Singaporean actor, director, martial artist, stuntman and fight choreographer Sunny Pang has appeared is such films as The Night Comes for Us (2018), Buffalo Boys (2018), Diamond Dogs (2017), The Collector (2012), Exiled: The Chosen Ones (2024), and the upcoming Havoc; written and directed by Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy,

Timothy Olyphant and Forest Whitaker. Sunny’s career in action film spans over 20 years. He is the founder of the Ronin Action Team. In this interview we break down the epic eleven-minute finale fight with Iko Uwais (The Raid) from Headshot (2016). Sunny shares his history with martial arts, the film industry, views on storytelling and some very funny humor! Sit back and enjoy this fantastic interview!

Sunny’s Website: https://www.cinderama.com/

Sunny’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1837651/

Sunny’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnypang72/

Ronin Action: https://www.instagram.com/roninaction/

MENTIONS

Headshot Finale Fight with Iko Uwais and Sunny Pang: https://youtu.be/5cWA1To62lU?si=ZfZQ6zC5yJr2ELKt

IKO UWAIS & SUNNY PANG Fight!!! | TIFF 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYtK-ZKkSf4

Last Supper [Action Short Film] Sunny Pang and James Lee (2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTylrKix8lk

The Collector 收烂数 [Action & Fight Test]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRGB8rB7rs0

In the Bedroom of the Mountain King (2022): https://youtu.be/PRvsjT_nrB0?si=ERMl-5fc4xuE9FXF

Three Days of Grace (2015): https://youtu.be/a-tAwYf-RTM?si=plskb7zd1xWxeaeG

Call If You Need Me [黑夜行路] by James Lee (2022): https://youtu.be/JrRmj9xfsZU?si=ccLIdj4Eh7tG38y0

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Preston Thomas is a lifelong martial artist and cinephile. Film Jitsu is his second feature film as a director and his first documentary. It is about the crossover between the worlds of martial arts, grappling, filmmaking, and stunts. The project’s journey has taken Preston from 87 North in Los Angeles to Breakfall Studios in New York City. He’s interviewed and trained with martial artists and stunt performers at every stage of their careers, from ambitious young hustlers making action short films to industry veterans who have worked on blockbusters like the John Wick series. Appearing in this film are legends and pioneers such as Erik Paulson, Rigan Machado and Gokor Chivichyan.

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• Preston’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7910215/
• Preston’s Website: https://www.aprestonthomas.com/
• Preston’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.preston.thomas/
• Film Jistu’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33255705/reference/
• Film Jitsu’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/film.jitsu/
• Film Jitsu’s website: https://www.filmjitsudoc.com/
• Alexander Documentary: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0D2R7W4JN/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
• Preston’s First Feature – Matriarch: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09PXX4WSC/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

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Happy Anderson is an actor with an extensive body of work in television and film. On the feature film side, Happy co-starred opposite Will Smith and Edgar Ramirez in David Ayer's Bright (Netflix), opposite Robert DeNiro in Taylor Hackford's The Comedian (Sony Pictures), opposite Sandra Bullock in Suzanne Bier's Birdbox (Netflix), opposite Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Tony Gilroy's Duplicity (Universal) and again opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys For Life (Sony Pictures). Happy will next be seen opposite Jon Hamm and Tina Fey in the film Maggie Moore(s) directed by John Slattery. His television work includes recurring roles on David Fincher's Mindhunter (Netflix), Steven Soderbergh's The Knick (Cinemax), Gotham (Fox), Snowpiercer (TNT), and The Blacklist (NBC). Most recently, Happy appeared in The Bikeriders (Peacock) opposite Tom Hardy as ‘Big Jack’, where they engaged in an epic dirty and gritty fight scene – the starting point of our interview!

Happy’s website: http://www.happyandersonacting.com/

Happy’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2322283/

Happy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happyandersonacting/

MENTIONS

The Bikeriders Fists or Knives Fight Scene: https://youtu.be/YAPJexKgHPE?si=Ly2HnB1oTYKLvWtu

Danny Lyon’s Website: https://bleakbeauty.com

Script Apart Podcast: https://www.scriptapart.com/episodes/the-bikeriders-jeff-nichols-interview

Smithsonian Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/real-story-behind-bikeriders-danny-lyon-photography-book-inspired-it-180984579/

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Cliff Moylan was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to an Irish father from County Clare and an Irish-American mother from County Detroit. He is best known for his portrayal of real-life hero Sergeant John MacLellan in the Peter Berg directed film Patriots Day (2017). Longtime friends Steve and Paul sit with Cliff to break down his experience playing Sergeant MacLellan, the epic Watertown shoot-out scene, and his experience working on the film. Cliff has also worked with acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh, Jodie Foster and Steven Zaillian, and Benny and Josh Safdie. He has also exchanged on-screen dialogue with John Turturro, Laura Linney, Jon Voight, Damian Lewis, Giancarlo Esposito, Liev Schreiber, and JK Simmons. Outside of acting, Cliff is a longtime practitioner of various combat sports, including Boxing, Muay Thai, and Combat Sambo.

• Cliff’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854316/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
• Cliff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cliffama/

MENTIONS

Patriots Day Shoot Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSblwSHtsKk

ABC News Covers the actual shoot-out: https://youtu.be/9-pIe85AF2M?si=A5vj6p7JFOixgRTH

Patriots Day Featurette - Battle of Watertown (2017): https://youtu.be/F0eNfocB_m0?si=B7y2YklnLIdClMN3

Jahar Tsarnaev messing around with wrestling teammates off-season: https://youtu.be/SMxjvMSJgWk?si=1XnURr_jwM8oY_50

Tamerlian Tsarnaev and Jahar training at Waikru MMA: https://youtu.be/vW3sRh9LqnQ?si=_-vsl1HLsQQT83Jy

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Originally from New Orleans, Andy Young is a Film & TV editor based in Los Angeles who specializes in comedy. He has experience in both animation & live-action projects working for studios like Warner Bros, Netflix, and HBO. His work has premiered at major film festivals like SXSW, won Webby Awards, and earned +850 million views online. As a writer for Moviemaker Magazine, Andy has interviewed such filmmakers as The Duplass Brothers, Richard Linklater, Edgar Wright, Frank Oz, James Gunn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Robert Duvall, and many others. Film Fights with Friends typically centers around the exploration of live-action fight scenes and their production. With Andy Young, the first editor to appear on the show, they take a first and very deep dive (appropriate as Andy is also a certified scuba diver) into the production of animated fight scenes from script to screen. The focal point of this episode are several fights from Max’s Harley Quinn (2022) and Amazon’s Merry Little Batman (2023).

Andy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andyyoungfilm

Andy’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4041044/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

MENTIONS

Harley Quinn S3, Ep1 "Harley and Ivy vs Plastique " - https://youtu.be/qXVLONmbz7A?si=9p-gTNHHmSrnaolQ

Harley Quinn S3, Ep7 “King Shark Kills His Brother” - https://youtu.be/Od063htzas0?si=sBjM-378jzjwP1Zy

Merry Little Batman, Mr. Freeze vs Batman - https://youtu.be/frOjzgx35mk?si=YW32LHJ8nA0FTAvP

Merry Little Batman, Penguin vs Damian - https://youtu.be/SlOvzjhDMfE?si=GHMU9I0N_s4DOD4T

How Animated Movies Are Edited - Andy Young (Los Angeles Pro User Group):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5SHA3Y2zk4

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Steve and Paul sit down with Cinder Chou (Writer/Director) and Kerry Lacy (actor) about their feature film Artist Unknown.

Cinder Chou is a Taiwanese American writer, director, and producer originally from the oft-maligned state of New Jersey and currently resides in Brooklyn. An early love for comic books turned into a passion for visual storytelling. Her work explores themes of otherness through a comedic and surreal style. Cinder’s early career as a production coordinator (The Big Sick, Jack Ryan, Red Oaks) gave her the professional know-how to launch her own films. Her work has screened at many festivals in the U.S. Artist Unknown is her debut feature film and has won numerous awards, including the Jury Award at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, Best Feature at the Broad Humor Film Festival, and Best Narrative Feature at the Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image.

Kerry Lacy was raised in Malibu, California, by two professional actors and fell in love with acting at a young age. Her childhood was spent in theaters and television studios, and dinner table conversations included lessons on comedic timing and notes on dialects and accents. Kerry studied Tang Soo Do for twelve years, earning her third-degree black belt and working as an instructor before moving to New York City, where she studied acting at NYU's Tisch. She is a graduate of The New School, where she studied film, fine arts, and Spanish. In addition to acting, she is also an artist and DJ based in New York City. Artist Unknown is Kerry’s first leading role in a feature and she has been nominated for the Iris Prize Best Female Performance and won Outstanding Performance in a Feature Film at Art of Brooklyn Film Festival.

• Cinder’s Website: https://www.cinderama.com/
• Cinder’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3364818/
• Cinder’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinderblockade/

• Kerry’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7466039/?ref_=tt_rv_t0
• Kerry’s Website: https://www.kerrylacy.com/
• Kerry’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerry_lacy/
• Kerry’s short film Viola: https://vimeo.com/225143857

• Artist Unknown IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24329424/reference/
• Artist Unknown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistunknownfilm/
• Artist Unknown Trailer: https://vimeo.com/843981392

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Jasper Joyner is a Michigan-born stunt performer who has shared the screen with action legends such as Scott Atkins and Ray Park. Since 2014, Jasper has been Michael Jai White’s stunt double, working on such productions as Accident Man (2018), Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016), As Good As Dead (2022), The Commando (2022), Falcon Rising (2014), Chain of Command (2015), and more. Jasper, Paul, and Steve break down some of his most epic fight scenes, delve into some of the challenges of working in the entertainment industry, why it is important to stay positive, humble, and thankful, and how YouTube just might get you your next big break!

Jasper’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7001053/

Jasper’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasperjoyner_/

MENTIONS

Michael Jai White vs Nathan Jones / Never Back Down: No Surrender - https://youtu.be/gKxURNKyfyc?si=tMKxITLnWqQfKmUr

Scott Adkins fights Michael Jai White and Ray Park at the same time / Accident Man (2018): https://youtu.be/Xt8UTgT0f34?si=LtMR07pKzS3sYmlW

Dead Zone Fight Choreo BTS: https://youtu.be/Lpl5Blb3hdY?si=KLdlszI0GoY8XHwO

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