Motor City — Doug Coleman and Ryan Tarran Carry a Near-Wordless Revenge Thriller

• "Motor City" opened on July 24 with almost no dialogue, so the action carries the story.
• Doug Coleman was stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director; Ryan Tarran was fight choreographer and stunt designer.
• Tarran and star Alan Ritchson mapped the fights before handing them to the director.

Posted: July 24, 2026

Alan Ritchson’s Motor City opened wide on July 24, and it’s a stunt-department showcase by design: the film is marketed as almost entirely dialogue-free, so the action carries the storytelling. Stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director Doug Coleman — whose credits include The Revenant, Ford v Ferrari and Red Notice — ran the physical production, with Ryan Tarran, Ritchson’s longtime stunt double, serving as fight choreographer and stunt designer. Ritchson and Tarran built the fights together, mapping specific actions, props and beats before handing them to director Potsy Ponciroli, so the close-quarters brawling and 1970s-Detroit performance driving are staged from the performer’s side of the camera. For coordinators it’s a useful reference point on how far practical, character-driven action can carry a picture with the dialogue stripped out.

Source: Screen Rant — Alan Ritchson on Motor City’s action design

Learn more on IMDb: Motor City (2025) · Doug Coleman · Ryan Tarran