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SAG-AFTRA FIGHTS
FOR FAIRNESS IN THE
STUNT WORLD
National Board
Establishes
New Equity
Task Force
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C
harles had
rehearsed the
stunt 17 times: A large
crane would lift him
10 feet in the air and
40 feet backwards,
and then simulate a
dramatic and heart-
pounding fall. Two feet
from the ground, the
stunt coordinator was
supposed to push
a button to release
"Charles" (not his
real name), making
the stunt look real
but leaving him with
just a few bruises from
a short drop to concrete.
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SKIP
BOLEN/NETFLIX
Stunt double Minerva
Adams, left, and actor
Dominique Fishback on the
set of Project Power.