Considering that in all six previous Star Wars films there were just two black people in a predominant role, I thought it was totally amazing the first thing we see of Star Wars was Boyega’s sweaty mug. The way they handle the kris and kujang are a gory spectacle, but now picture it with force pushing, lightning bolts, big-ass giant force leaps, and LIGHTSABERS with PENCHAK SILAT.īut aside from the martial arts? There was a big, noisy hoopla over John Boyega as a black Storm Trooper or whatever nonsense some dumb people came up with. Just imagine this fight for a second, okay? Hardcore, brutal penchak silat mixed with sci-fi mysticism. Now it seems everyone will actually be kung-fu fighting (OK, silat, but let me have my aged pop culture references). There is one redeeming part of The Phantom Menace and in my opinion it was Ray Park as Darth Maul introducing proper martial arts to this huge universe.
Though there has been no comment whatsoever from any of the performers or their representation, Twitch has learned that a key trio of performers from Gareth Evans’ The Raid and The Raid 2 – leading man Iko Uwais, Mad Dog / Prakoso actor Yayan Ruhian and The Raid 2finale fighter Cecep Arif Rahman, credited simply as The Assassin – will all appear in JJ Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Force Awakens. It would appear that the force is set to awaken in Indonesia. You don’t know those names but you know their ass-kicking well, because they kicked tons of ass in Gareth Evans’ The Raid and The Raid 2. Now, according to Twitchfilm, more asses shall be kicked! This time by actual ass-kickers Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, and Cecep Arif Rahman. I thought Scarlett Johansson kicking more ass was enough cool news of the day. ‘The Raid’ Stars Will Kick Ass in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’! | Geekscape by Eric Francisco Monday 5th January 2015 ‘The Raid’ Stars Will Kick Ass in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’!