- One of the most awkward things I did on set
was rolled over people's toes.
I don't think anyone's toes completely escaped my wheels.
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- Hi, I'm Yaya Gosselin, I play Missy Moreno,
in We Can Be Heroes.
And today we're telling you stories from set.
- When I first started shooting for We Can Be Heroes,
I remember being super excited.
I'm a big fan of Shark Boy and Lava Girl,
so I was aware of the director, Robert Rodriguez.
And I remember just thinking
that the project sounded super awesome.
- At first, I auditioned for Wild Card,
and then after that I heard
that I got a call back for Noodles.
And after that I heard that
I could go to LA for a chemistry read.
So I went to LA and read with Robert.
Greetings fellow grownups.
Now I'm here.
- I got the audition the day
I was filming a movie for school,
and like a month had passed, I hadn't heard anything.
I thought it was gone,
and then I got the call that they wanted me to go in
for a chemistry read.
So then we went and that's where I met Isaiah and Yaya,
and we instantly had a connection.
And I think Robert saw that,
and it worked
- When I got the call that I booked the movie,
it was like hitting a triple jackpot.
First I was working with Robert Rodriguez,
second I was getting to play
one on the team of superheroes,
and so early on in my career.
Third, have you seen the adult cast?
(fizzling)
- When I got the part of Slo-Mo
I was screaming out loud
because we were actually going to the callback,
and then our agent called us and stopped us.
And said, "You don't have to go to the call back."
And then she said we got the role,
and we were super happy,
and it was really fun.
- I was so excited when I first got the part,
because I knew there were 11 kids,
three months straight all in the same room.
And I knew that was going to be fun,
but it was way more fun than I could've ever expected.
- When I got the part, I was really shocked,
but I was also a little emotional
because there are not a lot
of young black superheroes out there.
And I felt honored to be able to represent,
and I was also happy to know that
kids like me will have someone to look up to.
Because representation matters.
- So there are many memorable times on set,
but the time when Bianca came, it was so much fun.
She bought an ice cream truck with her,
but not only was the ice cream a treat for all of us,
but it also had her character names on it.
There was a Fast-Forward, a Rewind,
a Slo-Mo.
And it was so much fun because we got to order each other.
- When we were filming the classroom scenes
the moment the camera cut, we all kind of went crazy.
Some kids were swinging on swings,
others were drawing,
some of them were running around the room.
But it was kind of like the classroom scene
in We Can Be Heroes.
- We would often sing at the top of our lungs,
mainly Queen.
Okay, Bohemian Rhapsody.
- I didn't have a stunt double,
I did all my own stunts.
And then we got to do fight training, fight choreography,
and it was a blast on set.
- I did of my own stunts,
but we did have a photo stand in double.
And it's really funny because Ms Kelly,
who was our stand in double.
She was the photo double for all of the kids,
so it was always really funny
to see her dressed up as all the different kids.
I am proud to say that I actually
did not have a stunt double for We Can Be Heroes.
Because I've been training in parkour and tricking
for a few years.
And I have a lot of stunt experience.
- I didn't have a stunt double, which was cool,
because that means I get to do all the stunts myself.
One time there was a scene
where there was flying heavy bags,
and then I had to try to run through them.
And then when I got hit,
I was wearing a harness attached to some wires,
then I got launched by them.
It was super cool,
and it didn't hurt at all.
- Training for the role was awesome,
I had previous martial arts experience
because I train with my dad.
And it was super cool getting to apply the things
that we've been working so hard on
on an amazing movie like this.
- We would go on the mats in the green screen room
and they would have these boxing mats,
so you can punch them, for training montages and stuff.
And they taught us how to fall to the ground,
how to do kicks and punches, and dodges.
It was so cool.
- It was really fun to be fighting all these big men
and winning every time.
- After weeks of training
the stunt guys set up this obstacle course,
which allowed us to show our athletic ability.
And even to top it off, they would time us.
Sometimes we'd even try to beat each other score.
- Well, that was some fun stories from set.
Everybody have a nice day,
and don't forget to watch
We Can Be Heroes, it's out on Netflix now.
Now, I got to go water the plants.
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