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STUNTS, STARS & LEGENDS - July 2015


Jeremy Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald was stunt double for Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger)- 2013. The movie co-starred Johnny Depp ... Scenes were filmed in Moab. He is an accomplished stuntman having successfully played roles in about 100 films. Some of the notables are “Spider-Man 3”, “Sin City”, “Live Free” and “Die Hard. Jeremy was injured on the set of the movie “Avengers”. He was supposed to complete a daring stunt involving a high fall from a 30-foot building. The accident happened during the preparation for the stunt.
Fitzgerald caught his foot on the way down, causing his head to slam into a brick. Though he sustained some injury after the accident, he avoided more severe injury when he missed hitting his head against a rain gutter.
He lost part of his scalp to the accident. When he was taken to the hospital, doctors bandaged his head and released him shortly afterwards. He got back to work shortly after he was discharged from the hospital.



Movies Made in Moab:

THE LONE RANGER (2013)
The Lone Ranger was directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossilo.
Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events, and Armie Hammer as John Reid (The Lone Ranger). It relates Tonto’s memories of the duo’s earliest efforts to subdue the immoral actions of the corrupt and bring justice in the American Old West. It is the first theatrical film featuring the Lone Ranger and Tonto characters in more than 32 years. The Lone Ranger received mixed to negative reviews in the United States and to positive reviews elsewhere. Critics praised the acting performance.
Some of the train scenes were filmed in Moab.
Principal photography in 2012, and soon after, the first photography of Depp as Tonto and Hammer as the Lone Ranger was released. Filming locations extended throughout five states: Utah (Moab), Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California


If interested in learning more about the Hall of Fame, please contact John Hagner (Founder) at 435 260-2160.
email: johnhagner@hotmail.com
Hall of Fame website: www.stuntmen.org

John Hagner (Founder) is also the Artist of the Stars.
His Celebrity Portrait Drawings are available at telephone 435-259-7000,
Mailing address: 50 W. 400 N, Moab, Utah 84532.
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