So Ong-Bak 2 has been released for quite some time now, but because there were some financial troubles in the middle of filming which made the process last longer than it should have, the film likely lost most of it's international contracts. I don't know if that means we'll have to wait more for the DVD, or if there won't be a DVD with English subtitles, but as of right now no company has set a date of release stateside (other Tony Jaa releases were done through Dragon Dynasty which is owned by The Weinstein Company and Genius Products, or Magnolia). But it looks like there is yet another promising "real fight" actor coming out, only this time he's out of Muslim Indonesia. Iko Uwais plays the lead role, and here's the movies synopsis:
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a student of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
After a series of setbacks leave Yuda homeless and uncertain about his new future, a chance encounter results in him defending the orphaned Astri from becoming the latest victim of a European human trafficking ring led by the wildly psychotic, Ratger. Yuda's introduction to the city is a baptism of fire as he is forced to go on the run with Astri and her younger brother Adit as all the pimps and gangsters that inhabit the night hound the streets chasing their every step.
But even if the plot doesn't excite you just remember, movies like this aren't watched for the stories, they're watched for the fight scenes, and by the looks of it this movie will kick ass. Now I know I've said that before with Chocolate, so hopefully I'm not proven wrong again. Not that Chocolate was bad, but it didn't live up to the hype that I gave it. Anyway, check out the trailer for the movie that's set to be released in August, Merantau
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