WTF With Marc Maron – Episode 1097 – Some people are born into stunt performing, some achieve it, and some have it thrust upon them. For Brett Smrz, it’s all three. He was born into a family of stuntmen, including his uncle who died doing a stunt. Brett was given his uncle’s name, but instead of following his namesake into the family business, Brett wanted to become a race car driver. Then he lost his leg. Brett tell Marc the story of how he rebounded from that life-changing accident to become an elite Hollywood stunt driver, with work in movies like Ford v. Ferrari, Ant-Man, and Michael Bay’s 6 Underground…
Men’s Journal on 6 Underground – There are plenty of death-defying stunts in the new Ryan Reynolds Netflix movie 6 Underground. From intense explosions, a magnet-filled assault on a yacht, gun fights with bad guys on skyscrapers, and foot chases across rooftops using parkour, the film went above and beyond when it comes to action-packed moments. But the most jaw-dropping stunt might be the car chase that took place on the streets of Florence, Italy – including a jaunt through the centuries-old Pitti Palace. As Reynolds put it in a recent interview, that chase might be “the craziest car chase that has ever been committed to film.” And the man behind the wheel for that sequence? His name is Brett Smrz, and he’s worked on some of the biggest action films of the last decade…
Spikes Car Radio Interview – Episode 132 – Spike sits down with author Edward Niedermeyer to discuss his take on TESLA as well as where the company could be going in the future. Then stunt driver Brett Smrz, visits to discuss ‘6 Underground’ starring Ryan Reynolds, in theaters December 11th and on Netflix December 13th and also the accident Brett overcame to get where he is today…
Hagerty Magazine on 6 Underground – Puppies, babies, nuns. No one is safe from 6 Underground’s vigilantes as they careen through Florence in a bombastic 20-minute car chase. The team and their pursuers destroy fruit carts, outdoor dining areas, a wedding cake, Vespas (and their riders), street art, museums, and more. The opening car chase would be a respectable centerpiece sequence for the climax of any other action movie, but it’s the scene that filmmaker Michael Bay chooses to start his film. It’s the perfect prelude to two hours of chaos…
The Telegraph – Ant-Man and the Wasp – Spotted on the set of the forthcoming Marvel sequel ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is Brett Smrz, a professional stunt driver with one particularly admirable pysical characteristic: He’s an amputee. Shown wearing his prosthetic limb while dressed in an Ant-Man suit typically worn by actor Paul Rudd, Smrz has spoken in the past about his experiences since losing his leg in a trampoline injury aged 16…