(Evans made The Raid with just $1.1 million.) Iko Uwais made a third movie with Gareth Evans. Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian served as co-fight choreographers of The Raid. Directors, Uwais explains, must compensate for actors who lack fighting skills; they use aggressive camera work to make movements look aggressive. The film was featured in South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas and Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea. We offer information about job opportunities, casting calls, and more. We may earn a commission through links on our site. Rama then incorporates these movements into a unique fighting style: Silat. [22][23] In the same year, it was announced that Uwais was cast in the lead role of Kai Jin on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins. Joe Spinoff 'Snake Eyes': Samara Weaving To Play Scarlett", "Iko Uwais-Audy Item Dikaruniai Anak Pertama", "Audy Item lahirkan anak perempuan secara caesar", "Lewat Persalinan Caesar, Ini Nama Anak Kedua Audy dan Iko Uwais", "Man of Tai Chi (2013) – Full Cast & Crew", "Sundance Film Review: 'The Raid 2: Berandal, "24 Delightful 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Cameos You Might Have Missed", "Uwais-Ruhiyan duo at it again in 'Beyond Skyline, "Ronda Rousey, Peter Berg and Iko Uwais Team on Action Pic 'Mile 22' (Exclusive)", "Iko Uwais Jadi Aktor Sekaligus Koreografer di "The Night Comes for Us, "The Raid's Iko Uwais joins action comedy 'Stuber, "CHINATOWN EXPRESS: Iko Uwais Boards New Action Thriller From Er Dong And Hollywood Gang", "Netflix Orders Martial Arts Drama 'Wu Assassins, "Indonesian Movie Awards 2010 : Siap Digelar", "Daftar nominasi Indonesian Movie Awards 2013", "Yuk, Intip Daftar Nominasi Indonesian Choice Awards 2014! In 2007, Uwais was discovered by director Gareth Evans, who was filming a documentary about silat in Uwais's training hall. Uwais also appeared briefly in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), alongside The Raid 2 co-star Yayan Ruhian. During an interview for the film, Wahlberg simply called Uwais a “badass.”. [29][30] The film is expected to be released sometime in 2021. It was a fan’s desire as much as it was a director’s request. Iko Uwais (born Uwais Qorny; February 12, 1983) is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. The success of Chad Stahelski’s John Wick franchise, which goes to great choreography lengths in the name of realism, may help to upend that economical thinking. Uwais reflexively began blocking punches, ignoring the five cronies while focussing on the one classmate. Iko Uwais began studying silat Betawi at his uncle’s training hall, Tiga Beranti when he was 10 years old. When Uwais explains the aesthetic of Silat, he does so using percussive language: “Silat is not just block and punch; it has a specific rhythm to it, a dynamic to it.” Each fight scene, each block and punch, must edit to a beat. It is to that level of the brain's reptilian complex that the film appeals.”. Evans and Uwais then shot the sequel, The Raid 2: Berandal, which premiered at Sundance, featured even larger fight scenes and one car chase, murdered 327 people on screen, causing one audience member to faint and Malaysia to initially ban the film, and solidified Evans’ and Uwais’ status in the world of martial arts cinema: they were on top. Merantau (2009) received very positive reviews.

By the time the “action” clears, theatergoers probably had no idea that two of the world’s premier martial artists, brought on to help rejuvenate the most iconic film franchise of all time, did little more than stand around; their role was essentially a cameo. We talked to the rising martial arts star. For Uwais, Silat wasn’t just a family tradition; it also proved to be a necessary survival skill.
Iko Uwais made a third movie with Gareth Evans. In the movie Merantau (2009), Iko Uwais played the role of a young Minang (West-Sumateran). But success for Uwais can't be measured by numbers, and it's almost frustrating how content Uwais appears despite his lukewarm American reception.
It’s a moniker more of Hollywood’s elite have come to recognize. dangerous place for a teenager in the 1990s, Watch Keanu Play a Jedi in New 'Star Wars' Trailer. Occupation [26] In the same year, it was announced that Uwais will appear in a film called China Town Express playing a man who must fight through the gangland of New York to save his family after the disappearance of his son during a gang's killing spree. Hollywood has an action aversion: turning well-choreographed fight scenes into quick-cutting, hand-held cacophonies. [2][3] He is best known for starring in the action films Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), The Raid 2 (2014), Headshot (2016), Mile 22 (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Stuber (2019) and the Netflix series Wu Assassins (2019–present). He was born on February 12, 1983 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Central Jakarta was a dangerous place for a teenager in the 1990s, as Indonesia transitioned from economic hardship and largely authoritarian rule. He learned under his grandfather, H. Achmad Bunawar, a master of the form and founder of a Silat school in Jakarta, where Iko was born. Find out who's who, read news, articles and reviews, watch trailers, get career advice and so much more. Iko Uwais played Razoo Quin-Fee in Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) and Sua in Beyond Skyline (2015),Li Noor in Mile 22 (2018). The concept he showed Abrams called for a duel and featured a finishing move where a fighter strategically retracts his lightsaber before gaining his opponent’s rear-side, and then, as Uwais explains, “with a swift move, puts the dead lightsaber into the back of his opponent, and turns it on.”. “Making a living out of my real passion, which is Silat; that’s certainly a privilege for me.”. Could Eleven Be Next 'Stranger Things' Villain? Uwais, now 36, faces the same challenges as Chan—as well as Chan's fellow Hong Kong film star Donnie Yen—namely American directors who aren’t quite sure how to employ his talent for cinematic success. [9][10][11], In his first acting experience in Merantau, Uwais played the role of a young Minang (West-Sumatran), which led him to learn the Minang style of silat harimau (tiger style) from Master Edwel Datuk Rajo Gampo Alam. The 24 Best Face Masks For Outdoor Workouts, Michael K. Williams on HBO's 'Lovecraft Country'. [5][19], In 2016, he appeared in the martial arts film Headshot, which received generally positive reviews.


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