Thep sent in a lot of new pictures from two tv shows and two early films in which Tony Jaa did a cameo appearance :

• Nuk Soo Mueang I-Saan (Fighters of I-Saan, 1995)
• Puta Khatha Thalom Khon (The Assaulted Incantation of Puta, 1997)
• Ching Roi Ching Laan 2002
• Ching Roi Ching Laan 2003

**** UPDATE ****

The two Ching Roi Ching Laan TV show (2002 and 2003) are now available to buy on Ethaicd in one set !

 
 

We already talked about a film project called Hanuman several months ago and it seems that Tony Jaa will actually shoot the film sooner that we thought.

According to Manager.co.th, the script for Hanuman is completed and they are now ready to begin various parts of pre-production phase. Tony Jaa has three projects upcoming : Hanuman, Sword, Ong Bak 2 (which he will direct himself). Hanuman will probably be taken care of first because it is the biggest project.

The auspicious time to start filming this movie has been confirmed as the end of this year, for sure. "Filming should start at the end of the year; we've left a little bit of extra time even though the script is ready. We just need to choose the right location and graphics because we want this project to be visually stunning. So we'll just let everything simmer together for now."

Read the whole article on the forum. Thanks to Nope for the news and Anurak for the translation.

Tom Yum Goong will be called The Protector for its American release. The film was bought by the Weintstein compagny.

24u-network.de has a lot of high-res Tom Yum Goong pictures!

From rottentomatoes : A promo reel is playing for "Ong-Bak 2," but not much is actually shown here (Cannes festival). It begins with the scrolls seen in the original. A monk starts performing a ritual. Tony Jaa, in parallel, does a lengthy Thai martial arts form showing off his artistry, agility, and acrobatics. I'm there."
Here is a closer look to the Ong-Bak 2's poster :

Tony Jaa and Lateef Crowder (Tom Yum Goong) were interviewed by Budo International Magazine (Canada, french language, May 2006). Scans are available in the gallery :

   

   

The german Tom Yum Goong trailer is now online here (nothing new compare to the other trailers). The film is due to be released in Germany on 6 July 2006.

A Tony Jaa's workout page has been added to the website.

A poster of Ong-Bak 2 can be seen in Cannes streets...

From ComingSoon.net : Brett Radner, director of Rush Hour, talked with ComingSoon.net about some of the actors he'd love to bring in for the third installment and Tony Jaa is part of the list : There's some people that I want, but I don't know if I'll be able to get them. Tony Jaa [star of last year's Ong Bak: Thai Warrior] I want, too. I love him.".
Read the full story here.

Thep sent in this news : according to a Prachya Pinkaew's interview, Tony Jaa founded his own compagny : “Aiyara Film” (Aiyara means elephant in Thai).
Sources : Matichon, Thaipost.

TotalFilms has the exclusive new UK Trailer for Warrior King (Tom Yum Goong) : Low | Medium | High quality.

Warrior King will hit the UK from 28th July 2006.

Twitch and Wise Kwai's Journal have confirmed from various sources the Ong-Bak 2 and Sword projects :

Tony Jaa will direct Ong-Bak 2, Prachya Pinkaew (Ong-Bak, Tom Yum Goong) will produce it and Panna Rittikrai (Tony Jaa's master) will be involved too. It appears that Ong-Bak 2 won't be a sequel to Ong-Bak but just a way to make it recognizable by everybody. The movie will be an action film and the story will be inspired by khon dance. The filming is expected to start soon, probably next month.

The project called Daab (Sword) is still under production and shooting is expected to start later this year after Prachya Pinkaew finishes his film called Chocolate.