Wade Eastwood

"I've always been very strong minded on character-based fights and character-based action. If you take the character out of the action and you just shoot it as an action sequence, the audience starts to lose connection."

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Wade Eastwood

Wade Eastwood

Stunt Coordinator

Wade Eastwood is a renowned performance coach known for his expertise in mental conditioning and athlete psychology.

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