Charlize Theron

Why Daniel Bernhardt is the go-to guy for stars who need to kick ass in projects like The Matrix Reloaded, Barry, and Nobody.

It doesn’t really matter to me as long as I can work on set, as long as I can create and be creative. How do you see the fights?” And I said, “Well, Anna, before I can tell you how I see the fights, I need to know what kind of movie you’re making.” And once she told me what kind of movie she’s making, then I could decide how I see the fights for her movie. AVC: I want to ask about the amazing scene that you did in Barry. So I always say to my friends, you can hire me to be your actor. So when I shot that fight scene and the whole acting scene and everything, he was the producer, he was the star, he was the director, and he was even the writer on it. And I’m also the fight coordinator, so I have a different job as well. I think the worst injury we had on the movie was a splinter. But I also like the drama in the fight of the close-up. There’s only two things where I had to use a stunt double, where as a fight coordinator, I would never allow it, where I have to flip her into a table and have to smack her into a wall. And in the shack fight, we actually choreographed a piece where we do not cut for ten moves. I wanted to put in big punches to really show off her length and strength. I take what I get and I’ll train them as best as I can.