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« am: 27. Juli 2008, 20:45:10 »
In irgendeiner Form scheint Jaa ein Problem zu haben. Scheint vom Erdboden verschwunden und die Spekulationen schiessen ins Kraut....
f you’ve been wondering what’s taking Tony Jaa so long to finish up work on his upcoming martial arts film Ong Bak 2, well ... you’re not the only one. And a series of stories have appeared in the Thai press recently that paint a very strange picture. Apparently Jaa walked off the set two months ago, stressed over the work load of his directorial debut. That much people agree on. But this is where the story gets strange.
Some reports say that Jaa has retreated to some remote caves in northern Thailand to meditate and / or practice black magic and claim that his mentor Panna Rittikrai was sent to find Jaa and bring him back some time ago with no success. These reports also seem to be of the opinion that Jaa has gone about three times over budget and that the production funds have dried up. Other reports say that Jaa hasn’t actually disappeared - that he’s actually been seen with his family and that colleagues have been in touch with zero signs of black magic. Another report from Thailand’s biggest daily paper says that they had a reporter meet with Jaa at a ‘safe house’ - and why on earth does he need to use a safe house? - where he denied running over budget, claiming instead that Sahamongkol Films only ever provided him with half of the budgeted production funds, leaving him to make up the shortfall out of his own pocket and claiming that he is now personally bankrupt as a result - unable to pay his mortgage and with his electricity disconnected.
No matter what’s true - and this is such a mess I doubt a clear picture is going to emerge any time soon - it’s obvious that Jaa is a mess. Sahamongkol, for their part, aren’t saying much about the situation but have called in original Ong Bak director Prachya Pinkaew finish shooting the remaining 20% of the film. Now if only they can get Jaa to come in and do his parts ...
All I know is the promo reel for this thing - available in the Twitch Player below the break - is spectacular and I want it now.
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routinierte Sauerei 6/10
ich bin da mit solchen Vergleichen vorsichtig. Das Testament ist nach The Terror das zweite Buch was mich in den letzten Monaten so richtig aus den Socken haut.