Dwayne Johnson has worked on a lot of projects that have allowed him to become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. The movies that he has done have all added up to him being a brilliant actor, one who is rising higher very fast. He has some tremendous acting skills but it is his knack for doing some stunts the right way that really reaches the fans’ hearts.
Even with so many movies, he still wishes to reach much higher milestones and has been more than successful in doing so. One particular stunt was done with so much care that Johnson made sure nothing was done wrong during its filming. He had a lot of care put into it and the scene turned out just as great.
Dwayne Johnson Was Adamant About Not Exerting His Crew Just For A Scene
A sequence in Hobbs and Shaw was one which took place during the Samoan scenes. The Siva Tau is a Samoan war dance that was also executed in the movie. The dance was shown during their preparation for battle and it is highly impactful both physically and emotionally. Director David Leitch was willing to do as many takes as required to perfect the sequence but Dwayne Johnson was against that idea.
The dance for Siva Tau is one that can take a toll both physically and emotionally. Its intensity is one that can tire him and his entire crew both through mind and body, something Johnson was not willing to compromise on. So he stood before the director and told him that the scene should be shot only in a couple of takes because it could not be repeated again and again.
Dwayne Johnson Used Fake Weapons
The climax for Hobbs and Shaw took place in Samoa, one which was carefully filmed and was added only after a lot of thought was put into it. Although Dwayne Johnson can rely on his stunt double from time to time, the fight sequence in Samoa was not one of them. The scene had a lot of fighting styles from Polynesian cultures, which involved stick fighting.
This led to the actor always being on the set and not his stunt double because Johnson was to maintain contact with those he was fighting with. In order to work with that, weapons that were used were made rather soft. They were stiff to ensure that these props did not look fake but soft enough to make sure no one was injured. More so, every blow and hit shown in that sequence was highly exaggerated to ensure realism to a certain extent. The entire fighting style relies heavily on physical contact whether it is with a knife, a stick or simply using their fists.
Source: Insider
