
For one thing, the bit parts offered Malek an elite form of vocational training.

Malek's collection of blink-length roles in highly credentialed properties might have felt like torture-so close, yet so far!-but in this case it was an argument that it was better to be a small fish in a big pond than the opposite. “That one also hurt, despite the padding.” Ah, so that's how they do it-they pad the front of the car? “Yeah, although they don't pad it for the stuntman.” He cues up a fourth scene, in which he gets hit by a car. “I hope they use that one.” Then a third scene of him, darting across and tumbling down a cliff, which was on purpose this time. He accidentally flips and crumples at the bottom, then staggers up and continues running to finish the take. “Here's another one.” Now he's sprinting down a staircase, pursued by. (Some details will be censored here to avoid spoilers.) The monitor shows Malek tripping, falling, and rolling into a pained ball.


Robot scene they shot last week of Malek sprinting down a street. It's on YouTube.) “Okay, here's some fresh footage of me tripping.” He moves over to a monitor and cues up a Mr. “Did you see when I tripped at the Oscars?” (Yes. “I'm agile, but I trip a lot,” he says, once the oiling is completed.
