| Dan Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Born | San Fernando Valley |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Stunt coordinator, Second unit film director |
| Known for | Stunt work |
| Notable work | Bourne film series |
Dan Bradley is an American stunt coordinator and second unit film director. He has worked on Independence Day, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Superman Returns, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Where The Wild Things Are, Quantum of Solace, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
Bradley was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley and his early street racing around Van Nuys led him into his career in stunts.
He was originally cast to portray Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives but was replaced by C.J. Graham. Despite this the scenes he filmed were still included in the film making this the third instance of 2 actors portraying Jason in one film.
Bradley served as the stunt coordinator and second unit for the car chase scenes in The Dukes of Hazard. Johnny Knoxville praised him saying "everyone in Hollywood wants Dan Bradley to shoot their car stuff" and cited him as a factor in his taking a role in the film.
In July 2008, Bradley was announced as the director for the MGM remake of the 1984 Cold War movie Red Dawn, and was attached to the supernatural action feature Hellified for Paramount Pictures. In 2016, he made his debut in Indian Cinema, as the Second Unit Director and Stunt co-ordinator of the Bollywood film Ghayal Once Again.
Filmography
As second unit director
References
- Though the killer in Part 5 was not Jason, two people portrayed Jason in that film: John Hock in the opening dream sequence and Tom Morga in Tommy's Hallucinations.
- Bradley tapped to aid Bond stunts by The Hollywood Reporter Date September 04, 2007. Access date September 2009
- Conley, Kevin. "Dan Bradley: the art of the crash". Telegraph. Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- Johnny Knoxville interview for The Dukes of Hazzard
- Fernandez, Jay A.; Borys Kit (2008-07-09). "'Red Dawn' redo lands director, scribe; MGM will remake the 1984 action drama". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Kit, Borys (2009-06-25). "Paramount nabs 'Hellified' spec". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009.
External links
- Dan Bradley at IMDb
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