Michael Bay Improvised Scary Chase Stunt In Ambulance Movie
In a recent round-table, director Michael Bay and the main cast of Ambulance recall a hi-octane chase scene for the action-thriller, a scene in which many of its elements were improvised. Based on the Danish film of the same name, Ambulance centers on war veteran Will Sharp, played by Candyman's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who enlists his criminal brother Danny, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, to undertake a daring bank heist for $32 million in order to pay for an emergency medical procedure for Will's wife. After the robbery goes wrong, the two brothers hijack an ambulance and race through Los Angeles to evade the LAPD and escape the city.
Bay is known for his bombastic blockbusters that are chock-full of car chases, explosions, shoot-outs, and fistfights. His action-packed credits include The Rock, Bad Boys, 6 Underground, and the first five films of the giant-robot-fighting Transformers film series. Although most of the over-the-top set pieces that have become one of Bay's signatures are planned ahead of time, the director likes to add to the scenes and improvise moments on the day of shooting.
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During a recent round-table for EW, Bay and the main cast of Ambulance recalled the hi-octane L.A. river chase scene in which the Sharp brothers are chased by helicopters. In the discussion, the director explained that he wanted to create a feeling of high tension that continuously rises during the aftermath of a crime that goes awry. Gyllenhaal recounted a moment when he filmed one of those tense scenes in the L.A. River and he seemingly did not know what he was going to be shooting that day. Read what the actor had to say below:
"[Michael Bay] said, 'We're going to drive under a bridge.' I
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