By . Alex Ward . A parkour expert has created an internet sensation with his film of incredibly acrobatic free-runners dressed in Star Wars costumes. The video was shot by Ronnie Shalvis, from Utah in America and has already had more than 800,000 views online. The 22-year-old free-runner turned to filmmaking after a back injury stopped him from doing the sport, a mixture of acrobatics and athletics. Scroll down for video . Aerodynamic acrobatics: A video of free-runners performing parkour in the desert dressed in Star Wars costumes has become an internet sensation . Parkour uses urban and natural settings and obstacles such as balconies and high buildings. It has become a huge hit after appearing in action films such as James Bond movie Casino Royale and The Bourne movies. The James Bond parkour chase sequence in Casino Royale is billed as one of the most ambitious in the history of the action series. Free to run: A stuntman performs an acrobatic flip in the video featuring parkour, free-running using urban and natural settings and obstacles to perform acrobatics . The Star Wars video sees two . free-runners wearing Jedi costumes leaping and tumbling across a desert . much like Luke Skywalker's home planet Tataouine. The . video follows the free-runners across the barren landscape until . finally, facing each other, we see a flash of the familiar lightsabers. According to Mr Shalvis this is a glimpse of what is to come. He said: ‘If the Star Wars video does really well then we will be doing a sequel including an epic lightsaber battle.’ Jedi-style: The two stuntmen in the video leap and tumble across the desert landscape much like Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tataouine . Free-running flip: Parkour has become popular after it featured in action movies such as the James Bond film Casino Royale and the Bourne trilogy . Wanting more: Director Ronnie Shalvis says that if this video continues to do well he will create a sequel which will include an 'epic lightsaber battle' Based in and around South Jordan, Utah, . the production crew have taken advantage of local beauty spots but Mr . Shalvis said he would ultimately like to travel with his work and . produce videos of this extreme sport in extreme locations. The director said: ‘I have always wanted . to travel the world to some of the craziest places you can think of and . then I would use parkour in my films to explore the cities, ruins or . jungles of wherever it may be.’ Despite the dangers of free-running, there have been no serious injuries in the making of his videos apart from the occasional cuts and bruises. The director has covered all bases in the sci-fi genre as another one of his videos sees 'zombies' overrun an abandoned building. More to come: Mr Shalvis wants to travel to some of 'the craziest places you can think of' to film more videos including cities, ruins and jungles . Taking a tumble: Despite the dangers of free-running, there were only cuts and bruises sustained by the stuntman during filming . Sky high: The 22-year-old director turned to filmmaking after a back injury stopped him from doing the sport . The film was set in an abandoned mining . area in Utah and see a group of free-runners take on zombie . characteristics as they leap around the building site. Mr Shalvis hopes this film grows in popularity too and said: ‘It brings to light a new idea of zombies that are as capable as athletes, and that's what a lot of people point out when they watch is how much scarier these types of zombies would be in real life.’ He has been free-running for eight years and a professional stuntman for two, so works with friends and colleagues to make these videos. Parkour was founded by David Belle in France in the early 1990s and featured in Luc Besson film District B13. Familiar scene: After much acrobatics, the two figures dressed in Jedi costumes draw their lightsabers . Made famous: Parkour was made famous by ambitious chase sequences such as the one in Casino Royale in which James Bonds chases a terrorist called Mollaka around a building site in Madagascar (pictured)
The video was shot by Ronnie Shalvis, a free-runner turned filmmaker .
Parkour is a mixture of acrobatics and athletics .
Has been made famous by films such as James Bond movie Casino Royale .
By . Alex Ward . A parkour expert has created an internet sensation with his film of incredibly acrobatic free-runners dressed in Star Wars costumes. The video was shot by Ronnie Shalvis, from Utah in America and has already had more than 800,000 views online. The 22-year-old free-runner turned to filmmaking after a back injury stopped him from doing the sport, a mixture of acrobatics and athletics. Scroll down for video . Aerodynamic acrobatics: A video of free-runners performing parkour in the desert dressed in Star Wars costumes has become an internet sensation . Parkour uses urban and natural settings and obstacles such as balconies and high buildings. It has become a huge hit after appearing in action films such as James Bond movie Casino Royale and The Bourne movies. The James Bond parkour chase sequence in Casino Royale is billed as one of the most ambitious in the history of the action series. Free to run: A stuntman performs an acrobatic flip in the video featuring parkour, free-running using urban and natural settings and obstacles to perform acrobatics . The Star Wars video sees two . free-runners wearing Jedi costumes leaping and tumbling across a desert . much like Luke Skywalker's home planet Tataouine. The . video follows the free-runners across the barren landscape until . finally, facing each other, we see a flash of the familiar lightsabers. According to Mr Shalvis this is a glimpse of what is to come. He said: ‘If the Star Wars video does really well then we will be doing a sequel including an epic lightsaber battle.’ Jedi-style: The two stuntmen in the video leap and tumble across the desert landscape much like Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tataouine . Free-running flip: Parkour has become popular after it featured in action movies such as the James Bond film Casino Royale and the Bourne trilogy . Wanting more: Director Ronnie Shalvis says that if this video continues to do well he will create a sequel which will include an 'epic lightsaber battle' Based in and around South Jordan, Utah, . the production crew have taken advantage of local beauty spots but Mr . Shalvis said he would ultimately like to travel with his work and . produce videos of this extreme sport in extreme locations. The director said: ‘I have always wanted . to travel the world to some of the craziest places you can think of and . then I would use parkour in my films to explore the cities, ruins or . jungles of wherever it may be.’ Despite the dangers of free-running, there have been no serious injuries in the making of his videos apart from the occasional cuts and bruises. The director has covered all bases in the sci-fi genre as another one of his videos sees 'zombies' overrun an abandoned building. More to come: Mr Shalvis wants to travel to some of 'the craziest places you can think of' to film more videos including cities, ruins and jungles . Taking a tumble: Despite the dangers of free-running, there were only cuts and bruises sustained by the stuntman during filming . Sky high: The 22-year-old director turned to filmmaking after a back injury stopped him from doing the sport . The film was set in an abandoned mining . area in Utah and see a group of free-runners take on zombie . characteristics as they leap around the building site. Mr Shalvis hopes this film grows in popularity too and said: ‘It brings to light a new idea of zombies that are as capable as athletes, and that's what a lot of people point out when they watch is how much scarier these types of zombies would be in real life.’ He has been free-running for eight years and a professional stuntman for two, so works with friends and colleagues to make these videos. Parkour was founded by David Belle in France in the early 1990s and featured in Luc Besson film District B13. Familiar scene: After much acrobatics, the two figures dressed in Jedi costumes draw their lightsabers . Made famous: Parkour was made famous by ambitious chase sequences such as the one in Casino Royale in which James Bonds chases a terrorist called Mollaka around a building site in Madagascar (pictured)
costumes. The video was shot by Ronnie Shalvis, free-runner turned to filmmaking after a back mixture of acrobatics and athletics. Scroll down after appearing in action films such as James Bond movie Casino Royale and The Bourne movies. Parkour was made famous by ambitious chase