It’s also a reminder of how much the industry relies on these individuals to make action sequences that much more exciting, and how these men and women often sustain injuries the leading actor or actress is able to avoid, unless they’re Tom Cruise.
The incident is just the latest reminder of the dangers that stuntmen and women go through, as some may be reminded of the death of a stuntman on the set of The Walking Dead last year.
Justin Sundquist’s latest incident will surely inspire some debates on safety measures for stunt people, and the production investigation should unearth whether or not this was a situation that could’ve been avoided.