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The Phantom Menace stuntman Andreas Petrides: “We had to do a test fight for George Lucas”

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In this episode of “Minutes With” stuntman, , is in the studio. Andreas has been in some of the biggest films of all time including Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Goldeneye, Gladiator and Braveheart.

He takes us through his career and discusses topics such as:
– The time he almost died while filming Judge Dredd with Sylvester Stallone
– His experience as the body double for Obi Wan Kenobi
– His opinion on which actors are the best at doing their own stunts (no surprise that Tom Cruise gets a mention)
– How he taught Russel Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix how to sword fight for Gladiator

Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy: Read-Along Storybook & CD Collection @ ForbiddenPlanet.com

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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The Phantom Menace stuntman Andreas Petrides: “We had to do a test fight for George Lucas”

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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In this episode of “Minutes With” stuntman, , is in the studio. Andreas has been in some of the biggest films of all time including Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Goldeneye, Gladiator and Braveheart.

He takes us through his career and discusses topics such as:
– The time he almost died while filming Judge Dredd with Sylvester Stallone
– His experience as the body double for Obi Wan Kenobi
– His opinion on which actors are the best at doing their own stunts (no surprise that Tom Cruise gets a mention)
– How he taught Russel Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix how to sword fight for Gladiator

Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy: Read-Along Storybook & CD Collection @ ForbiddenPlanet.com

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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