- When I read the script, I thought,
this could be really epic.
- [Kimani] The styles, the way the camera moves.
- It's not shot like most actions are.
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- We're inventing this completely anew.
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(yells)
(punches thud against flesh)
- This fight sequence in episode four
is emblematic of my whole experience with the series
in the sense that it's earth-shattering.
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- We're doing a lot of Indonesian martial arts,
Kali, Silat, some Sarong stuff.
- And it was like a combination with my style,
with my culture, with the supernatural.
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- So we have lots of explosions, lots of fire effects,
debris cannons, you name it.
In this scene, in this abandoned casino,
we have a showdown between the two superpowers,
a Wu Assassin and a Wu Warlord.
- And it's going to be intercut back and forth
with C.G., Katheryn's character,
who is fighting on the second level.
(punches thud against flesh)
- Even though it looks very organic,
it's actually very well-constructed.
- It starts with first reading the script
and having the concept meetings,
finding out everybody's vision.
- And then training, training, training.
You get lazy or sloppy, you're gonna get hurt.
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- One, two, three.
- It's such a pleasure to work with Iko Uwais.
He can move very fast.
♪ Who you gonna call ♪
♪ Took his last breath ♪
♪ Top notch assassin ♪
- Even the best martial artists from our stunt team
have a hard time keeping up.
- They're playing back the sequence
that Iko was just shooting.
I thought it was on fast-forward.
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- He can do his own choreography.
From a filmmaking perspective,
that means we can step back and see a wider frame.
- When you pull the camera back, there's no hiding.
You actually see these two people fighting.
- Everyone's been working really hard
to do something different.
- I want to show the audience a more realistic fight.
- This is definitely a binge watch show.
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