Chris Pratt Explains Terminal List Season 2 Stunts to Jack Carr

Chris Pratt joined author Jack Carr on the Danger Close Podcast to talk about Season 2 of The Terminal List, focusing on how several of the season's hardest scenes were made, including a Land Rover fight, a torture sequence and a long underwater take.

Key points

• The fight scene: Pratt told Carr the goal was for the Land Rover brawl to look like a real fight rather than a stylized one, including a spinning back kick and a chokehold he insisted on holding longer than usual on camera.
• The torture sequence: Pratt said a co-star fully committed to the physical demands of the scene, and called the result convincing enough that it felt real to shoot and to watch.
• The "Mr. Squishy" moment: The two discussed how a graphic effects beat from the books made it into the show after a push with the studio, following a similar fight over a gory moment in Season 1.
• The underwater scene: Pratt described holding his breath for roughly two and a half to three minutes using pre-oxygenation techniques, which he said even his own crew found alarming to watch.
• Viewer response: They noted strong reactions online, including breakdowns of the fight choreography by fighters and fans.

Quick take

The episode centers on Pratt's own account of the stunts, with Carr, who wrote the books, weighing in on which moments from the page made it to the screen.

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