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Greetings action movie fans worldwide! The latest Scott Adkins film Savage Dog has officially released a first trailer! The latest action film from director Jesse V. Johnson also stars Marko Zaror, JuJu Chan, Cung Le, Vladimir Kulich, Keith David, and Sheena Chou. Savage Dog is set in IndoChina in 1958 and promises a full force action story of revenge.
Synopsis:Indochina - 1959. A lawless land controlled by the criminal class:
Vietnamese warlords and European war-criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor
Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it
is here that an Irish, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Adkins) has
made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy
criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tilman is due for release,
he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail
will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that
Tilman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is
forced to confront the men responsible and take his revenge.
Please check out the exclusive interviews of JuJu Chan and Sheena Chou on Dan's Movie Report, where they chat extensively about the film.
"Savage
Dog" is a thrilling action-adventure that reunites Adkins with his
"Undisputed III" co-star Marko Zaror (next seen in Robert Rodriguez
& James Cameron's "Alita: Battle Angel"). The film also stars
Cung Le (Wong Kar-Wai's "The Grandmaster," RZA's "The Man With
the Iron Fists"), Juju Chan ("Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of
Destiny"), Vladimir Kulich ("The Equalizer,” “The 13th
Warrior"), and Keith David (John Carpenter's "The Thing,"
"The Nice Guys")
A veteran of stellar action and martial arts films, Scott
Adkins remarks on the action in Savage
Dog: "The fights in this film are more realistic than most of my other
films. We're not doing so much the long takes or the flashy techniques; we're
trying to be more brutal and gritty because that goes with the story that we're
trying to tell and the character I play. It's hyper violent in a fun way. It's
something that I enjoy. It's cinematic and violent." As the film is set in
Indochina in the 1950's, Adkins observes: "A white guy doing martial arts
in the '50s doesn't necessarily make sense, but my character Martin is living
in Indochina, so we're saying he's had some experience training with some Thai
fighters, so we're mixing some old school boxing techniques with some sort of
Thai boxing techniques."
On playing the character Martin Tillman, Scott Adkins says: "Martin
is one of these characters that doesn't say much. He plays his cards close to
his chest. He's a tortured soul. I've played this type of character before, but
it suits me well."
"You're gonna get a really tight and engaging story,"
Adkins promises. "It's something different, set in a time period that
you've not quite seen before for this type of movie. It's got strong
characters, and it's got some great action. I'm very happy to be working with
Luke LaFontaine the fight coordinator. He's bringing something interesting to
the fights. Luke has done a stellar job." On his co-star Marko Zaror, he
states, "Marko and I worked on Undisputed
III together. He's an incredible martial artist, and one of the best in the
business in screen fighting. We're quite similar in many ways."
Chilean martial artist breakthrough Marko Zaror discusses
his character: "I wanted to find the Rasignac within myself. He's an
assassin, an opium dealer, and he fought in different divisions. He's a war
assassin, and he gets in Martin's way. He has codes of honor and respects life
and death, and has his own philosophies."
On the incredible fights featured in Savage Dog, Zaror says,
"The fight scenes will shake things up. The fights will be realistic
and will use some interesting weapons. My character knows Savate, a unique
style of martial arts."
Mixed Martial Arts star crossover action star Cung Le, who
plays antagonist Boon remarks on his role in the film: "My character Boon
is just trying to make a living, but because of his military background, he
sometimes works for people that he doesn't necessarily like. He's there doing
his job. His main focus is to make sure his family is taken care of. Whether
he's a good guy or a bad guy, he's just got to be there to make sure things get
done. I dig this character. I wanted to see what kind of a guy I could pull
from Boon. I've been through a lot, and I thought I could pull some emotions
and moments from my own life to show how Boon would react to certain
situations." He also discusses why he took on this project: "I jumped
on this because it was a chance to work with Scott Adkins and ultimately do a
big fight with him. The centerpiece fight we have is savage!"
Longtime character actor Keith David, who plays a supporting
role in Savage Dog laughs when asked
what audiences can expect when they watch Savage
Dog: "One hell of a ride! Once it gets started, the rollercoaster
never stops! If you like that feeling that you get in the pit of your stomach
when you're riding a rollercoaster, you'll love Savage Dog!"
"Savage Dog"
will be released in theaters and on all VOD platforms summer 2017 from XLrator
Media.
Keep Reading Dan's Movie Report and The Action Elite for more exclusives, and a contest later in 2017!
Greetings valued readers, Dan's Movie Report takes a comedic and varied turn with Eman Lam. She has a cool comedy show called Stand Up HK. Check the video below
