Tony Jaa is grateful that he gets to act in "SPL II"
18 Jun – Thailand's action star Tony Jaa expressed his happiness of being given the opportunity to star in a Hong Kong production film, saying that he will cherish the experience working with his co-stars, as reported on Singpao News.
The "Ong-Bak" star, who plays one of the lead roles in the action film, "SPL II", recently attended the press conference for his upcoming movie alongside co-stars Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Max Zhang, and Wu Jing.
Tony thanked the film producer Paco Wong for realising his dream of filming a Hong Kong action film where in "SPL II" he plays a prison guard.
Said Tony, "this is the first time I'm starring in a Hong Kong film. In addition to the action scenes, there will also be psychological drama and emotional scenes."
The actor also revealed that his scenes are mostly with Max Zhang and Wu Jing, who are also skilled in martial arts.
"They are so strong. I hurt my legs when I filmed the fighting scenes with them," said Tony. "They are determined to do their best as we all have martial arts experience."
Directed by Cheang Pou Soi, "SPL II" began its filming since May 2014. The movie is a prequel to Donnie Yen's hit 2005 movie, "SPL: Sha Po Lang".
