Edgar Wright Instagram – @damienwalters is an ace stuntman, fight co-ordinator and director who I had the pleasure of working with on ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs The World’ and ‘The World’s End’.
Damien has also created roles in the film industry from the gymnastic community in Derby that he came up through and still works with. And now the very gym this amazing community has come from is in peril.
I’ll let Damien tell you more about the amazing work they’ve done and how you could help. The link to donate is on his page and in my stories.
I can vouch for the amazing kids that have already come through this gym as many worked on ‘The World’s End’ and now have careers as stuntmen in major movies. It’s an incredible, inspiring place and needs saving.
Here’s some words from Damien to explain more:
“Our gym is a lifeline for many kids, and a second home. That is why I still coach there, and without it I would not be where I am today. We try and teach children that there is a life and career after their sport, but more importantly that they always have a place to belong. Our gym has the evidence to prove the first part; a lot of our young performers now work in the film industry as stunt doubles for Spiderman, Captain America, Doctor Strange, James Bond, and many more. Now I want to prove the second part too. But that is unfortunately when we found out our current gym is getting knocked down. I immediately started looking for a new place and found a huge building in the centre of Derby, that we can run not only gymnastics from but lots of different sports such as trampolining, breakdancing, martial arts and more. We have this building now, but need to begin the hard work, to get this place to a workable condition.”
Check out the link to the GoFundMe page in my stories and @damienwalters’s bio to learn more. Thank you. | Posted on 14/Dec/2023 19:14:20
