Every movie you attack has its challenges, and I was excited about the challenges presented by ‘Deadpool.’ I was a huge fan of the original, and I think, as a director, you have to put the script first. David Leitch Read Quote
Fight choreography has far more in common with dance choreography than it does with actual martial arts. You learn martial arts techniques, but those are just the movements for the choreography. You’re working with a partner in choreography. You’re working on timing. David Leitch Read Quote
Even when you’re being safe, eight hours of choreography makes you look like you’ve been through a war. It’s hard. It’s like playing hockey for eight hours. David Leitch Read Quote
Choreographing a fight scene is telling a little story. You learn a lot about the characters involved. David Leitch Read Quote
Part of the problem is that many directors treat female characters too often as precious. Or they want to live in a fantasy world where they just do spinning hook kicks and knock out guys who are six foot four, and that doesn’t work either. David Leitch Read Quote
I find fight scenes actually more interesting, in a way, than chase scenes because you’re watching your character go through this problem-solving process and fight the antagonist mano-a-mano. It’s more powerful, more emotional. David Leitch Read Quote
There are a lot of big action movies that we’ve worked on where the attitude has been, ‘Let’s just get through this scene.’ Then you get those jumpy, what-were-they-thinking action sequences. David Leitch Read Quote
Coming from an action background, I always approach the action sequences in any script as kind of placeholders. David Leitch Read Quote
Film is a collaborative art form. I don’t know why you wouldn’t recognize the stunt performers. David Leitch Read Quote
