302: The Pope of New York

S3 Ep2 – The Pope of New YorkStephen Pope is an Emmy winning stunt coordinator (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 2024) and 9-time SAG Award nominee. His most recent Emmy nomination, Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming, was for HBO’s The Penguin. Our discussion starts with the challenges of coordinating The Penguin and proceeds to dive deep into the importance of mentorship, leadership, set culture and ongoing changes in the stunt and film industries. MENTIONS:Car Chase and Fight Scene/Oz vs Sofia's Henchmen – Episode 1: https://youtu.be/luxZ6HBXEHE?si=q5yS8jrlwpd8AgFtOz Kills Taj and Nadia - The Penguin Episode 5 Fight Scene: https://youtu.be/cf-84-RsKoI?si=jQK6jBUpabtrW0pzOz VS Sofia Final Fight - The Penguin Episode 8 Sofia Gigante Got Arrested: https://youtu.be/vXGktiisTkg?si=p9WMekKgNYSRQ336Stephen Pope IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691189/?ref_=ext_shr_lnkLeftovers fight shot for shot remake: https://youtu.be/aUIbIa2zC-M?si=xfMp10T6igf_QXQnSupport our food drive: Support our food drive: https://teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/NYCombatSamboFILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDSDo you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our Youtube for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodcastJoin our e-mail list! Hit us up here: [email protected]: http://instagram.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodFacebook: http://facebook.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodSteve’s Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sambosteveSteve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepferPaul’s on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/KravMagaChefPaul’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8062990/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Breakfall Studios’ Instagram: http://Instagram.com/breakfallstuntsSPONSORSStunt Contacthttps://stuntcontact.com/Stunt Accesshttps://stuntaccess.com/PRODUCERSExecutive Producers:Stephen KoepferPaul VaracchiProduced by:Press Record Studios-Matthew Kaplowitz-Richard Butler-Andrea Levinehttp://www.pressrecordstudios.comVideo EditorMatthew KaplowitzOriginal music by:Ahrue LusterBrought to you by Breakfall Studios®Film Fights With Friends LLC