David Leitch Reveals How a Key Change on 'The Fall Guy' Helped Convince the Academy to Create a Stunt Oscar

David Leitch Reveals How a Key Change on 'The Fall Guy' Helped Convince the Academy to Create a Stunt Oscar

“The Fall Guy” director David Leitch stopped by Monday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast and discussed one small change, a change in title to be exact, that convinced the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to finally add in a stunt category the annual Academy Awards.  Hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett were quick to congratulate Leitch, who began as a stunt man himself on films like “Fight Club,” on leading the charge fo…