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Principal photography for director Ekachai Uekrongtham‘s new film, Skin Trade, is already underway in Thailand. International action sensation Tony Jaa is set to star alongside fellow blockbuster action hero Dolph Lundgren in a story about a tough New York cop who flies to Thailand in pursuit of his family’s killer with the help of a local detective.
With the cast officially lined up, in addition to Michael Jai White, Ron Pearlman, Celina Jade, Peter Weller and Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa, further news is left to be announced regarding the film. However, as filming continued, actor and Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear star Scott Adkins (who is not starring in the film) dropped by the Skin Trade set to share a few photo moments with Jaa and his fellow Expendables 2, Legendary and Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning co-star. You can see some of those photos now made available on Jaa’s official Facebook page, as well as below.
Skin Trade is based on a screenplay written by Lundgren who is producing the film with Craig Baumgarten and Mike Selby, and line producer Ying Julaluck Ismalone, with action choreography by David Ismalone The film was also written by screenwriters Gabriel Dorwick and Steven Elder with another draft by John Hyams.
Further updates await for Jaa‘s forthcoming appearance in Fast And Furious 7 releasing April 10, 2015, and the upcoming production of Hong Kong action flick, Sha Po Lang 2 with director Terence Cheung.
Adkins currently appears in director Renny Harlin’s The Legend Of Hercules, now playing in 2D, 3D and IMAX.
Stay tuned!
Special thanks to Mike Selby for contributing these photos to this article!