Ron Smoorenburg - Hong Kong and Thai Action Cinema (Action Talks #35)

Ron Smoorenburg is an action actor and action director based in Thailand known for his work on Who Am I?, Tom Yum Goong / The Protector, Sultan, and Triple Threat. You can see his IMDB here: Here’s Ron’s YouTube channel: @RonSmoorenburg-LIfeisaction Edited by Milan Swagers Action Talks on YouTube: Action Talks on Spotify: Action Talks on iTunes: Telegram: My studio SuperAlloy: Blog: Timestamps: 0:00:51 Introduction 0:01:59 Where it started for Ron 0:03:58 Adapting to Jackie Chan’s style 0:07:57 Martial arts scene in Holland in the 90’s 0:11:48 Casting process for Who Am I? 0:20:52 Going to Hong Kong 0:25:59 Evolution as an Actor 0:33:50 Working with Donnie Yen on Der Puma 0:37:22 The death of Hong Kong Cinema 0:40:57 Living in Thailand 0:44:10 Different Fight Styles 0:47:27 Thai Cinema 0:53:10 Creating his Recharge system 1:01:53 Research between projects 1:05:20 The challenge of working on Triple threat 1:07:49 Thai Production model, and taking time 1:09:52 Working with Seagal & Michael J. White 1:15:43 Jackie’s method 1:18:49 On Previz 1:20:27 Videogame Inspirations 1:23:18 Adapting video game moves to cinema 1:30:22 How You See It: Bloodsport (1988) 1:31:32 How You See It: Marvel Action 1:37:48 Reflecting on his own work 1:41:30 On fatherhood