![]() ![]() Galadriel, played by Morfydd Clark, has been one of the most capable heroes in Rings of Power. It's very important to get the texture and personalities of what Tolkien was talking about with these characters.” And the horse you rode in on ![]() And then you feel for the characters.”Īdds Armstrong: “We don't just go in there and say, ‘Smash him and punch him.’ There is a stylization to how they deliver the blows, and the reaction when people do get hit. It makes him vulnerable, like Harrison was. ![]() “I stole off Raiders of the Lost Ark with Harrison Ford fighting the big German around the revolving aeroplane,” Armstrong says, “Arondir fighting the orc, where the orc doesn’t move as fluidity as Arondir but he does move. To contrast Arondir’s physicality versus the lumbering orc, Armstrong referenced Indy’s iconic fight with the Nazi mechanic. “Ismael was putting his own personality into it as well, with his thought process with his looks and his speed and liveness of movement.” Amazon StudiosĪrmstrong admits it’s common practice to “steal from other movies.” In Arondir’s fight with the orc, the stunt coordinator stole from his own experience on Raiders of the Lost Ark. While Armstrong and his team ensure the characters do what they’re supposed to, Armstrong also credits the actors for putting their own spin, such as Arondir actor Ismael Cruz Córdova. When he comes off the roof, we wanted that to be a one-er, an all-in-one shot where you see him come off the roof, hit the ground, and fight the orc.” “ Arondir, for instance, we’ve worked hard on him to make him fluid and athletic when he fights the orcs. “If anything’s out of kilter, if somebody doesn’t move correctly, it looks wrong.”Īrmstrong says the philosophy still differs from superhero projects, in that unique elven and orc traits don’t mean “super.” “We’re not making a DC Comics thing,” he says. “That’s one of the things we spend a lot of time and effort to get correct,” Armstrong says. The first order of business for craftsmen like Armstrong is to always consider who is moving - and how. There are athletic elves, heavyset dwarves, and the monstrously powerful (but slower) orcs that populate Middle-earth. Tolkien, isn’t just populated by dumpy humans. The world of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, lifted from the writings of J.R.R. Warning: Spoilers for The Rings of Power Episode 6 ahead. In a conversation with Inverse, Armstrong breaks down some of the wildest - and most spoiler-y! - moments in The Rings of Power’s epic sixth episode, including surprise cinematic influences and hints of foreshadowing that will demand fans take a second look. “When I look at anything, I see it in 240. #DARK WOODS CIRCUS SERIES TV#“I never look at it as TV or film or anything,” he says. In an era where the line separating cinema and television is blurrier than ever, Vic Armstrong sees things holistically. #DARK WOODS CIRCUS SERIES SERIES#Armstrong doubled for Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones film series before going on to supervise action for movies and TV like The Rings of Power. Hollywood stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong (right) with Harrison Ford in 2011. “I've been involved with it from the very beginning, and then, when Charlotte arrived, we teamed up. “It's one of my favorite episodes,” he says. I’ve said over the years, the hardest stuff I’ve done in movies is being original.” “We’re not making a DC Comics thing.”įor The Rings of Power, Armstrong took on the series’ most visually ambitious and action-packed installment yet - Episode 6, “Udûn” - and gave it all he’s got. “It’s putting an original edge on it, a little bit of jazz, and coming up with something original. “Every stunt has been done in some shape or form,” Armstrong says. Now, the Hollywood veteran and former Harrison Ford stunt double commands an army as the leading stunt coordinator on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.ĭespite honing his expertise through cinema’s greatest action heroes - from Spider-Man to Superman to James Bond, just to name a few - Armstrong tells Inverse the bar for cinematic action can always be raised just a little higher. In a previous life, Vic Armstrong wore the jacket and fedora as the one and only Indiana Jones. ![]()
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