Doesn’t matter as it’s mostly just ass-kicking)? Safe to say, nobody on earth was looking forward to the remake. Why remake something that is still new and pretty much perfect? Why not just watch the original with subtitles (or without. So, when it was announced a couple of years ago or so that The Raid will be getting an American remake, fans and cinephiles collectively groaned.
#THE RAID REMAKE MOVIE#
It’s an unmatchable hard-hitting, pulsating, flawlessly choreographed and superbly directed action movie ART that will leave you exhausted and paralysed yet thirsting for more by the time the end credits roll around. Indonesia’s The Raid / The Raid: Redemption / Serbuan Maut which hit the big screen in 2011 is considered by many to be a modern-day action classic. “Mortal Kombat” arrives in theaters and HBO Max on April 23.I promise you I’m not a complete moron (just a partial one) and the title of the article will make sense in just a second. He joked, “Whoever tries to produce is going to go to jail! ” To shoot like we shot on ‘The Raid’- with 30 or 40 takes, punches to the face, kicks to the body-I think it’s illegal to do in Hollywood.” We can go a bit crazier, a bit more dangerous. “It’s totally different, the way shoot movies, rules-wise…In Asia, generally, we have more flexibility. “My career is kind of in both worlds,” Taslim said about Hollywood and Indonesia filmmaking. However, he’s not sure it can replicate the magic of the original, based solely on the fact that Indonesia and Hollywood are two completely different movie-making worlds. It was just crazy.”Īs for the upcoming remake of “The Raid,” which Hollywood has been trying to make happen for years now, Taslim understands that it’s likely going to be made.
It was the first time, for me, to have all this positive energy and for people to respect the work. “We were like, ‘What is this?! Oh! Oh!’ We didn’t sleep the whole night because we’re like, ‘Gareth! Gareth! Come see this! Come see this!’ That moment is probably one of the best and happiest in my life. “Me and Iko were like busy checking Twitter because there were a lot of mentions,” he said. LISTEN: Frank Grillo Talks ‘Boss Level,’ The Action Film Algorithm, ‘The Raid’ Remake & More Īnd after the film finally premiered at TIFF, Taslim knew something big was happening. It felt like a Shaolin training, where you just believe in your sensei.” “We trusted Gareth so much in the process. “We didn’t know, to be honest,” Taslim said. But while filming the action feature, Taslim had no idea he was part of something special. That film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival as a midnight showing and ended up becoming one of the breakouts of the event. Of course, when you speak to Joe Taslim, you have to talk about “The Raid,” which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year. I think it’s very hard to top it,” he admitted. “It’s amazing what they did, in terms of violence. I just knew it.”Īs for the violence in the film, which is something the video game franchise is well-known for, Taslim thinks the bar has been set in “Mortal Kombat.” I know I can give justice to this character with more than just cool fight scenes. He added, “They said, ‘We’re going to get you the script and all that,’ but deep down inside, I was thinking, ‘I want to play my hero.
LISTEN: Ben Wheatley Talks ‘In The Earth,’ Why He Is Directing ‘The Meg 2’ & The Video Game Films Would Love To Make
“It was an instant yes for sure,” said Taslim about signing on for “Mortal Kombat.” “ Fuck yes!” In this new film, Taslim plays Sub Zero, one of the most iconic characters in the franchise and a major force in the film.
LISTEN: After ‘Mortal Kombat,’ Here Are 3 Video Games That Should Be Adapted Into Films įor those unaware, “Mortal Kombat” the film is based on the video game franchise of the same name and features a wide variety of colorful heroes and villains that do battle in a tournament that will decide the fate of the world. In this episode of The Playlist Podcast, we speak to none other than Joe Taslim about “Mortal Kombat,” “The Raid” ten years later, and why he’s not quite sure a Hollywood remake of Gareth Evans’ classic can actually be any good. And now, in “ Mortal Kombat,” Taslim brings his action movie skills to a highly anticipated, big-budget video game adaptation. That’s what happens when you are one of the stars of “ The Raid,” a film that is often discussed as one of the best action movies of all time. For action film fans, the name Joe Taslim is already iconic.
0 kommentar(er)
