Man vs. Wild star Bear Grylls has been fired by the Discovery Channel. The Hollywood Reporter reports that “the network has allegedly been unable to get Grylls to participate in two unannounced projects he was contracted for.” A spokesperson told the paper, “Due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all …
Man vs. Wild‘s has already been revealed to be frequently staged. And while there is some real danger, Bear Grylls’ complaint about the intensity of a recent situation is pretty hilarious considering it was faked. The L.A. Times reports that “Grylls, attempting to re-create a storm in northern Norway, had the show’s producers amp up …
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal joined Bear Grylls in Iceland on Man vs. Wild last night, and besides gutting a rotten sheep with his bare hands, peeing on national TV, and falling into a hole, he slid across a rope that was high above an icy valley. And he did so without a safety line. Although the …
Discovery announced yesterday that Jake Gyllenhaal will appear on Man vs. Wild when the show returns in July, and the show’s host, Bear Grylls, said that Cameron Diaz has also expressed interest in making an appearance. Previously, Will Ferrell drank his own urine on the show. The press release said Gyllenhaal’s experience lasted two days, …
Some good news to start 2011: Discovery’s Man vs. Wild and Survivorman were credited with saving a 14-year-old’s life. He spent nine hours in -17 degree temperatures and stayed warm by constructing a snow cave, and says he used strategies he learned from Bear Grylls and Les Stroud. The teenager “stranded on an Oregon mountain …
Man vs. Wild star is using his celebrity to try to save people in a different way than he does on his show, appearing in October at an evangelical conference where he will “lead [a] crusade.” In a press release, Alpha USA says “fans will have a rare opportunity to see Grylls in person when …
If Man vs. Wild had any credibility left after the revelations that the show misrepresented the veracity of Bear Grylls’ actions and the situations he was in, it may disappear fully after the show will use an entire episode to promote a movie. Will Ferrell will appear on “a special episode” in early June to …
