Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, and Tiger Chen Will Be a TRIPLE THREAT For JOHN WICK Director
If you're a fan of kick-ass martial arts movies, you already know who those three actors are in the headline. But in case you aren't, and maybe you're just curious about what John Wick co-director (and John Wick: Chapter 2 solo director) Chad Stahelski might be up to next, allow me to introduce you to three of the baddest mofos on the planet. Before we get to the intros, let's get to the good stuff: THR reports that these guys will be joining forces in a movie called Triple Threat. The script, written by Dwayne Smith, "revolves around a Chinese martial artist who goes to Mexico to rescue his ex-wife and their son after they are kidnapped by a drug cartel." Wang Xiaolie is set to co-direct the movie with Stahelski.
Why is this cool news? Because the stars are insanely awesome. Tony Jaa is the star of Thai action films like the Ong-Bak series and The Protector, and he's recently branched into mainstream Hollywood studio movies like Furious 7 and xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
Tiger Chen co-starred opposite Keanu Reeves in Man of Tai Chi and has a movie called Kung Fu Cyborg on the way. (What else could possibly need to be said about that?)
And Iko Uwais is the badass star of Gareth Evans' hard-hitting The Raid movies and another kick-ass martial arts film Evans made called Merantau.
If you watched all of those clips and still aren't excited about this movie, I'm not sure what to tell you. You may want to check to see if you still have a pulse, because these guys working with one of the guys behind John Wick sounds like a pretty damn great opportunity for some more jaw-dropping displays of badassery.