ThailandFight has kindly updated his website with scans of a Ong-Bak comic book which was released in 2003 at the same time than the film. You can check out some scans in the gallery. Right now, I don't know if this book is still available to buy...

Several updates from the TYG trading card team. The box cards might be available to order on their website but it's still not sure right now, more informations later. Anyway, the sets will contain :
* 90 Normal Card with behind-the-scene and storyline on the back of every card
* 18 Sticker Card - Ratio 1:4 (chance to find the card is 1 card / 4 pack)
* 18 Foil Card - Ratio 1:12 with an explanation of the art of muay thai on these cards by Tony Jaa
For people living in Thailand, check out the magazine of Animate Group in Thai language to see a scoop about this card set.

By the way the Tom Yum Goong official website has been udpated with several pictures.

Check out ten new Tom Yum Goong pictures on the official website !

Tony Jaa has kindly recorded a video message for tonyjaa.org to thanks his fans : "Hello I am Tony Jaa. Welcome to tonyjaa.org... Tom Yum Goong the game !". Khop khun maak kaa mister Tony Jaa !!
Thank a lot to ble3d from thai3d.net and one of the designer of Tom Yum Goong : The Game who has recorded this video for tonyjaa.org.

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A slightly longer version of this video might be available on the special disk of "Tom Yum Goong : The Game" (due to be released on 11 august 2005, the same day than the film).

The Tom Yum Goong trading cards website has been updated, you can now check out some new cards.

Tony Jaa, who has won global media acclaim for his role in the hit movie Ong Bak, will turn his hand to the promotion of Thai fruits in China. The actor, whose real name is Panom Yeerum, will promote Thai longans as "energy fruit" during the Thai fruit festival in Beijing (launched on 30 June). Sahamongkol Films, the producers of Ong Bak, have also been roped in by the ministry to make a promotional film which will be shown in Thailand, China and around the world.
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Thank to Twitch, we have more informations about "Mercury Man", the new and currently in production Thai super hero flick produced by Prachya Pinkaew - director of Ong-Bak and Tom Yum Goong - with fight choreography by Punna Ritikrai - director of Born To Fight, fight choreographer of Ong-Bak, Tom Yum Goong - with the director of Unborn at the helm. No trailer for the moment but you can see the theatrical one sheet, a synopsis page with some film stills included and a detailed page of production notes.

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We've got a couple more ... these two both look to be early production designs.

Check out the new Tom Yum Goong trailer on the official website as well as two new posters !!

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Several screencaptures of the trailer have been added to the gallery (page 3 and more). You can download the trailer on our server as well.

The official Tom Yum Goong website has been updated with some great features including several beautiful pictures (they have been added in our gallery as well, page 3 and more). The new trailer will be available in two weeks.

Some details again about "Tom Yum Goong : the Game" :
- Tony Jaa described the moves of the game in detail.
- History of Tony (things we haven't heard already).
- Tony singing.
- Jokes from Tony.
all of this will be available on the special features disc of the game. A great program ! Thanks a lot to the game designer and Thawan Daeng.

By the way, Tony Jaa was kind enough to send a video message to tonyjaa.org ! The video will be available to download during the next days so stay connected :)

One of the Game designer of "Tom Yum Goong : The Game" was kind enough to give us some details about the game :

- Program used to play the game : PC
- the character "KHAM", a young man who is skilled in Muay Kotchasan, is in search of the elephant "POR YAI" and a baby elephant by the name of "KORN"
- There are 30 levels you need to pass. The scenes in the game are from the movie as well as additional scenes not from the movie
- There are 25 moves of Muay Thai Boran (or ancient muay Thai) including the new move, "Chahng Tamrai Rong"
- There will be fighting with the use of swords.
- You can switch the character to "PLA" (Tuk Bongkot) in some scenes
- There's a boat chase scene from the movie
- There are added villains from the movie
- Tony Jaa's voice will be in the game (with English subtitles)

The game will come with a special features disc. It includes :
- "behind the scenes" of the movie
- "behind the scenes" of the game
- Other facts and details about Tony Jaa you never knew before !

The Game is due to be released in August, the same day than the film. Thanks a lot to Ble3d and Goddessy for the translation. You can find screencaptures and informations about the game in the forum and gallery.

Dvdtimes.co.uk has posted the US Ong-Bak DVD's cover... Beautiful artwork !
Twitch has revealed that a new thai film called "Mercury Man" is being shooting right now with an "action designed by the team behind Ong Bak". More informations on Twitch Films and thaicinema.org.

The Ong-Bak UK dvd is released on 19th September and is available to preorder now on Hong Kong Legends. If you pre-order now you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win exclusive Ong-bak merchandise.

Some important updates concerning Tom Yum Goong's release :

* Aug 11 - Thailand and Hong Kong
* Aug 18 - Malaysia
* Sept 1 - Singapore
* Sept 8 - Korea
* Sept 16 - Taiwan
* Feb, 8 - France
* March, 24 - UK
* Spring, 2006 - Japan

Also, there will be a lot of collectable items : such as action figure, an Elephant Bone Weapon, scarfs, behind the scene book, story board + script book, TYG Game special edition mouse pad, comic books...
Thanks a lot to Carrie.

Tom Yum Goong official website has posted a new film poster and a new trailer will soon be available.

Thaicinema.org has confirmed despite many earlier announcements, the long-awaited Tom Yum Goong failed to be screened at Cannes, as the film was still in the editing room during the festival. In its place, the production studio showed the film’s 20-minute-long clip featuring a breathtaking fight scene in which Tony Jaa tackled 30 villains simultaneously (remember they've also filmed a 4 minutes uncut fight scenes between Tony Jaa and Nathan Jones) !!

It was also confirmed that Luc Besson lost Tom Yum Goong distributing right during festival de cannes. TF1, another French distributing firm, will distribute Tom Yum Goong in France (probably during the second semester 2006), while Britain's Contender Film Group secured the distributing right for the rest of Europe. Asian distributors varied for each country.

Several screencaptures of "Tom Yum Goong : The Game" were added in gallery. Enjoy !

According to screendaily.com, a French Tom Yum Goong release is planned for second semester 2006 via TFM.
Remember the film is due to be released on 11 august 2005 in several asian countries (see below for details). We'll let you know as soon as we have more informations about other countries release.

The Australian Ong-Bak dvd is due to be released on 24 August 2005 with 3 hours of extras and both cut and uncut version. The most complete Ong-Bak dvd ! You can pre-order it at cd-wow.com.

Extras : cut and uncut versions, 'Born For the Fight' Thai boxing Documentary, Making of ONG BAK / Behind the Scenes, Tony Jaa Interview / Director Interview, Hong Kong & French film premieres, French music video, Storyboard comparison, Rehersals, Muay Thai 9 moves demonstration, 3D Animatic comparison, Audition videos, Tony Jaa fight demonstration, International Trailers - France, Thai etc.., Deleted Scenes, Alternative ending, Hidden messages, Sketch Gallery, Poster Gallery, Stills Gallery, ONG BAK screensaver.

A new video to download in multimedia section : the Ong-Bak premiere in Hong Kong (2004). Very good demonstration, enjoy !

Check you some new screencaps of "Tom Yum Goong : The Game". The game, which is 85 % complete, is gonna be distributed in August 2005 in SE Asia 6 countries : Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong, Philipines, and Brunai. Thanks to Ongkot.

Today we heard about a CG animated movie that Tony Jaa could be involved in. "Tri: Muay Thai Chronicle", a not for children supernatural action oriented CG animated film featuring the talents of Ong Bak's Tony Jaa. The film tells a well known Thai folk tale about a young martial arts fighter who must go on a quest to the damaged Gates of Hell - fighting his way through all manner of demons on the way - and repair the gates to save the Earth from certain destruction. You can see some drawings in the gallery.
Source : Twitch. Thanks to CJ.

Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior for 30th August 2005 with the following features:

* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* Thai DD5.1 Surround
* English DD2.0 Stereo
* English and Spanish subtitles
* Music video featuring Tony Jaa
* Making of the music video
* The 8 movements of Muay Thai
* Behind-the-scenes stunt footage
* Tony Jaa performance at French screening
* Tony Jaa performance at NBA game
* Promotional video featuring The RZA
* Trailer featuring The RZA
* Additional Trailers

Tony Jaa's new project has been revealed : third Jaa's film will be called "Sword" and will team up with the same Ong-Bak and Tom Yum Goong's crew (director Prachya Pinkaew and action choregrapher Panna Rittikrai). The project will depict the heroism of Thai history legendary warriors using their skill in the ancien art of "Dab Thai" : "Double-Handed Sword-Fighting". Read more on the forum.

More informations about Tom Yum Goong's release dates. It seems there won't be a worldwide release on the same day like it was said before...

- Hong-Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand : August 11, 2005
- Korea : septembre 2005 (festival)
- Japan : spring 2006
No informations about other countries right now.

A "Tom Yum Goong" card set will be soon available for trading. You can now see some cards and get informations on Bestboy Company website and on our forum. More news to come later.

Recent news has it that "Tom Yum Goong : the game" will include a special feature disc that contains "behind the scenes" of the film and the game. It appears that there will also be more special features of Ong Bak as well. "Tom Yum Goong : the game" is expected to be released in August, at the same time than the film. Thanks to Shane and Goddessy.

Tony Jaa has made several interviews during his stay in Cannes. Check out a short video of one of these interviews for french TV.

Yeng, a member of tonyjaa.org forum, was lucky enough to meet Prachya Pinkaew, Panna Rittikrai and Petchtai Wongkamlao in Cannes streets and send us the photos. Thanks for sharing !

Check out some pictures of Tony Jaa's arrival in Cannes, France, along with Born to Fight team.

Tony Jaa is currently at the "Festival de Cannes" in France in order to present his new film, Tom Yum Goong. Check out a short video of his departure from Thailand to France. Thanks to Ongkot.

You can now buy several films of Tony Jaa's master, Panna Rittikrai (Born to Fight director). One of Tony Jaa's stuntmen, Samart Payukaroon, was always part of them ! Check out ethaicd.com.

Cannes streets are sticken up with a new Tom Yum Goong poster. By the way, it seems that Tony Jaa has just finished shooting it.

Ong-Bak is finally released in UK today (May 13th) with a complete music re-scoring. Watch the trailer as well as some video clips. Don't miss it !

The German Ong-Bak dvd has been released today. People interested can buy it on amazon.de.

Finally the version 2 of tonyjaa.org is launched ! Enjoy this new design created by Satu and discuss about it on the forum.