28th August 2011
Just come back from Glasgow working on the Brad Pitt film “World War Z” Had a great time with Simon Crane ( 2nd unit director) Rocky Taylor, Greg Powell and a great stunt team.
On the 14th April I’m going to North Carolina to be honoured with a “A Lifetime Achievement ” award at “Actionfest ” the first film festival just for Action Films.
It will be great to see my friend Aaron Norris, one of the organizers, who is himself a Stunt Coordinator and 2nd unit Director.
He has Directed his brother ‘Chuck Norris’ in many of his action movies. Chuck, is being honour for his lifetime of action movies and “Walker Texas Ranger”
I’ll let you know how it goes !
I had a great time and was honoured by the award. Meeting again Aaron Norris and Chuck was a great pleasure, they looked after me well and I look forward to next year’s “Action-fest”
Egyptian TV series; In July, I was asked to storyboard and Direct 4 big battle in Egypt. The location was in the desert near the old pyramids, an hours drive from Giza. The heat was 45° . I had 150 horses, 300 extras, five cameras and very little time to shoot it. But with the help of my Egyptian editor Fawzy, I was able to put it together to every one’s satisfaction. It was hot, exhausting but very satisfying to achieve.
In September I worked with director Paul Seed on a children’s TV series ‘ Just William’
I have recently been working on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ in Greenwich, Greg Powell was the English stunt coordinator. it was good to see so many old friends and so many new young talented stunt people.
November and December I worked on ‘The inventions of Hugo Cabret’ directed by Martin Scorsese. Doug Coleman was the American stunt coordinator and Richard Bradshaw the English coordinator, both gentlemen and a pleasure to work with.