The Morning Watch: James Corden And Josh Gad Are ‘Hobbs & Shaw’, Stuntmen React To More Movie Stunts & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, watch asJames CordenandJosh GadplayHobbs and Shawbefore they got fired from theFast and Furiousspin-off. Plus, watch as stuntmen react to even more stunts from movies likeThe Raid, The Dark Knight Rises, The Matrix, John Wick: Chapter 2and more, and find out some trivia you didn’t know aboutHoney, I Shrunk the Kids.
First up, James Corden and Josh Gad are busy guys, but they were almost much busier, as this little documentary short illustrates. OnThe Late Late Show, Corden and Gad revealed that they were originally slated to start inOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, but ended up getting fired. The same thing happened onHobbs and Shawtoo, before they got a huge job at Disney. Watch and see this magnificent journey.
Next up,Corridor Crewis back with another edition of their “Stuntmen React” video series, even though they continue to only have one stuntman on hand to provide commentary and insight on scenes fromThe Raid, some flubbed action bits inThe Dark Knight Rises, an extended fight scene with a car fromJohn Wick: Chapter 2, and even more.
This year marks the 30th anniversary ofHoney, I Shrunk the Kids, and before the movie ends upgetting remade for Disney+, you should take a deeper dive into the movie withSyFy Wire’s details you might not know about it. First of all, did you know how big of a hit this turned out to be? It only cost $18 million to make, but it ended up grossing $130 million, outpacing movies like fellow Disney movieThe Little Mermaid, Back to the Future Part II, andGhostbusters II.