Ong Bak 2: Electric Bakaloo
June 20, 2008
Muay Thai boxing ninja Tony Jaa (Phanom Yeerum to his fellow Thailanders) has just released a blistering "promotional reel" for Ong Bak 2. Scope it out.
The original Ong Bak, wherein the wiry Jaa calls down a "ferocious blizzard of elbows and knees to bear on subtitled thugs", stands mighty tall in the pantheon of kung-fu cinema - due in no small part to Jaa's unique fighting style, a refreshing disregard for stunt wires or CGI, and sincere attempt to bring neck-kerchiefs back into fashion.
For Round Two, Tony steps behind the camera to direct his own bad self in what appears to be a worthy successor to the original. From Twitch.com: "The film has no story connection to the first Ong Bak, instead moving the narrative back in time and casting Jaa as a young man saved from execution by a group of global martial artists as a boy who has since trained in every one of their arts in an attempt to fuse them all into one master martial art." With elephants.
No sign of Ong Bak (and The Protector) co-star Petchtai Wongkamlao in the promo reel.
No US release date (or distributor) has been set.
See Also:
Tony Jaa Official Site
Tony Jaa International Fan Site
Twitchfilm Promo Reel
MetaCafe 'Best Of' Video
Toshi Station Ong Bak review
Toshi Station The Protector review
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