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fandomsecrets2013-05-20 06:46 pm
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[ SECRET POST #2330 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2330 ⌋
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(Anonymous) 2013-05-21 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)Print 66
How Scarlett Johansson Got in Superhero Shape
As the sexy Black Widow in The Avengers, she makes wearing a catsuit look easy
Kristen Aldridge By Kristen Aldridge
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If there’s anyone who knows how to rock a catsuit, it’s Scarlett Johansson. Reprising her role as the butt-kicking Black Widow in The Avengers (in theatres today), the sexy superhero makes wearing a body-hugging, skin-tight leather costume look easy.
Make no mistake though; playing the part of a fearless, fit action hero takes a lot of work. The 27-year-old actress endured long hours of intense training to get ready for her physically demanding role, filled with a rollercoaster of stunts, fights, and hand-to-hand combat.
But behind every superhero (in the movies, anyway) is their superstar stunt-double! Enter Heidi Moneymaker, who has some of the most impressive stunt credits in the biz (with a name like that, we're not surprised!). From The Avengers and Iron Man 2 to Cowboys and Aliens, Mission: Impossible III, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, there isn’t an action sequence she can’t conquer.
“I've been working with Scarlett since Iron Man 2. She is one of my favorite actresses I have ever worked with,” Moneymaker says. “She works very hard and picks things up really fast."
So just how did Moneymaker get Johansson in such awesome shape? We got the scoop from the talented thrill-seeker herself on her action star workout, the craziest stunt in the flick, and life as one of Hollywood’s hottest stunt doubles.
SHAPE: First off, congrats on all your amazing accomplishments! Tell us about how you got into doing stunt work.
Heidi Moneymaker (HM): I had a scholarship for gymnastics to UCLA and I met a couple ex-gymnasts turned stuntmen. After seeing the exciting things they were doing, I knew I wanted to be a stuntwoman. I started training martial arts and various other skills, sent out my resume and demo, and as luck would have it, booked a job doubling Drew Barrymore in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
SHAPE: Who are some of the other celebs you’ve been a stunt double for?
HM: I've doubled Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Kerri Russell, Emily Browning, Michelle Rodriguez, Fergie (The Black Eyed Peas), Julie Benz, Jaime Pressly, Saoirse Ronan, and believe it or not, Frankie Muniz!
SHAPE: What was it like working with Scarlett Johansson for The Avengers, and what type of training did you do with her?
HM: Scarlett was finishing filming We Bought a Zoo when we first started prepping for The Avengers, so we only had about five or six weeks to train before we started filming. Luckily, Scarlett is such a professional and works incredibly hard, so she learned all her fights and performed them with perfect execution. We would also take advantage of any time we had free during filming to sneak in a training session. She was trained in "hand-to-hand" fighting as well as some weapons training. She had many fights in the film, some one on one and some were multi-person fights.
SHAPE: What was the craziest stunt you did in the film as her stunt double?
HM: None of them were too "crazy,” but I did get pulled through a window while it shattered due to an explosion and landed about 10 to 15 feet below.
SHAPE: How many stunts was Scarlett able to do on her own?
HM: Scarlett did a lot of her fights, and any time she had the opportunity to try a stunt, she did! She always went the extra mile. She truly commits to her role as the Black Widow.
for here (http://www.shape.com/celebrities/interviews/how-scarlett-johansson-got-superhero-shape).
I mean, personally, I never noticed the stunt double so maybe that's something you pick up on more than other people idk. But I think it's a lot about external pressures on women to look sexy in catsuits or skimpy costumes that leads to them thinning down instead of toning up. I wouldn't blame the actresses.
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And I never said I blamed the actresses. If it were a case of women choosing to be vain when there were other choices, that would be one thing. But this is pretty clearly a case of what the industry/media demand, and the actress don't get a "bulk up for the role" option.
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(Anonymous) 2013-05-21 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)Sorry about misinterpreting your second comment. I think it was the "their" that threw me off.
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(Anonymous) 2013-05-21 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)Sorry that comment got messed up. This was the relevant part of the italicized bit:
SHAPE: What was it like working with Scarlett Johansson for The Avengers, and what type of training did you do with her?
HM: Scarlett was finishing filming We Bought a Zoo when we first started prepping for The Avengers, so we only had about five or six weeks to train before we started filming. Luckily, Scarlett is such a professional and works incredibly hard, so she learned all her fights and performed them with perfect execution. We would also take advantage of any time we had free during filming to sneak in a training session. She was trained in "hand-to-hand" fighting as well as some weapons training. She had many fights in the film, some one on one and some were multi-person fights.
SHAPE: What was the craziest stunt you did in the film as her stunt double?
HM: None of them were too "crazy,” but I did get pulled through a window while it shattered due to an explosion and landed about 10 to 15 feet below.
SHAPE: How many stunts was Scarlett able to do on her own?
HM: Scarlett did a lot of her fights, and any time she had the opportunity to try a stunt, she did! She always went the extra mile. She truly commits to her role as the Black Widow.