Jay Baruchel and Michael Dowse Unlock 12-Year Passion Project 'The Stunt Driver'

Jay Baruchel and director Michael Dowse are teaming up once again to tell one of Canada's most outlandish true stories. The frequent creative partners are behind *The Stunt Driver*, a comedic feature centered around the legendary real-life daredevil Ken Carter. For Dowse, bringing the film to life was a marathon effort that took more than a decade to pull off. The director spent 12 years chasing the project, describing it as a personal mission that he refused to give up on. After endless development hurdles, financing struggles, and script tweaks, the sports comedy has finally become a reality with Baruchel taking center stage in the high-octane true story.

The Stunt Driver About The upcoming feature examines the relentless, dogged pursuit of a seemingly impossible dream. It follows the life of Ken Carter, an eccentric Canadian stunt driver known for setting up impossibly dangerous automotive leaps and living life on the absolute edge of fame and peril. Baruchel leads the project, leaning into the outlandish bravado and quirky charisma of Carter. The film reunites the actor with Dowse following their hugely successful collaboration on the 2011 cult hockey comedy *Goon*, which Baruchel co-wrote and starred in under Dowse's direction.