A former race car driver from Roseville will hit the big screen as a stunt driver in the movie Ford v. Ferrari. Christian Bale plays the part of legendary racer Ken Miles in the movie that documents the story of how Ford and Carroll Shelby, played by Matt Damon, took on the seemingly untouchable Ferrari at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans.When it came to capturing the fast-paced, fender-to-fender racing shots, Roseville native Tony Hunt stepped in to take the wheel. “For me it was super surreal to wear that gear, in that period outfit every day, it was a lot of fun and really emotional,” Hunt said Hunt fell into Hollywood stunt work while he was racing in North Carolina. Since then, he has driven in several “Fast and Furious” films, “Herbie,” “Taladega Nights,” countless car commercials, sitcoms and now “Ford V. Ferrari.” “There were several days that we were on the edge of our seats, so to speak, in the car, because there were several shots that were critical and we had to shoot in the wet or at night, “Hunt said.The racing was real, the stunts were dangerous and, because the story takes place in 1966, Hunt had to perform without a lot of the safety equipment modern racers rely on. “You are wearing period-appropriate stuff that really isn’t the high-level stuff that we are wearing today. You’re dealing with an open-face helmet that really doesn’t have a lot of protection and none of the head and neck restraints that we utilize these days. So, if you were to get into an incident at those speeds, you are going to get hurt, “Hunt said.Hunt got the ultimate souvenir from the job when the studio put the Shelby Cobra he drove in the film up for sale and he bought it.Vintage Shelby Cobras sell for over $ 1 million. This car was manufactured more recently under the Shelby Cobra license and is considered a continuation car. “This car here was a car that I drove in many of the scenes in the movie. Christian Bale drove in this, as well. I actually did some coaching with him in this car,” said Hunt.While Hunt was impressed with the actor’s abilities behind the wheel, he was particularly taken back by Bale and Damon’s abilities to become Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby. “They were both tuned into it, both great to work with, super cool fun to be around, really neat to see them evolve into the characters they did on the day. That was really impressive for us. ” said Hunt.The movie opens Friday. Hunt will be at the Palladio 16 Cinema in Folsom between 5 and 7 pm with his Cobra on display.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. –
A former race car driver from Roseville will hit the big screen as a stunt driver in the movie Ford v. Ferrari.
Christian Bale plays the part of legendary racer Ken Miles in the movie that documents the story of how Ford and Carroll Shelby, played by Matt Damon, took on the seemingly untouchable Ferrari at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans.
When it came to capturing the fast-paced, fender-to-fender racing shots, Roseville native Tony Hunt stepped in to take the wheel.
“For me it was super surreal to wear that gear , in that period outfit every day, it was a lot of fun and really emotional, “Hunt said
Hunt fell into Hollywood stunt work while he was racing in North Carolina. Since then, he has driven in several “Fast and Furious” films, “Herbie,” “Taladega Nights,” countless car commercials, sitcoms and now “Ford V. Ferrari.”
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“There were several days that we were on the edge of our seats, so to speak, in the car, because there were several shots that were critical and we had to shoot in the wet or at night,” Hunt said.
The racing was real, the stunts were dangerous and, because the story takes place in 1966, Hunt had to perform without a lot of the safety equipment modern racers rely on.
“You are wearing period-appropriate stuff that really isn’t the high-level stuff that we are You’re dealing with an open-face helmet that really doesn’t have a lot of protection and none of the head and neck restraints that we utilize these days. So, if you were to get into an incident at those speeds , you are going to get hurt, “Hunt said.
************************Hunt got the ultimate souvenir from the job when the studio put the Shelby Cobra he drove in the film up for sale and he bought it.
Vintage Shelby Cobras sell for over $ 1 million. This car was manufactured more recently under the Shelby Cobra license and is considered a continuation car.
“This car here was a car that I drove in many of the scenes in the movie. as well. I actually did some coaching with him in this car, “said Hunt.
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While Hunt was impressed with the actor’s abilities behind the wheel, he was particularly taken back by Bale and Damon’s abilities to become Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby.
“They were both tuned into it, both great to work with, super cool fun to be around, really neat to see them evolve into the characters they did on the day. That was really impressive for us. “
The movie opens Friday. Hunt will be at the Palladio 16 Cinema in Folsom between 5 and 7 pm with his Cobra on display.
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