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| Ong Bak 2 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Jaa |
| Starring | Tony Jaa |
| Distributed by | Sahamongkol Film International |
| Release date(s) |  |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Preceded by | Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior |
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Ong Bak 2 is the working title for a Thai martial arts film directed by and starring Tony Jaa. It will not be a direct sequel to the hugely popular Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior.
Early press release stated that the story will be adapted from Ai Noom Saraphad Phid, a low-budget martial arts film Jaa developed with his mentor Panna Rittikrai, but was never released because it was shot on expired film stock. The action will incorporate khon, the sacred Thai masked dance. The title roughly translates to "venomous boy" and involves a character whose dark side is dormant until he‘s transformed by the gracious power of khon dance.
Shooting of the film began in October 2006 with an early 2008 release (December, to be confirmed).[1]
A new trailer for the movie was released in the mid 2008, showing afictional fantasy setting where Tony Jaa‘s character was rescued in thejungle by a group of martial artists of various styles and trained tounify these different styles of martial arts.
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In July 2008, rumor surfaced that Tony Jaa has disappeared from the production set. Prachya Pinkaewcommented to the press that Tony Jaa has disappeared from the set foralmost two months, leaving the film unfinished, and that the delay hascaused more than 250 million baht damage due to the breach of contractwith the Weinstein Companywho also has canceled the contract. Later in an interview with thepress, Tony Jaa stated that the production was on hiatus because Sahamongkol Filmcould not release the obligated funding for the film. Source withinAyara Film, the subsidiary of Sahamongkol Film that handles Ong Bak 2production stated that no more funding came from Sahamongkol after ittook over budget and management role from Tony Jaa since May 2008 toJuly 2008. [2]
Tony Jaa and the owner of Sahamongkol Film had later made a jointpress conference stating that the production and funding would continueafter several concessions have been agreed upon between Tony Jaa andSahamongkol.
Worldwide distribution and sales rights to Ong Bak 2 were purchased by The Weinstein Company in March 2006. A little over a year later, Harvey Weinstein visited Bangkok and renegotiated a deal in which Sahamongkol Film International bought back most of the rights to the film, except for North America, which The Weinstein Company retains.[3] At the 2007 Cannes Film Festival market, Sahamongkol sold some rights to Germany-based Splendid Films.[4]
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