In a
special interview, the amazingly humble and hard working Marko Zaror
sits down with Dan Templegod, and chats about his role as Shaft in
the sensational Netflix series: Marvel's The Defenders. Watch for more on Marko
Zaror in the near future including an autographed photo contest.
Please read his two other in depth interviews on The Action Elite,
for more additional information on Marko and his film career.
Part
two, Savage Dog:
http://theactionelite.com/2017/07/marko-zaror-talks-savage-dog/
DT:
How did you become involved with the Defenders series, and had you
watched the four shows leading up to it on Netflix prior?
MZ: I
knew that they were looking for an actor/martial artist for the
Defenders series, and then I realized it was Matt Mullins. He is an
old friend of mine we used to train together. I sent him my material
and he contacted me. He sent me to the audition, I got the audition
and I was thrilled to be working with an old friend. After so many
years as friends working out and training together since the time we
were youngsters. Having seen how everyone has grown up and how they
are making a living with it. It is very nice to see how people
accomplish their goals and dreams. There was a charged energy on the
set, I The entire cast and crew were very professional on set and I
was excited to work with them. I was very thankful for him to
recommend me for this. As for the shows, I watched Luke Cage, a
couple of episodes, I saw Jessica Jones a couple of episodes, and I
watched the entire season of Iron Fist. It was thoroughly enjoyable
and thankful to be a part of the Marvel Universe!
DT:
Chat about the initial arrival in New York, and the rehearsal, looks
like you got to work with an old friend of mine Lauren Kim.
MZ:
When I arrived at the gym in New York Matt and his team had the
choreography done. The action sequences were ready for me to learn. I
was so happy that Lauren (Kim) was there because not so long ago we
were training together at a Gymnastica Olympia in the Valley. Because
we shared some training together we got to know one another. Lauren
is a very cool lady, and an incredibly talented lady. It is truly
astonishing what she can do, the explosiveness, she has and the
ability she has is amazing. I was very happy I had the opportunity
to work with her. Of course we did the rehearsals, but I added some
ideas, making sure of course to show Matt and see if he liked them.
Basically adapting the choreography to focus on your strengths as a
performer. That gives you an idea of the action structure, and yes it
was arranged prior to my arrival. The choreography was great, I just
had to learn it.
DT:
Describe the day of the shoot, perhaps share a story from the set of
Defenders.
MZ:
The day of the shoot it was very intense, we had to repeat it many
times it was raining, and the conditions were not ideal, hard
challenging location, but we of course adapted, and that made it all
the more realistic. The shoot was demanding and we were running on
Adrenalin and we had to stay warm as it was pretty cold on location.
Ultimately it was a lot of fun, I was so happy to see the way it
turned out. I realize that I had a rather small appearance in the
opening show but it was so cool to be a part of this amazing series.
DT:
You mentioned you would love for Shaft to be brought back for future
series in the Marvel Universe, what are some of your ideas?
MZ:
Yes of course I will like to have a little bit more appearances,
haha. The most important thing for me as I know it was a short stint
on the series, is for me to explore my abilities and to work with a
wide variety of experienced people. The film business for me is like
a marathon, a long run, showing my passion and showing how much I
love what I do. This also allows me to meet more people and to expand
my circle of connections and people who know my work. Working on
Defenders was a fantastic experience.
Of
course if they want to bring Shaft back you never know in the Marvel
Universe. The world of Marvel is massive, they have so much content.
Maybe they travel back to the past in future episodes so we see the
character's life before the first episode of Defenders. Ultimately
Marvel and Netflix are great companies and I was so happy to work for
them and display my abilities, sharing with the talented people who
work on the series and the loyal fans.
DT:
Chat also about your working relationship with Robert Rodriguez,
seems like an amazing guy, and very supportive.
MZ:
With regards to Robert Rodriguez, of course he has been extremely
supportive of my career. He is a great guy and a tremendous
inspiration for me. He has been and inspiration and influence since
the beginning of my career. Being able to work with him and develop a
work friendship and relationship is so important. I am always honored
and excited to work with him I am really excited about Alita: Battle
Angel. Of course I am thrilled to be able to be a part of the Dusk
Till Dawn series. I had a really bad ass role as the Aztec warrior.
Definitely check it out, it is available on streaming platform now,
really cool show. The Man at Arms show was really cool and exciting,
I got to use weapons. Robert always has cool ideas of putting the
actors in fun and interesting situations I really enjoy working with
him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX0FLR3lYcM
Interview about Dusk Till Down
DT:
What is in the immediate future for you, I know you recently
completed work on Man At Arms, are you working on new material for El
Rey Network?
MZ: My
immediate future is every day, wake up, be thankful, positive, and
train. It is important for me to be ready and stay ready. As far as
projects I want to be honest with what I do. That is why I am
creating projects now. I have some which I am shopping them around
to different networks. I am excited about the impending release of
Alita: Battle Angel which will release in 2018. Every project I do I
commit 200 percent, so it is of the utmost importance to stay honest
and focused with my dreams. I want to be ready to be adaptive to what
ever life puts in front of me.
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