Thai Actor Tony Jaa Set To Star In Muay Thai Film Trilogy
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Stars Collective and Thailand’s Film Odyssey Co. Ltd will finance and produce an untitled Muay Thai action film trilogy (currently referred to as Muay Thai Trilogy) which will feature Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa.
Jaa has appeared in Furious 7 (playing the role of Kiet), Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy and Triple Threat. Stars Collective will finance and produce the trilogy as a China-Thailand co-production, with the films shooting in Thailand and China.
Yuthlert Sippapak (Friday Killer) will direct all three of the “Muay Thai Trilogy” movies. Sippapak is the founder of production outfit Film Odyssey and will produce the movies alongside Stars Collective founder Peter Luo and co-CEO Nancy Xu.
Luo was the producer of Malignant and Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, among others. Jaa is also attached as an executive producer.
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