But Roselli went on to ask why producers reportedly had her performing the stunt without a helmet.
Deadline Hollywood reported Harris was not wearing a helmet because the character she was playing during the shoot does not wear one and that this was her first stunt job.
Trish Knight Chernecki, a spokeswoman for WorkSafeBC, which is investigating the death, could not confirm whether Harris was wearing a helmet or speak about the investigation.
Movie studio 20th Century Fox could not be reached Tuesday.
Adam Winlove-Smith, a 34-year-old stunt performer from Toronto, said catastrophic accidents on the job “are super rare."
“It is risky but everybody knows that going into the industry, so you have to have that personality to deal with that risk that may occur,” he said.
Squamish councillor Peter Kent has worked as a stuntman since 1984 and was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body double for a decade. He said he was devastated after hearing the news.
“Everybody in the industry feels this especially in the stunt community which is very tight,” Kent said. “It’s just horrific. A kick in the gut.”
“She started this day like any other day. She got up and was probably very excited to go to work. My heart goes out to her, her family, her friends and her co-workers."
Kent said professional stunt people approach each stunt with an analytical mind. He said the equipment would tested and you would practice the stunt at slow speeds. But still not everything always goes right.
According to the Deadline Hollywood report, Harris had rehearsed the ride several times over the weekend and on Monday morning and her motorcycle appeared to speed up when it should have slowed down during the final run.
“You push the envelope and the envelope pushes back. The devil is always in the details,” Kent said.
At times, Harris had written about her career on a personal blog. In an entry from last month she encouraged people to invest in quality gear and "not skimp on your safety."
She said track riding and racing "teaches us to analyze why we crash so that we do NOT make the same mistake again."
And when it comes to crashing, "I've learned to accept that I am not the greatest rider that exists and that there is always something to learn when on the track and pushing limits."
With files from Canadian Press and Lora Grindlay.
mrobinson@postmedia.com
Questions remain over circumstances of 'Deadpool' set death | Movies | Entertain
Matt Robinson, Postmedia Network
First posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 09:35 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 09:45 PM EDT
Joi "SJ" Harris, a 40-year-old motorcyclist from New York who died Monday performing a stunt on the Deadpool 2 set in downtown Vancouver, was inspirational, sweet and bubbly, say friends.
“You were a beautiful badass force of nature and I am sure whatever passes for a racetrack in the afterworld has your name all over it,” wrote Grace Roselli, a New York-based artist who knew and had worked with Harris, on Facebook.
But Roselli went on to ask why producers reportedly had her performing the stunt without a helmet.
Deadline Hollywood reported Harris was not wearing a helmet because the character she was playing during the shoot does not wear one and that this was her first stunt job.
Trish Knight Chernecki, a spokeswoman for WorkSafeBC, which is investigating the death, could not confirm whether Harris was wearing a helmet or speak about the investigation.
Movie studio 20th Century Fox could not be reached Tuesday.
Adam Winlove-Smith, a 34-year-old stunt performer from Toronto, said catastrophic accidents on the job “are super rare."
“It is risky but everybody knows that going into the industry, so you have to have that personality to deal with that risk that may occur,” he said.
Squamish councillor Peter Kent has worked as a stuntman since 1984 and was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body double for a decade. He said he was devastated after hearing the news.
“Everybody in the industry feels this especially in the stunt community which is very tight,” Kent said. “It’s just horrific. A kick in the gut.”
“She started this day like any other day. She got up and was probably very excited to go to work. My heart goes out to her, her family, her friends and her co-workers."
Kent said professional stunt people approach each stunt with an analytical mind. He said the equipment would tested and you would practice the stunt at slow speeds. But still not everything always goes right.
According to the Deadline Hollywood report, Harris had rehearsed the ride several times over the weekend and on Monday morning and her motorcycle appeared to speed up when it should have slowed down during the final run.
“You push the envelope and the envelope pushes back. The devil is always in the details,” Kent said.
At times, Harris had written about her career on a personal blog. In an entry from last month she encouraged people to invest in quality gear and "not skimp on your safety."
She said track riding and racing "teaches us to analyze why we crash so that we do NOT make the same mistake again."
And when it comes to crashing, "I've learned to accept that I am not the greatest rider that exists and that there is always something to learn when on the track and pushing limits."
With files from Canadian Press and Lora Grindlay.
mrobinson@postmedia.com
Questions remain over circumstances of 'Deadpool' set death | Movies | Entertain
Ryan Reynolds leads moment of silence for 'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman; production resumes
Scott Brown
First posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 07:19 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 07:24 PM EDT
The cameras are rolling again on the Vancouver production of Deadpool 2, two days after the motorcycle death of stuntwoman Joi “SJ” Harris.
Deadpool 2 star Ryan Reynolds and director David Leitch led a moment of silence on the film’s set Wednesday to honour Harris, who was killed in a crash during production on Monday.
Harris, a 40-year-old professional motorcycle racer from New York, was performing a stunt near Canada Place when she lost control of her bike, which jumped a curb, and she crashed head first into a glass window at Shaw Tower.
Harris was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. The B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating.
It was reportedly her first film as a stunt driver and she was not wearing a helmet.
Harris was doubling for actress Zazie Beetz who plays the mutant mercenary Domino in the sequel to the 2016 blockbuster based on the Marvel comic book.
Production on the 20th Century Fox film, which was halted for two days after her death, was underway again on Wednesday as the crew, including Reynolds, were back shooting a scene under the Granville Street Bridge.
The lot beneath the bridge has been made to look like a used car dealership, complete with a giant inflatable panda that is reportedly being used in an elaborate stunt.
The original Deadpool, which was also filmed in Vancouver, earned $780 million in 2016 on a $58-million budget to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever.
Deadpool 2 is scheduled for a June 2018 release.
Stunt-related deaths are rare in the film industry, but they do happen.
In 1998, local stuntman Marc Akerstream was killed when he was struck in the head by a piece of flying debris while observing an explosion on the Squamish set of the TV show The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.
Two years earlier in Squamish, 32-year-old Vancouver stuntman Keith Perepelkin died on the set of the movie Firestorm, after his parachute failed to open during a jump from a helicopter.
Last month in Atlanta, stuntman John Bernecker died on the set of The Walking Dead after he fell headfirst onto concrete instead of on padding meant to cushion his roughly seven-metre fall from a balcony. His death was believed to be the first stunt-related fatality on U.S. soil in 20 years.
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Ryan Reynolds leads moment of silence for 'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman; production re
Scott Brown
First posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 07:19 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 07:24 PM EDT
The cameras are rolling again on the Vancouver production of Deadpool 2, two days after the motorcycle death of stuntwoman Joi “SJ” Harris.
Deadpool 2 star Ryan Reynolds and director David Leitch led a moment of silence on the film’s set Wednesday to honour Harris, who was killed in a crash during production on Monday.
Harris, a 40-year-old professional motorcycle racer from New York, was performing a stunt near Canada Place when she lost control of her bike, which jumped a curb, and she crashed head first into a glass window at Shaw Tower.
Harris was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. The B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating.
It was reportedly her first film as a stunt driver and she was not wearing a helmet.
Harris was doubling for actress Zazie Beetz who plays the mutant mercenary Domino in the sequel to the 2016 blockbuster based on the Marvel comic book.
Production on the 20th Century Fox film, which was halted for two days after her death, was underway again on Wednesday as the crew, including Reynolds, were back shooting a scene under the Granville Street Bridge.
The lot beneath the bridge has been made to look like a used car dealership, complete with a giant inflatable panda that is reportedly being used in an elaborate stunt.
The original Deadpool, which was also filmed in Vancouver, earned $780 million in 2016 on a $58-million budget to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever.
Deadpool 2 is scheduled for a June 2018 release.
Stunt-related deaths are rare in the film industry, but they do happen.
In 1998, local stuntman Marc Akerstream was killed when he was struck in the head by a piece of flying debris while observing an explosion on the Squamish set of the TV show The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.
Two years earlier in Squamish, 32-year-old Vancouver stuntman Keith Perepelkin died on the set of the movie Firestorm, after his parachute failed to open during a jump from a helicopter.
Last month in Atlanta, stuntman John Bernecker died on the set of The Walking Dead after he fell headfirst onto concrete instead of on padding meant to cushion his roughly seven-metre fall from a balcony. His death was believed to be the first stunt-related fatality on U.S. soil in 20 years.
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Ryan Reynolds leads moment of silence for 'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman; production re
First official details of 'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman's downtown Vancouver death released by WorkSafeBC
Gordon Hoekstra, POSTMEDIA NETWORK
First posted: Friday, August 18, 2017 07:01 PM EDT | Updated: Friday, August 18, 2017 07:28 PM EDT
A woman who was killed on a stunt during filming of the movie Deadpool 2 went outside the planned boundaries of the stunt, according to an initial report by WorkSafeBC released on Friday.
The report of the death of motorcycle driver Joi “S.J.” Harris, 40, of Brooklyn, New York, provides the first official details of the crash and confirms some observations of witnesses.
WorkSafeBC, the B.C.’s main workplace regulatory agency, said the temporary work site in downtown Vancouver had been cordoned off from the public and traffic by the Vancouver Police Department.
The stunt driver – whose name has been removed from the report, a routine practice of WorkSafeBC – had been rehearsing a stunt involving driving a motorcycle, a Ducati Hyperstrada 939, out the open doors of a building, across a concrete pad and down a ramp that had been built over three stairs and coming to a stop on the stair landing.
During the first shooting of the scene, the stunt driver continued driving beyond the planned stopping spot, and drove went a second ramp built over the bottom stairs and across the roadway.
“The motorcycle struck the concrete sidewalk curb, the worker was thrown off the motorcycle and propelled through a plate glass of window of a building,” says the report.
The stunt took place on Monday, this week, at Jack Poole Plaza near the Vancouver waterfront, and the motorcycle crashed into a plate-glass window at the Shaw Tower about 8 a.m.
The report does not say whether Harris was wearing a helmet. Deadline Hollywood, an online magazine reporting on the entertainment industry, said no helmet was worn because the character in the movie was not wearing one.
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The stunt was reportedly Harris’ first job in the movie industry, but the WorkSafeBC report makes not mention of her experience.
A more detailed report of WorkSafeBC’s full investigation will likely take months to complete.
The initial WorkSafeBC report also indicates that the company the stunt woman worked for, TCF Vancouver Productions Ltd., must deliver a preliminary investigation report and follow-up with a full investigation.
TCF Vancouver Production has a number of directors listed in its filings with the province’s corporate registry, including from Los Angeles and New York.
Production on the superhero sequel was shut down for two days, resuming on Wednesday of this week.
Harris was performing a stunt for Domino, a new character in the Marvel sequel. The part is played by actor Zazie Beetz.
According to her website, Harris got hooked on motorcycles after she rode in the back of a bike driven by a friend. She got her race licence in 2013 and began racing in 2014, and described herself as the first African-American woman to compete in an American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned event.
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First official details of 'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman's downtown Vancouver death rel
Gordon Hoekstra, POSTMEDIA NETWORK
First posted: Friday, August 18, 2017 07:01 PM EDT | Updated: Friday, August 18, 2017 07:28 PM EDT
A woman who was killed on a stunt during filming of the movie Deadpool 2 went outside the planned boundaries of the stunt, according to an initial report by WorkSafeBC released on Friday.
The report of the death of motorcycle driver Joi “S.J.” Harris, 40, of Brooklyn, New York, provides the first official details of the crash and confirms some observations of witnesses.
WorkSafeBC, the B.C.’s main workplace regulatory agency, said the temporary work site in downtown Vancouver had been cordoned off from the public and traffic by the Vancouver Police Department.
The stunt driver – whose name has been removed from the report, a routine practice of WorkSafeBC – had been rehearsing a stunt involving driving a motorcycle, a Ducati Hyperstrada 939, out the open doors of a building, across a concrete pad and down a ramp that had been built over three stairs and coming to a stop on the stair landing.
During the first shooting of the scene, the stunt driver continued driving beyond the planned stopping spot, and drove went a second ramp built over the bottom stairs and across the roadway.
“The motorcycle struck the concrete sidewalk curb, the worker was thrown off the motorcycle and propelled through a plate glass of window of a building,” says the report.
The stunt took place on Monday, this week, at Jack Poole Plaza near the Vancouver waterfront, and the motorcycle crashed into a plate-glass window at the Shaw Tower about 8 a.m.
The report does not say whether Harris was wearing a helmet. Deadline Hollywood, an online magazine reporting on the entertainment industry, said no helmet was worn because the character in the movie was not wearing one.
(Instagram/sj24_sidewayz)
The stunt was reportedly Harris’ first job in the movie industry, but the WorkSafeBC report makes not mention of her experience.
A more detailed report of WorkSafeBC’s full investigation will likely take months to complete.
The initial WorkSafeBC report also indicates that the company the stunt woman worked for, TCF Vancouver Productions Ltd., must deliver a preliminary investigation report and follow-up with a full investigation.
TCF Vancouver Production has a number of directors listed in its filings with the province’s corporate registry, including from Los Angeles and New York.
Production on the superhero sequel was shut down for two days, resuming on Wednesday of this week.
Harris was performing a stunt for Domino, a new character in the Marvel sequel. The part is played by actor Zazie Beetz.
According to her website, Harris got hooked on motorcycles after she rode in the back of a bike driven by a friend. She got her race licence in 2013 and began racing in 2014, and described herself as the first African-American woman to compete in an American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned event.
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First official details of 'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman's downtown Vancouver death rel
How do you continue on as an actor after such a tragic accident without a break..
The fella's right back at the grind finishing off the film..
The fella's right back at the grind finishing off the film..
'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman killed during shoot wasn't ready for film work, crew member says
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First posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 03:59 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 04:03 PM EDT
A Deadpool 2 stuntwoman who was training tragic Joi Harris for an action scene in the movie has revealed she knew the motorbike racer wasn’t ready for film work.
The unidentified crew member tells The Hollywood Reporter she “cringed” every time Harris had to perform a stunt on set - because she was struggling to pick up pointers.
Harris died after she lost control of her motorcycle and crashed through the glass of the Shaw Tower’s ground floor studio in Vancouver on August 14.
Health and safety officials are still investigating the tragedy, but her fellow stunt performer insists Harris simply wasn’t ready for movie work.
“She was improving, but I was watching her and, oh my God, I thought, ‘It’s just a matter of time before she crashes into a wall or runs somebody over.’ I cringed every time she went out. Like, ‘When is she going to crash?’”
The unnamed stuntwoman claims she told the film’s producers about her concerns.
Meanwhile, veteran Hollywood stunt co-ordinator Conrad Palmisano has been in touch with his peers on the Deadpool 2 set, and he claims movie bosses struggled to find a double for actress Zazie Beetz, because there are so few African-American stuntwomen - so they opted for a bike racer.
Moto-D Racing president Scott Diamond, whose company sponsored Harris as a racer, told Variety Harris wasn’t the type of person to take risks: “I don’t know the specifics of the stunt, but I know she would have been safe and prudent,” he said. “She was a very responsible and mature person.”
Production on Deadpool 2, which stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular comic book character, was briefly halted following the on set tragedy, but resumed two days later, when the actor led a moment of silence in Harris’ memory.
'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman killed during shoot wasn't ready for film work, crew mem
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First posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 03:59 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 04:03 PM EDT
A Deadpool 2 stuntwoman who was training tragic Joi Harris for an action scene in the movie has revealed she knew the motorbike racer wasn’t ready for film work.
The unidentified crew member tells The Hollywood Reporter she “cringed” every time Harris had to perform a stunt on set - because she was struggling to pick up pointers.
Harris died after she lost control of her motorcycle and crashed through the glass of the Shaw Tower’s ground floor studio in Vancouver on August 14.
Health and safety officials are still investigating the tragedy, but her fellow stunt performer insists Harris simply wasn’t ready for movie work.
“She was improving, but I was watching her and, oh my God, I thought, ‘It’s just a matter of time before she crashes into a wall or runs somebody over.’ I cringed every time she went out. Like, ‘When is she going to crash?’”
The unnamed stuntwoman claims she told the film’s producers about her concerns.
Meanwhile, veteran Hollywood stunt co-ordinator Conrad Palmisano has been in touch with his peers on the Deadpool 2 set, and he claims movie bosses struggled to find a double for actress Zazie Beetz, because there are so few African-American stuntwomen - so they opted for a bike racer.
Moto-D Racing president Scott Diamond, whose company sponsored Harris as a racer, told Variety Harris wasn’t the type of person to take risks: “I don’t know the specifics of the stunt, but I know she would have been safe and prudent,” he said. “She was a very responsible and mature person.”
Production on Deadpool 2, which stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular comic book character, was briefly halted following the on set tragedy, but resumed two days later, when the actor led a moment of silence in Harris’ memory.
'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman killed during shoot wasn't ready for film work, crew mem
Ryan Reynolds done filming 'Deadpool 2'
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First posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 11:31 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, October 15, 2017 11:38 PM EDT
Ryan Reynolds has wrapped filming on his troubled Deadpool sequel.
The 40-year-old shared a sweet post on Instagram on Saturday as work on the movie came to a close.
“That’s a wrap on DEADPOOL 2: A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE!” Reynolds wrote, jokingly referring to the title of a Game of Thrones novel. “Thank you to our beloved Captain, Mr. @davidmleitch... words are too clumsy to properly acknowledge your giant heart and talent.”
“I love my hometown of Vancouver and our obscenely gifted crew,” he added alongside a series of behind-the-scenes snaps from the Canadian film set. “From our PA’s, (who are first in and last out) to our set decorators and prop departments, riddling this film with Easter Eggs in almost every scene... Thank you. I already miss being on set. Which is why I’ve decided to continue shooting the film in my underwear from Josh Brolin’s well appointed living room. #MaximumEffort.”
Filming the movie has been difficult for the cast and crew following the tragic death of female stunt performer Joi Harris in August. She died after losing control of her motorcycle while performing a stunt as the character Domino, played by actress Zazie Beetz. She crashed through the glass of the Shaw Tower’s ground floor studio in Vancouver.
Production was immediately shut down as officials launched an investigation into the road racer’s death, and the film’s star led a brief on-set memorial when filming resumes five days later.
Reynolds also sent his condolences to Harris’ family and friends, stating: “I’m deeply saddened by the loss of one of our stunt performers today. No words can express how I and the rest of the Deadpool 2 crew feel about this tragedy. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and loved ones in this difficult time.”
Deadpool 2 is set for release in June, 2018.
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First posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 11:31 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, October 15, 2017 11:38 PM EDT
Ryan Reynolds has wrapped filming on his troubled Deadpool sequel.
The 40-year-old shared a sweet post on Instagram on Saturday as work on the movie came to a close.
“That’s a wrap on DEADPOOL 2: A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE!” Reynolds wrote, jokingly referring to the title of a Game of Thrones novel. “Thank you to our beloved Captain, Mr. @davidmleitch... words are too clumsy to properly acknowledge your giant heart and talent.”
“I love my hometown of Vancouver and our obscenely gifted crew,” he added alongside a series of behind-the-scenes snaps from the Canadian film set. “From our PA’s, (who are first in and last out) to our set decorators and prop departments, riddling this film with Easter Eggs in almost every scene... Thank you. I already miss being on set. Which is why I’ve decided to continue shooting the film in my underwear from Josh Brolin’s well appointed living room. #MaximumEffort.”
Filming the movie has been difficult for the cast and crew following the tragic death of female stunt performer Joi Harris in August. She died after losing control of her motorcycle while performing a stunt as the character Domino, played by actress Zazie Beetz. She crashed through the glass of the Shaw Tower’s ground floor studio in Vancouver.
Production was immediately shut down as officials launched an investigation into the road racer’s death, and the film’s star led a brief on-set memorial when filming resumes five days later.
Reynolds also sent his condolences to Harris’ family and friends, stating: “I’m deeply saddened by the loss of one of our stunt performers today. No words can express how I and the rest of the Deadpool 2 crew feel about this tragedy. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and loved ones in this difficult time.”
Deadpool 2 is set for release in June, 2018.
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