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We caught up with Black Panther and Us actor, Winston Duke, who is starring in the new action-comedy film The Fall Guy, alongside Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. In this exclusive interview, Duke dives deep into his latest gig playing an earnest and loyal stunt coordinator, discusses his experience working alongside Ryan Gosling, and teases what exciting projects he has coming up next.

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00:00I love big movies and I love epics. That's the thing about Fall Guy. Fall Guy is epic.
00:05It's a roller coaster. It just builds and builds and builds and builds and builds.
00:16Okay, I'm not the hero of this story.
00:19I'm just a stunt guy. Trying to look cool in front of the director of this movie. Congrats on the
00:25film. It's such a fun, action-packed film. I love seeing you as Colt's ultimate wingman in the film.
00:34You and Ryan had such great bro chemistry. Tell me what it was like working with Ryan on this.
00:43It was incredible. That bromance that you mentioned started immediately. Right on the first day,
00:50us reading our scenes, you know, just got along swimmingly and just started throwing a lot of
00:57ideas into the pot and laughing and playing. So kind of like two kids meeting on a playground and
01:04realizing that we're into the same toys. And that was great. But I've been a long time admirer of
01:10Ryan and his work. I grew up watching him on Young Hercules and watching his career progress.
01:18And it was just a bit of a dream come true to work with him. So it was very easy
01:24for me to say yes
01:26to this project as a result. Amazing. And I noticed you yourself had some pretty epic,
01:32action-packed stunts and scenes. Is there anything specifically that you had to
01:36do to physically prepare your body for, you know, a movie like this?
01:40Yeah, so I was working out a lot again. It was a lot of fun and trying to eat as
01:49healthfully as
01:50possible. I jumped on to the project relatively quickly. So I didn't have the biggest preparation
01:58process. Prepping was a lot of talking to the stunt team because I played the stunt coordinator. So
02:05I spoke a lot with Chris O'Hara and found out a lot about, you know, what it means to
02:15have
02:15the responsibility of protecting essentially the entire set. So I gained a newfound respect for the
02:23entire team. That's so great to hear. And I guess I just have one question left for you. You know,
02:30you've got some big movies under your belt now. You've done The Avengers. You've done
02:34Us. Now you've done The Fall Guy. Is there any roles that you'd like to tackle next? Like what's next
02:40for
02:40you? You know, I love big movies and I love epics. My person is really fit for those types of
02:53films.
02:53And I've had the extreme privilege of being a part of many epics. Like that's the thing about Fall
03:01Guy. Fall Guy is epic. Yeah. It's a roller coaster. It just builds and builds and builds and builds and
03:09builds. And I've watched some really talented people carry their crown with wonder and grace and excitement
03:20and extreme skill. You know, I've had the really wonderful benefit of watching a lot of people
03:27carry their movies and carry it with grace. And, you know, I look forward to being in that position
03:33one day and I've been learning so much, learning so much from all of my very generous co-stars,
03:40you know. And it's been an absolute, absolute pleasure. And Fall Guy is just another one of them.
03:51You know what I mean? It's just, Ryan is so special in this piece. Emily is so special in the
03:57piece.
03:57And I get to see what years in this industry, the fruit that it bears, you know.
04:06Yeah. I know I've watched Ryan's career and he's been with wonderful leading men as well and got to
04:13see and study a lot of people. So it was really great to see him shine in his moment during
04:19this
04:19wonderful moment. So, yeah. Amazing. That's all the questions I have for you. Thanks so much for
04:24your time, Winston. Absolutely. Congratulations. And I wish you all the best. Thank you.
04:29You know, I don't know. Shit. One last stunt. Going down in a blaze of glory.
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