The Bourne Legacy hires PH stuntmen, Pinay tapped as Rachel Weisz’s stunt double

Irish Lopez, a member of the all-Pinoy Super Bullet Stuntman Group, was tapped to be Rachel Weisz’s stunt double.

TV Patrol reports that the members of the Super Bullet Stuntman Group, which is composed of local stuntmen, were hired to do stunts in The Bourne Legacy. Remy Samson, the group’s president, said, "Proud na proud kami dahil may tiwala sila sa kakayahan ng Pilipino (We’re very proud because they believed that Filipinos could deliver)."

One of the group’s members, Irish Lopez, was even chosen to be The Bourne Legacy actress Rachel Weisz’s stunt double. According to TV Patrol, one of the movie’s action sequences  will be shot at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT). The report did not specifify which MRT station would be involved.

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