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Published: January 14, 2009
Roy Taylor is a great performer and when he's not working on exciting stunts for movies, Afzal Kahn provides bespoke vehicles for the principal stunt man and his team at Pinewood Studios.
Taylor, who is on the stunt register and has worked in the film industry since he was 16; thrilled Kahnnews.com with his array of moves. He said: “We rehearsed without the Aston first, using a gymnast's trampette to get about 7ft of height. Rick English (stunt double in Batman) pulls a martial arts kick just as I come soaring over the car with my left foot aimed at his head. Timing is key as we miss each other by millimeters, and I roll onto the crash mat.
“We had to be really careful because we didn’t want to put a big dent in any of Afzal’s cars so again, timing was imperative.”
Roy has worked on movies such as the Da Vinci Code, The Golden Compass, Harry Potter, Alexander and St Trinians – in which he doubled for Colin Firth getting thrown out of a window!
“It was a 28ft fall into 3ft of water, so no room for error,” said Roy. “I had to land flat on my back, or I wouldn't have walked away. Colin thought I was crazy. He thought he was going to witness my death that day. And it did hurt. A lot.”
Look out for further features on Roy and his team on Kahnnews.com.
To view some of Roy’s stunts on his web site visit:
<a href="http://www.thefallguy.co.uk/karate_adaptation.html">Link</a>
<a href="http://www.thefallguy.co.uk/absil.html">Link</a>

Roy Taylor is a great performer and when he's not working on exciting stunts for movies, Afzal Kahn provides bespoke vehicles for the principal stunt man and his team at Pinewood Studios.

Taylor, who is on the stunt register and has worked in the film industry since he was 16; thrilled Kahnnews.com with his array of moves. He said: “We rehearsed without the Aston first, using a gymnast's trampette to get about 7ft of height. Rick English (stunt double in Batman) pulls a martial arts kick just as I come soaring over the car with my left foot aimed at his head. Timing is key as we miss each other by millimeters, and I roll onto the crash mat.

“We had to be really careful because we didn’t want to put a big dent in any of Afzal’s cars so again, timing was imperative.”

Roy has worked on movies such as the Da Vinci Code, The Golden Compass, Harry Potter, Alexander and St Trinians – in which he doubled for Colin Firth getting thrown out of a window!

“It was a 28ft fall into 3ft of water, so no room for error,” said Roy. “I had to land flat on my back, or I wouldn't have walked away. Colin thought I was crazy. He thought he was going to witness my death that day. And it did hurt. A lot.”

Look out for further features on Roy and his team on Kahn News

To view some of Roy’s stunts on his web site visit:

http://www.thefallguy.co.uk/karate_adaptation.html

http://www.thefallguy.co.uk/absil.html

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