5 understudies who are indistinguishable from the celebrities they replaced. Photo

Very often, actors dare to perform dangerous stunts in films or TV series on their own. To do this, you need to have not only a steely character, but also strong physical fitness. Sometimes, however, it is still better to entrust the job to professionals.

Finding a suitable stunt double is not an easy task, because he or she should ideally look like the actor. Well, we should pay tribute to Hollywood directors and casting managers, they often cope with this mission perfectly. Some stuntmen look so much like the celebrities they are replacing that it's almost impossible to tell who is who.

Tom Hardy with his stunt double from the film Mad Max: Fury Road

This is the fourth film in a series of post-apocalyptic action films by Australian director George Miller, starring Tom Hardy. The film grossed a record-breaking box office for the franchise and even won an Oscar for Best Picture. An important role in this was played by the fact that the action film was shot with minimal use of computer graphics, but at the same time, there are a lot of action scenes in the film. It would have been impossible to cope without stuntman Tom Hardy and his character Max Rockatansky. Moreover, the filmmakers have found a stunt double who looks like a twin brother to the actor.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with his stunt double from the film Jumanji: The Next Level

Looking at the photo, it's hard to tell which of these two shouldered men is the famous actor and which is his stunt double. Rumour has it that even on the set of the 2019 adventure comedy Jumanji: The Next Level, The Rock and his stuntman were confused by their colleagues.

Chris Hemsworth with his stunt double from the film Thor

The world-famous Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, known for his role as Thor, the god of thunder and lightning, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has been working with the same stunt double, Bobby Holland Henton, for many years. They not only collaborate but are also friends in real life. Henton once joked that he couldn't keep up with Hemsworth, who works out every day. The stuntman also has to constantly build up muscle mass to be the same build as his "original".

Margot Robbie with her stunt double from the film Suicide Squad

To play the girlfriend of the iconic Joker, Margot Robbie had to prepare for a long time and diligently. She mastered ballet, acrobatics, aerial gymnastics and simply trained in the gym every day. However, she still needed a stunt double. Some of the stunts were extremely dangerous, just like the crazy queen of Gotham crime herself.

Jason Momoa with his stunt double from the TV series Game of Thrones

As in the case of Chris Hemsworth, Jason Momoa works with his stunt double Kim Fardy on a regular basis. He also replaced the actor in the dangerous scenes of the superhero film Aquaman. The men are also friends in real life.

Earlier, OBOZREVATEL wrote about stars who refuse to watch films with their participation. The list includes Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks, and many other world-famous actors. All the details are in our article.

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