Two Kiwis Nominated For World Stunt Awards

Two New Zealanders Nominated For 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards™

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New Zealand has once again proved it’s a major player in the international
motion picture scene with two Kiwi stunt men up for awards in the 2007
Taurus World Stunt Awards™.

Ben Cooke, the stuntman made famous in the crane fight scene in Casino
Royale has been nominated in the ‘Best Fight’ and ‘Best High Work’ categories for his death-defying stunt work in the latest Bond flick. For his role as Daniel Craig’s stunt double he was required to jump from one 150 foot crane to another at 130 foot.

As Craig’s double in Casino Royalhe also lended his deft touch to the infamous torture scene. To watch the crane fight scene on YouTube go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzbEmCtXVu0

Wellingtonian Kirk Maxwell is up for ‘Best Fight’ for his work on the

massive motion

picture Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.

The 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards™ honour and celebrate the entertainment industry’s ‘extreme athletes’ - the stunt professionals who consistently
push the limits to thrill audiences throughout the world and bring action to life on

the movie screen. The awards, which this year will be televised in 90 countries, will be hosted at the world famous Paramount Pictures on Sunday 20 May 2007.

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