Scott Adkins is not only an appreciated actor. He has been training martial arts since he was 10 years old. He started with judo and taekwondo, then became interested in kickboxing. Then he trained in ninjutsu, Krav Maga, karate, aushu, aikido, jujutsu, MMA, Capoeira and gymnastics. In addition, he has five black belts in various styles, has worked as a stuntman and is no stranger to such feats as doing the splits in the air and the roundhouse kick. So you can understand why in “John Wick 4” his character is such a difficult opponent for the title character in combat – although it doesn’t necessarily look like that.
The make-up in “John Wick 4” changed him beyond recognition
How did Scott Adkins get a role in “John Wick 4”? The actor and director Chad Stahelski have known each other for years, they have already worked together on several different productions. Adkins claims that since the release of the first “John Wick” in theaters, he has been pestering him to cast him in one of the next films. Finally, Stahelski contacted him and said that he was considering writing a role for him in . He asked Adkins if he was interested in taking part in the production, and Adkins replied that he definitely would. Surprisingly, the director did not speak to him for half a year. When Scott Adkins doubted that anything would come of it, Stahelski called him and explained that he already had a plan for this character, but did not want to send him anything, just tell him about it.
“There’s a catch – you’ll have to wear a costume,” the actor was told. Adkins admits that working in this type of makeup is different from what he usually does on set. While the suit itself isn’t that heavy, after a long day of shooting and shooting fight scenes in the rain, he was beginning to feel its weight and backache. The application of the make-up alone took three hours.
Scott Adkins has all the attributes that make him the absolute king of Hollywood action movies. The British actor is not only handsome, but also mercilessly athletic. He trains various martial arts and has a black belt in wushu, taekwondo, kickboxing, judo and jiu-jitsu. As if that wasn’t enough, he is a trained stuntman and film producer. Atkins has gained loyal fans, if only thanks to the iconic character of Yuriy Boyka from the “Champion” series. In them, he plays the role of a Russian, very dangerous and dangerous boxer, who is a favorite in illegal prison fights.
What’s more, by playing an initially negative character, he managed to make the audience like him more than the main character, and the next part of the film was created especially for him, in which Boyka is rehabilitated and becomes “the good guy”. By the way, we highly recommend the movie “Champion 3: Redemption” to all action movie lovers who somehow haven’t had a chance to see it yet.
Over the years, Scott Adkins has been featured in such Hollywood productions as “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, “The Expendables 2”, “The Legend of Hercules” and “Doctor Strange”. In the stunt industry and the action film community, he is definitely an appreciated competitor: in 2010, thanks to the film “Champion 3: Redemption”, he just won the award for the breakthrough male role in action cinema at the Action on Film International Film Festival, and then in 2015 he received in “Wolf Warrior” the title of the most talented actor.
Source: Gazeta
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