Jordan Fisher Breaks Down the Stunt Work in “Heart of the Matter, Part 1”

This week’s episode of The Flash noticed Jordan Fisher make his full debut as Bart Allen/Impulse, Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris’ (Candice Patton) son from the long run. The younger speedster and his large sister Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) raced their solution to present-day Central Metropolis in pursuit of Godspeed, however even with the reasonably critical state of affairs that introduced the household collectively, there have been some lighter moments as nicely. And it was fairly clear that Fisher was having a good time bringing the fan-favorite character to life, particularly when it got here to the stunts and motion.

Talking with ComicBook.com, Fisher talked about his collaborative relationship with the stunt and VFX groups to do some very cool things with Bart on the screen.

“If it seemed like I used to be having a blast, it genuinely was as a result of I used to be having a blast. I am so glad that that is readable, as a result of it very a lot is the case,” Fisher mentioned. “I obtained to play a superhero. I obtained to play a superhero. I obtained to put on an excellent swimsuit, have tremendous powers and have a visible results staff inform me what I get to do in the present day, and that’s such a cool factor. Particularly coming from a gymnastics background, I used to be a gymnast for 11 years competitively, and I have been dancing for 17, and I have been doing … I am snug with my physique, I’ve recognized my physique for a really very long time. I am simply as snug within the air, the wrong way up as I’m with my ft on the bottom.”

He continued, “So understanding that, the stunt staff and the VFX staff, I actually needed to have a very tremendous clear, very collaborative relationship with the 2 of them in saying like, that is what I want to do in the present day, that is what how I want to enter into this battle. One thing that I want to do right here. I need to do this. VFX, is that doable? They usually’ll be like, we even have by no means been in a position to even strive with that but. So do it, and we’ll let you realize if it really works or not. After which they will come again to me after we completed a scene, they’re like, bro, that is so cool. You are going to love what we’re going do.”

He described the state of affairs as a dream situation for him as an actor.

“It is that. It is that dream situation, I believe that an actor might have, if you consider issues like this, the place you get to dream about how you’d be a superhero, how you’d be a speedster and what you need to do, after which truly get the chance to put on the swimsuit, to place the footwear on, put the cowl on and to do the factor,” Fisher mentioned. “After which to have the ability to ask the staff, are you able to make me look cool? They’re going to be like, oh yeah. Yeah, we are going to. We’ll make you look cool. That is what I obtained to do each day. So yeah, I had a blast.”

The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW.