{"id":70124,"date":"2016-02-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=70124"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:59:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:59:21","slug":"87eleven-stunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/87eleven-stunts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Insane Stunts and Action of 87Eleven"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explore the explosive\u00a0stunt work of 87Eleven Action Design, a studio that’s established two of Hollywood’s most in-demand directors.<\/h2>\n

Top image via 87Eleven<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

87Eleven Action Design<\/a>\u00a0was established by stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, who have risen to the upper ranks\u00a0of Hollywood action directors <\/strong>after years of working as 2nd unit directors.<\/p>\n

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Chad Stahelski<\/h3>\n

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\nImage via 87Eleven Action Design<\/em><\/p>\n

Chad Stahelski<\/a>\u00a0began earning\u00a0black belts at a very early age. While studying at the University of Southern California, he discovered the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts<\/a>. He rose to be an instructor and soon began competing in mixed martial arts<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the early 1990s, Stahelski was cast as Brandon Lee<\/a>‘s stunt double in The Crow<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0His stunt career flourished when he was cast as Keanu Reeves’<\/a>\u00a0double in The Matrix<\/em><\/a> films. It was on the set of The Matrix<\/em> that Stahelski learned Hong Kong action training from Woo-Ping Yuen<\/a>. He established himself as a top-tier fight choreographer when he tackled the action blockbuster 300<\/em><\/a>. Stahelski even\u00a0became\u00a0an in-demand 2nd Unit Director, especially for his fantastic vehicle stunts.<\/p>\n