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THE HIT LIST – May 9, 2016
My weekend wasn’t much. I haven’t had a chance to do much outside of work including going to the movies, but I did have sometime for other things…
Y2K Films Presents: 1 FIGHT/3 STYLES
Premiere Thai stunt professional, actor and martial artist Kazu Patrick Tang is taking a step-by-step approach to becoming a film director as of late. It’s a great trend for someone heavily crafted in cinematic stunts and performamce martial arts in films like Raimund Huber’s Dragonwolf and Rashane Limtrakul’s Raging Phoenix to name a few, which could mean some awesome prospects in action films.
It was last year that Tang relased his debut action short, Marksmen, featuring martial arts action performers, actors Brahim Achabbakhe and Ron Smoorenburg (Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear, Tekken 2: Kazuya’s Revenge). The shortfilm became a modest hit online within the niche, and ultimately, Tang’s first foray into a career in filmmaking that will hopefully flourish with the right people and opportunities to come his way.
That said, Tang is currently in progress with developing new test fights and shorts for future release, and just posted his newest experimental short, 1 Fight/3 Styles. The mini-project marks another culmination of Southeast Asia’s top film talents, with performances Charlie Ruedpokanon, and Jawed El-Berni, with all three people exhibiting their own styles of editing – another aspect of being a stunt professional, and a great tool to play with for anyone working in film.
Ruedpokanon is also part of the newly established Thai based stunt team, The Action Guys, lately involved in the upcoming release of SPL 2: A Time For Consequences, with Tony Jaa and Wu Jing. Subscribe to their page by CLICKING HERE, and feel free to subscribe to Tang‘s channel, Y2K Films, in the embed below.
Charlie Ruedpokanon is 'UNCAGED' In Two New Ads For Tiger Beer
Any beer drinkers here watch action movies? Well, take note. The stunt industry thanks you for your attention, by way of native New Yorker and stuntman, Charlie Ruedpokanon, whose career has become quite steady since long before YouTube became a thing, performing indie projects since the late 90’s and eventually getting recognized by groups like Zero Gravity and The Stunt People. Since then, and having begun his stunt career professionally in 2007, you’ll likely catch him performing in various Southeast Asian and Hollywood productions like, Shamo, Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li, Bangkok Adrenaline, Elephant White, Only God Forgives and Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear.
Such an impressive and growing resumè was enough for pan-Asian beer maker and distributor Tiger Beer who launched the new video as part of the company’s regional ad campaign with the theme, “Uncage”, focused on individuals who live their lives unhinged and undeterred in pursuing their goals. You can check out the video in the following embed, as well as the behind-the-scenes video for the new promo just beneath.
Ruedpokanon‘s upcoming filmography will also include performances in Daniel Zirilli’s new thriller, Reflex, Roel Reine’s The Man With The Iron Fists 2: The Sting Of The Scorpion, and Ross W. Clarkson’s newly announced and long-awaited directorial debut, Fight Street, to name a few.
Stay tuned for more info, and if it suits you, you can follow all of Charlie‘s exploits on Twitter.