Jay Baruchel (Blackberry) will star in a new film titled The stuntmanwhich will tell the true story of the daredevil stuntman Ken Carter.
The film is based on the 1981 National Film Board of Canada documentary The devil on his heelsand the film will reunite Baruchel with the director Michael Dowsethe director behind his 2011 hockey comedy Go ahead.
The Stunt Driver follows “The Mad Canadian” Carter as he “attempts to execute the most daring maneuver of his 1970s career, launching a rocket car off a 90-foot-high ramp across the St. Lawrence River.
“Covering an arc of over a mile, the stunt would have made him leap from Canada into the United States. The film, which Dowse calls his “white whale project,” follows Carter’s attempt to make his seemingly impossible dream a reality, chronicling his preparation for the leap and the absurd challenges he faces along the way.
Dowse said in a statement: “Ken Carter’s story speaks to anyone who has dreamed of the impossible and been kicked in the teeth trying to make it happen. I couldn’t be more excited to be working with my old friend Jay. Jay brings the perfect combination of comedy, belying the great dramatic tension of this complex showman.”
It looks like an interesting project and another great project where Baruchel will be the protagonist.
Source: deadline
by Joey Paur
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