Considering Knoxville is 51 years old, it makes sense that the “Reboot” team would play it safe and hire another stunt performer for the scene. However, it turns out that they weren’t needed all that often. According to Knoxville, the stunt performer would prepare for the stunt itself before he took their place.
“Sometimes they’re like, ‘Oh, we just need to line up the shot for lighting before you do it,'” he explained. “So he has to get smoked for lighting and then I come in and get to steal all the thunder by doing it for real.”
This sounds like a good compromise to make, and it certainly looks like a seamless transition on the show. Besides, do you expect to hire Knoxville for a project and not have him do at least one crazy stunt? That’s just not reasonable.
Of course, the veteran performer is just one piece of the puzzle that is “Reboot.” Alongside Greer and Key, the meta-comedy stars Rachel Bloom, Paul Reiser, Calum Worthy, and Krista Marie Yu. Steven Levitan, who created “Modern Family,” serves as showrunner and creator of the series, directing the pilot episode.
The first three episodes of “Reboot” are now streaming on Hulu. Check out the show’s official synopsis below:
“Hulu reboots an early 2000’s family sitcom, forcing its dysfunctional cast back together. Now they must deal with their unresolved issues in today’s fast-changing world.”
