Vin Diesel’s stuntman Joe Watts (above) is fighting for his life after a safety cable broke when he leaped from a balcony on the UK set of Fast & Furious 9 and he plunged over thirty feet and landed on his head. He is now in an induced coma and the prognosis is not good. Back in 2002, another of Vin Diesel’s stunt doubles was KILLED in a paragliding accident on the set. What is WRONG with these filmmakers? Is thrilling those boneheaded teenage viewers and enhancing Diesel’s badass reputation REALLY more important than keeping people alive? If actors had to do their own stunts this insanity would not happen.
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What’s even more disturbing is that they keep making these rubbish films
The responsibility ultimately lies with the person who decides to do the stunt. No one is holding a gun to their head and telling them they have to do these things. It’s all a choice. If the safety equipment isn’t up to snuff or they aren’t buckled in correctly there’s going to be an accident. These stuntman know full well the dangers they are taking on and they are choosing to do the work.
It’s not Diesel’s fault. It’s a career choice. A lucrative one. Stunt people have always worked in the movies, and more than a few have died. They knew the risks going in.
Vin Diesel is not to blame for this unfortunate stuntman’s death, and it’s ridiculous and morally irresponsible for you to state that he is! Even the most powerful actor in Hollywood is just a cog in the wheel on a movie set. First of all, the stuntman CHOSE to work on this movie, and he approved the stunt. Secondly, the producers and the director make the decisions as to which stunts they want performed. You mean folks at Janet Charlton, who are supposed to have their fingers on the pulse of show business, don’t know who controls a movie set? If more than a dozen people, besides myself, read your blog, your statement would be met with outrage, and you would be forced to remove it; fortunately for you, hardly anyone will see it.