Avatar is everything I expected from a James Cameron big-budget action-packed sci-fi epic — and more.
I’m most pleased that he’s maintained his own directing style. Rather than adopt the most annoying trend of vomit-inducing handheld camerawork and seizure-sparking rapid-fire editing, Cameron sticks with what made him the most successful action-movie filmmaker on the planet: imaginative [...]
Check out the January 2010 issue of Black Belt magazine for my interview with Reuben Langdon, one of the most sought-after stuntmen and fight choreographers in movies, TV, and video games.
Reuben has worked with everyone from Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung to Sam Raimi and Hayden Christensen. He most recently worked on the epic James [...]
Did you know that they’re remaking The Karate Kid? With Will Smith’s son as the titular character. And Jackie Chan in the Miyagi role. And it’s going to be called The Kung Fu Kid.
Ugh. I gotta be honest, I groaned the first time I heard they were remaking The Karate Kid. Why does Hollywood continually [...]
I’m tired and exhausted…but I feel good.
The filming of Back Alive yesterday went well. We shot four sequences (three of them fight scenes) all in less than six hours. That ain’t too bad, especially considering we had no prior rehearsals or training.
I’m most proud of the fact that I memorized all of the choreography within [...]
I’ve wrapped on The Haymaker.
Today was my second and last day on the set of the boxing movie, and it featured my only fight scene (hey, I did say this was a small role). Still, it was a good experience — even if I did get accidentally punched full-on in the eye. All part of [...]