In an interview with socialbites.ca, actor Igor Zhizhikin said that Hollywood actors are forbidden to engage in any sports prone to injury during filming.
“For example, I had a situation like this when I was shooting in Hawaii. Steven Spielberg saw me on the bike. I really like this type of transport and drive very well. And the director asked me if I had read the contract, which stated that the actors could not engage in extreme sports during filming.”
According to Zhizhikin, it is funny for him to read the news that this or that actor is doing his own stunts: “Especially since I know stuntmen and stuntmen very well, for example, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Jason Statham, Johnny Depp and others. All noodles! Players have contracts stating that they cannot perform their own stunts – suddenly something happens and the money has already been deposited. And how to shoot more?
Read the full interview with Igor Zhizhikin Here.