302: The Pope of New York
S3 Ep2 – The Pope of New York
Stephen Pope is an Emmy winning stunt coordinator (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 2024) and 9-time SAG Award nominee. His most recent Emmy nomination, Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming, was for HBO’s The Penguin. Our discussion starts with the challenges of coordinating The Penguin and proceeds to dive deep into the importance of mentorship, leadership, set culture and ongoing changes in the stunt and film industries.
MENTIONS:
Car Chase and Fight Scene/Oz vs Sofia's Henchmen – Episode 1: https://youtu.be/luxZ6HBXEHE?si=q5yS8jrlwpd8AgFt
Oz Kills Taj and Nadia - The Penguin Episode 5 Fight Scene: https://youtu.be/cf-84-RsKoI?si=jQK6jBUpabtrW0pz
Oz VS Sofia Final Fight - The Penguin Episode 8 Sofia Gigante Got Arrested: https://youtu.be/vXGktiisTkg?si=p9WMekKgNYSRQ336
Stephen Pope IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691189/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Leftovers fight shot for shot remake: https://youtu.be/aUIbIa2zC-M?si=xfMp10T6igf_QXQn
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-Richard Butler
-Andrea Levine
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Original music by:
Ahrue Luster
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