CHOCOLATE star Jeeja Yanin (aka Jija Yanin) made a big impression in her debut martial arts film and it’s no surprise to see that she is back for a second starring role. This time the taekwondo-trained actress is dropping the autism act from her debut and reportedly will be incorporating a bit of romance and some form of hip-hop dancing into her screen fighting performance in RAGING PHOENIX.
This news confirms earlier rumors that Yanin was working on a second film with action director Panna Rittikrai and members of French stunt group Team Tri-X.
In referring to a promo reel that is not available to the public yet, Twitch Film suggests that production company Sahamongkol has something very different in mind for the film’s fight choreography and action. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what they’re referring beyond their reference to hip-hop.
So far we know the film is directed by Rashane Limtrakul who previously fused action, comedy and music together in 4 ROMANCES. It features action from Panna Rittikrai’s stunt team. Yanin’s co-star is “Kazu,” aka Patrick Tang, a stunt actor and member of Team Tri-X.
Source: Twitch Film, Introducing Lyn’s Lakorn Blog
Tags: JeeJa Yanin, Panna Rittikrai, Raging Phoenix (2009), upcoming
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