Love Hurtsfollows Academy Award winnerKe Huy Quans Marvin Gable, a realtor with a steady life.

The film co-stars fellow Oscar WinnerAriana DeboseandMarshawn Lynchin an action-packed debut role.

you’re free to check out the full conversation in the video above or in the transcript below.

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt smiling at each other while sitting in the back of a pickup truck in The Fall Guy.

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COLLIDER: How long have you been thinking about directing a movie?

JONATHAN EUSEBIO: Oh, gosh.

I mean, I’ve been in business for about 25 years.

The Fall Guy interview with David Leitch and Kelly McCormick

You should start thinking about directing.

That’s how that idea popped into my head.

I looked at your resume.

Ke Huy Quan dodging knives in Love Hurts

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It’s pretty crazy.

You were second unit director onDeadpool 2,Obi-Wan Kenobi,Violent Night, just to name a few.

The same processes I used for that, I applied for me going into main unit directing.

Marshawn Lynch wielding an assault rifle as King in Love Hurts.

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Is there any good story from those shoots?

Anything you want to share for fans?

Because those are all things people really enjoy.

Ke Huy Quan as Marvin and Ariana DeBose as Rose in Love Hurts

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EUSEBIO: Off the top of my head, it’s hard to say.

A lot of those were fun.

So in between takes, we’re whispering and tiptoeing, and I had the people tiptoe-walk their stuff.

Ariana DeBose as Rose Carlisle wearing sunglasses and a leopard print jacket, holding a taser, in Love Hurts

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Then, as soon as they yell, “Cut!”

We went, “Action!”

We would be in tandem like crazy.

Ke Huy Quan dodging Marshawn Lynch’s fist in a fight in Love Hurts.

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Jonathan Eusebio Talks Fall Guy Stuntwork

You coordinated the fights onFall Guy.

I was one of the fight coordinators.

I love that movie.

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What can you say about some of the fights you worked on?

What are your memories of that?

EUSEBIO: I came into that project in the middle of it.

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Anything I do with David [Leitch], the fights are super fun.

The sets are huge and the spectacle is so fun.

That was mind-blowing to me because it wasn’t a fight-oriented movie per se.

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I spoke to David about it, and he got to do so many cool things in that film.

For anyone who’s not seenThe Fall Guyfor the love of God, push play.

You worked onThe Avengersand coordinated some fights.

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Talk a little bit about your time working with Joss [Whedon] and making that movie.

EUSEBIO: At the time, they were trying to start this shared universe.

He didn’t know if this thing was going to be a hit or not when the firstAvengerscame out.

Love Hurts

I had so much fun on that set.

They would give me the prop versions of it so I can practice with it.

I’d carry this huge bag with all that stuff.

I was like, “This is like a treasure trove.”

I’m carrying it around, like, “This is amazing.”

I was just fanboying out a lot on that movie.

You know you don’t have enough time.

You know it’s going to be a challenge.

EUSEBIO: There’s a lot.

I give a shoutout to my action team, led by Can Aydin.

When we designed these action sequences or we were conceptualizing them, I knew they were big.

They’re big, and they take time to shoot.

The train’s always moving.

We’re just hoping that we can get the setups done in time.

It’s always just time.

But I was lucky because of a multitude of factors.

Ke is so good in the action.

EUSEBIO: I knew already.

I knew when we were doing the training, he’d be able to do all this stuff.

So we just made sure we knew what we were going to shoot from one angle.

How many moves from this angle?

Move to another one.

Marshawn Lynch Is A Major Crowd Pleaser In Love Hurts

Marshawn Lynch is in this.

Unlike his previous roles, he does a lot of action and a lot of dialogue.

This is a big role for him.

When did you realize he can actually pull this off?

EUSEBIO: I didn’t get to see Marshawn until almost two days before shooting.

He’s very funny.

He’s very charming.

Because he’s such a high-level athlete, he takes physical direction very well.

So if you told him to do something, he can almost do it to a tee.

He knows his body so well.

He has very good judgment and timing, his distance, and knowing how to pull his strength back.

EUSEBIO: [Laughs] Ke was scared.

you’ve got the option to see it.

But I think that’s what makes the fights exciting because you might kind of feel that.

you could feel the danger of it.

I’m fascinated by the editing process because obviously it’s where it all comes together.

You see what they respond to and you just confirm that it keeps going.

I was fortunate to have great notes from everyone.

You just got to look and sit in there and go, “Okay, what works?

What’s the audience reacting to?”

That’s how you make your choices.

Did you make any significant changes, or was it more like just tweaking scenes?

I laughed when I saw theMortal Kombatvideo game.

Do you have to get permission?

Why did you want theMortal Kombatgame, and how tough was it to get?

I grew up in that time.

That’s the time I grew up in.

You play video games, you read comics.

I got a kick out of that.

There are times in this movie where the violence is turned to 11.

It’s,pardon my language,fucking crazy.

Then, other times, it’s a little more tame.

Did you have any battles with the MPAA over the R rating?

EUSEBIO: No, I don’t recall any battles at all with them.

Even the way it’s shot, everything’s more steady and smooth.

We made a conscious effort to show that emotional journey through the fights.

I don’t want to spoil anything, but there are two significant kills.

What was it like watching with an audience for the first time and hearing their reaction?

Because last night, people reacted.

EUSEBIO: That’s what you’re trying to do.You’re trying to subvert expectations, right?

I like shocking the audience and getting a good reaction out of them.

Those moments that you’re talking about elicited the response I wanted to get from them.

Oh, and it works 100%.

Yeah, I will say it like that.

One of the other things I’m curious about is the tone.

EUSEBIO: That’s part of the editing process, too.

You’re watching where it’s like, “Does it get too heavy at times or too melodramatic?

What works the best?

“Everyone loves the fun.

They love the fun, so we’re like, “Let’s keep it fun.

“But, again, your story changes throughout the whole process of filmmaking.

All these things happened organically in terms of what the tone in the movie was.

But I always knew the movie was going to be fast and fun.

I’m always fascinated by longer cuts.

The movie’s 90 minutes.

I think the stuff we cut out needed to be cut out.

I always wanted fun and fast.

The movie just keeps going.

That’s the vibe we were trying to get.

Talk a little bit about what you wanted to accomplish with some of the action sequences.

How did you figure out what you wanted Ke to do in the sequence?

EUSEBIO: A lot of stuff, I talk over with my stunt team.

So the first one really is about trying to escape and then be quiet.

You just present these circumstances and how he gets through these circumstances.

You’ve gotten your taste for directing.Are you looking at other scripts?

Are David and Kelly like, “What else are you thinking?”

EUSEBIO: No, I’m trying to get through this thing right now.

I’ve been reading a lot of different scripts and trying to decide what’s next for me.

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