http://www.deknang.com/index.php?option=co...d=111&Itemid=33


The new movie ?Tom Yum Goong? will tell you the relationship between people and their beloved elephants. You will see a different Muay Thai styles which have never included in Ong Bak. You will see Muay Thai fighting against K-1, and lot more. Get ready for this movie by the director Prachya Pinkaew.

This movie has the same production crew and stunts as Ong-Bak. Tony Jaa will play with Mum Jokmok (same guy in Ong Bak), new actress Bongkoj, and some foreign actors and actresses.

The movie began shooting on June. 28. 2004. There were actors and actresses in this movie came to the traditional first-day shooting ceremony and had a press conference after the ceremony.

Tom Yum Goong is the story of ?Kham? a nice guy from rural area where his beloved elephants has been stolen by a group of Australian thugs. The only way to get it back is to go to Australia (hahaha, all I have to do now is to pray that the movie doesn?t have the same similar plot as Ong Bak)

On the journey, Kham will get some helps from Pla, the Prostitute who has been lured to sell her body in Sydney and Sergeant Mark (Mum Jokmok), the Thai man who works as a Sydney police in Asian community in Sydney. Both have to deal with the mafia organization in Sydney, who runs many illegal businesses. The mafia gang including Madam Rose (boss), Johnny and TK.

As mentioned at the beginning, the movie has both Thai and foreign actors/actresses.

The first actor we would like to introduce is Nathan Jones, 34 years old, the Australian wrestler WWA and UPW.



He had been in ?the strongest man in the word? competition in the USA. His movie includes ?Jackie Chan?s First Strike? (1997), ?Troy? (2004) (the guy who has been stabbed by Brad Pitt at the beginning). In Tom Yum Goong, he will play ?TK? the bodyguard of Madam Rose.

The second one is the actress; she is Miss Jing-Xing, the very famous ballet dancer.



She started to dance since she was 9. She became the first Chinese ballet dancer who gets the scholarship to study dancing in New York with the most famous dancer Martha Graham. Today she has her own ballet team to perform around the world.

The last actor is John Nguyen, the Vietnamese-American guy who experts in Wuzu, Aikido, sword playing, Kungfu, etc.



He has won a gold medal from Pan America Form and Sword. He has been in the movie and TV series (stunt and actor) like: Alias, Buffy the vampire slayer, the Adventure of Tony Dow, We were soldier, Cradle to the grave, and Spider man 2
In Tom Yum Goong, he plays ?Johnny? another Madam Rose?s bodyguard who loves to use dirty tricks to achieve things.

The movie will be continue shooting in Thailand until the end of August, the will be shooting in Australia in October and November. After that, will come back to Thailand again for the final post production in December and January before being released in the Chinese New Year in February.



Direct link to video

mms://203.144.166.9/broadband/movie/movie512/scooptomyumkung512.wmv

Maybe someone can translate it
http://movie.sanook.com/news/news_10042.php

really hope someone can translate it too although maybe there are different news there and just one of those topics is about tom yum goong, but hopefully its all TYG news =p

On dirai une interview...

Translation here (thanks Tony Jaa Forever ) :

1. what's going on when u go aboard?

외국에 나갔을때 어떻던가요?

jaa said : women there so aggressive, need to have guards. some ask to touch my muscle, hug, kiss. some pass the guard to kiss me.


쟈: 여자분들이 참 공격적이었어요. 가드가 필요했어요.

내 근육을 만지려고하고, 껴안고 키스해도 되냐고 물었어요.

어떤 사람은 키스하기 위해 가드를 뚫고 지나왔어요..





2. are there any hard parts when u do promotion?

프로모션 동안에 어려웠던 부분은요?


jaa said : the hardest part was in hongkong because there are many action stars and stunts. we need to show our ability. They shock coz they don't think we can do it.




쟈: 제일 어려웠던건 홍콩에서였어요.

거기엔 많은 액션배우와 스턴트가 있기 때문에.. 우리는 우리 능력을 보여줄 필요가 있었어요. 그들은 우리가 할수있을거라고 생각하지 않았기 때문에 놀랐었어요.





3. are u worried about TomYumKung?
뜸욤 꿍에 대해 걱정을 하나요?


jaa said : just a little, not much because we more things to show.



쟈:약간요. 보여줄 것이 많기 때문에 많이는 안해요.




3. are there any foreign films ask u to work with them?
같이 작업하자고 한 외국 영화사가 있었나요?



jaa said : mortal combat 2. last time i was the stunt but this time they ask me to play a good role. And there r many films contact me .In my attention i want to go step by step, want to improve the quality, want to do a good job for thai people.




쟈: 모탈 컴뱃2.. 지난번에는 저는 스턴트였지만,

이번엔 좋은 역할을 연기해달라고 요청했어요,

그리고 많은 영화사의 접근이 있었어요.

저는 한걸음 한걸음씩 가고 싶어요. 퀄리티를 높이고 싶고.. 태국 사람들을 위해 좋은 일(?)을 하고 싶어요.






5. what 's the diff between TomYumKung and the old one?
뜸욤꿍과 저번 작품사이의 차이점은 뭡니까?



the story talk about man and elephant, the action, more budget, more fighting, and huge rivals.


사람과 코끼리에 대한 이야기로.. 더 많은 예산을 사용했고, 더 많은 액션/싸움씬이 있습니다.

그리고 거인 라이벌도 나와요 :>





Q : what's the most difficult scene?
제일 힘들었던 씬은?



A : scene about X Games, need to fight with speed and X Games
X 게임에 대한 씬이에요.

속도와 X게임을 이용해 싸워야 했지요.



Q : which scene's the most challanged one?
가장 도전적이었던 장면은요?



it's one shot scene, continuous action, it make a new record and show my real ability


노 컷 액션 씬이었는데 .. 새로운 기록이 될거에요.

저의 진짜 능력을 보여주겠죠. (잘라서 편집된 액션이 아니란 의미 같음)



Q : is there any love scene?

러브씬이 있나요?

A : may be not , coz there's a variety of fans and a lot of kids.



아닐거에요, 다양한 팬이 있고 아이들도 많은걸요 :>



^^




Nothing really interesting about TYG :rolleyes:

nothing interesting about TYG?!?! are u crazy sawatdee?! hehehe

WOW, for me there are some VERY GOOD news there... ok, not much of a revelation, But I don't expect that, I won't even see the trailer when it comes out cause the first ong-bak trailer showed almost everything in the movie! so I don't want my surprises spoiled this time around, I won't see any trailer or making of footage for tom yum goong...

I'm happy with some stuff Jaa said... MORE FIGHTs... great! ong-bak was awesome, but despite the finale I kept wanting more and leghtier one on one fights.... more fights are always welcome, glad it won't be all about the stunts...

The X-games stuff, I had no idea about it! unless I was the only one not aware of that, but it caught me by surprise... x-games scene, damn, that can be cool... a lot like things jackie chan used to come up with to surprise us...

a big one take fighting scene?! I'm on it! since the old school kung fu flicks we haven't been able to see long takes in fighting scenes, it's all so heavily edited, people doesn't challenge themselvs when it comes to fighting choreography anymore.... so glad Jaa is giving us back what we love (we, action and Martial arts fans of course)...

and when he said "huge rivals" I guess he's saying BETTER bad guys... there are 3 main bad guys, 2 guys and one girl actually looks like he know he could have done a lot better with that vilain from ong-bak , that guy wasnt the best around, this time he's trying to make the final confrontations a lot more interesting, hope he succeeds

And finally, it's so cool to know that he's in no rush to work outside thailand.... your way of thinking is beautiful jaa! keep it that way great, he's concerned about going step by step, keep making movies to please mainly the thai people... great news, hopefully he'll take at least 4 or 5 movies to go to hollywood, france or somewhere else... he's concerned about the quality of his movies and not so much about the money right now

J'avais raison c'est une interviews ^^

Great news, looking forward to this film.

this sentence :jaa said : women there so aggressive, need to have guards. some ask to touch my muscle, hug, kiss. some pass the guard to kiss me.

made me laugh and laugh!!!!
maybe some girls succceeded~~~~~

:laugh:

Is there a girl (or a guy) who try here ??

Check this article.
http://www.manager.co.th/Entertainment/Vie...D=9470000084111

It seems about TYG. Maybe in Austrailia.
There is a pic of him. :wub:

One more.
http://www.komchadluek.net/news/2004/11-21/ent-15480661.html

Jealous! :dry:

....

Glad to have some TYG news !!

Thai time in Sydney
From Sydney Confidential
November 22, 2004


IF you see a lost elephant or an action-packed brawl in Sydney in coming weeks, don't be too worried.
The new Bruce Lee will rectify the situation and send the elephant home.

The $13 million Thai film Tom Yum Goong is currently filming in Sydney.

And while its story's centrepiece is a poached elephant now residing in Sydney, the film's real star is Tony Jaa, reports showbiz editor Michael Bodey.

Jaa's phenomenal martial arts skills and boyish good looks already have producers salivating that they've found the next Bruce Lee.

Given the standard of the Thai film industry, Jaa admits starring in a film shot in Australia is unthinkable.

"It's way beyond my dreams," he said.

Also part of the cast of the film is hulky Australian actor Nathan Jones, who played the gigantic Boagrius in Troy alongside Brad Pitt.

The film's substantial budget dwarfs that for most Australian films and it was raised almost entirely on the strength of Jaa's outrageous skills and bright future, as first displayed in his previous hit film Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, which opens in Australia in March.

Director Prachya Pinkaew said there was one major reason to film in Sydney beyond the obvious success of international films shot here such as The Matrix and Mission Impossible 2.

"Australia is a place that is a symbol of wildlife and animal preservation from my point of view," he said.


The Daily Telegraph

http://entertainment.news.com.au/common/st...E%5Enbv,00.html

who is that girl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~?!
:angry: :angry: :angry:

Erica, take it easy.


TYG filming video clip.

http://tnastation.mcot.net/playVideoClip.p...date=2004-11-18


LOVELY :thmbup:

First filming pics !!
Thanks !

Poor Kham (Tony Jaa character), he seems to have some problems in Australia

thanks for the clip
it seems TONY wears a protection armor?the black one?

The company owner said that" This movie can't be normal. Can't be normal. That's why it takes two years for this movie. It must be superb!! We are going to make Jaa a new Bruce Lee."


Look like after TYK he is going to have another (or two) movie(s) follows it.

"Praya Pi Chai Darb Huk" I think it's a period movie.

maybe, right?
also in his elbow and forearm...but to thin
hope to safely finish filming without injury.

I can feel his eagerness and appreciate his freely supporting. Thanks,boss.

Jaa will be the best actor based on Mauy Boran.
I had read that they called his style 'Mauy Phanom'. Its good!

Go! Go! To the Top!!

hope to safely finish filming without injury.



me too

TYG seems to be a very good action movie ! Great !
And the period movie is confirmed... Wat means "Praya Pi Chai Darb Huk" ? Is it the hero's name ?

Yeah, I think hes refering to "Phraya Pichai Daab Hak"aka "broken sword", a famous Muay Thai fighter from Tak province who became the legendary general of Siam. I'm intrigue to see this because you will see Tony Jaa display his swordfighting abilities, a style known as Krabi Krabong...I read that Tony Jaa was a champion of this style at his universtiy and he organised demos of this art.



BTW, theres a small piece of info of TYG at www.deknang.com

If anyone could translate anything worth knowing in that article, I would appreciated it.

Another videos :

http://tnastation.mcot.net/inside_page.php?id=36983

Nathan Jones is really really impressive


http://tnastation.mcot.net/inside_page.php?id=37583

On that video, we can see Tony Jaa with elephants. He seems to be so happy :wub:
The pictures sounds great !

Hi~! Tony Jaa Fan!
Thanks for your a small but good pics.:love23:

Hi! Hamrea, Panna and Big guy!
I ask you to make a great movie.

yeath..."Phraya Pichai Daab Hak" is mean Lord Phichai with a broken sword.
Muay Thai fighter and Thai hero who have had to fight and save for the country.
and this is the next project for sure,Pracha pinkaew said in Thai TV show few
days ago that in the movie have Tony jaa and Diew Choophong (from Born to fight),Both will give a big fight to each other.

Sounds great ! Will Praycha be the director again ?

In my opinion, at this era, Jaa wouldn't work with anybody else. Neither would Prachya. And no doubt, they must have Panna in the team, too.

They are the best combination of Thai action movie I have ever seen.

They are a dream team.

I agree with you. I think they gonna work together for a long time and that's great. I can't imagine Tony Jaa being directed from an another director or stunt coordinator.

c'est mon pc ou bien les vid?os marchent mals?
a chaque fois l'image se bloque mais le sons continuent ca me saoule.... :angry:
Y'aurait pas par hasard un lien direct pour les t?l?charger?

oups j'avais oubli? de me connect? d?sol?...

http://tnastation.mcot.net/inside_page.php?id=37468

Direct links to the videos :

mms://live.mcot.or.th/clip/high/18NovMV11_4.wmv
mms://live.mcot.or.th/clip/high/19NovMV11_5.wmv
mms://live.mcot.or.th/clip/high/22NovMV19_1.wmv
mms://live.mcot.or.th/clip/high/22NovMV11_5.wmv

An another article :

http://www.thairath.co.th/thairath1/2547/e...nov/24/ent3.php

Lord Phichai with a broken sword...
broken sword..
I have a few questions, it is story of sad hero?
He made a sacrifice of his death for the country....such like story. :sad:
And, it is costume play?
Diew? right?

I heard that Jaa and Diew were a graduate of the same college,they are so friendly.
It will be good for Jaa that to work with good persons..Pracha,Panna,Diew..etc.
As ongkot saying, they are a dream team.

Look at the topic "Next projects" here.
I bring up the Tony Jaa fan's post about "Phraya Pichai Daab Hak". Cause here we are off-topic

thanks to krongknatt for the translation.

http://www.deknang.com/index.php?option=co...d=163&Itemid=33

Live from Sydney: the shooting location of ?Tom Yum Goong?
By Deknang
Thursday 25 November 2004

While my brain is still resting, the only thing I can do to keep this website updated is taking you to see some behind-the-scene stills from the most awaited action movie of the year ?Tom Yum Goong?. Sahamongkon Film, the studio who finances this movie, just gave Thai press a chance to visit the shooting location. And today we have some pics of the set to show. We may not have many details posted today, but keep your eyes on this website folks; more cool news about this movie is coming soon (on our special scoop, Tom Yum Goong?s diary).

The fourth movie by director Prachya Pinkaew (after ?Rong Ta Lap Pap?, ?Kerd Eek Tee Tong Me Tor?, and ?Ong-Bak?), Tom Yum Goong tells a story of ?Kam?, a young man from the country side, whose life becomes complicated after his beloved father-son elephants are stolen by a powerful mafia and his gang, and exported to Australia. Now the fight is about to begin!!

Director: ?We?re still trying to attach Thai culture into our film, so that foreigners can understand the way we act and think. In Ong-Bak, we tried to tell how much we respect the Buddha figures and that it is very bad for people to misuse them. For this movie, we will tell the story of elephants because many countries have interest in them, yet they don?t have them. Some say our country has a lot of elephants but we don?t take a good care of them. So we want to say something about this, and perhaps fix the misunderstanding. In addition, since this is an action movie, I have thought of many new Muey-Thai moves that I think nobody has seen them before. And I?m sure that the audience will go wild after seeing this movie.?

That was the director?s view on the story of Tom Yum Goong. Since this is an action movie, fight choreography therefore plays a vital role. The director also shared his view on this issue with us.

Director: ?We?re creating different styles of fighting for different characters. Johny?s character uses Wushu (typo?) which is the traditional Chinese martial art, Nathan?s character uses K1 which is becoming increasingly famous in many countries, and Ja?s character uses ?Muey Kod-cha-san? (directly translated to elephant boxing). It should be interesting to see different styles of martial arts clashing each other.?

Apart from Ja Panom (or his international name ?Tony Ja?), Mum Jokmok (Ja?s partner in Ong-Bak), and Bongkod Kongmalai who play the main characters, two of the main villains in the film, Johny Nyeun (typo?) and Nathan Jones, also showed up at the press conference. Johny Nyeun is the baddie who fought Jet Li and got bitten by the Rotweiler in ?Cradle to the grave?. He is also the stunt double for Spider-man movies. Nathan Jones is the professional Wrestler. He was recently seen in ?Troy? (yes it?s the giant dude who got stabbed on the shoulder by Brad Pitt). Only Jin Sing who plays the triad boss in the film didn?t show up.

And the scene we were lucky enough to see is the face off between Johny (Johny Nyeun?s character), a triad member who runs the restaurant (??) ?Tom Yum Goong?, and Kam (Ja?s character) who?s looking for his lost elephants and has found evidence to believe that Johny is one of the thugs who stole his animals. Johny was threatening Pla (Bongkod?s character), a girl who is forced into prostitution, when Kam met him. The inevitable fight happens afterward, at the Darling Harbor Bridge, Sydney.

?Where are my elephants? Give them back to me?. This is the recap of the dialogue, and then the only thing we heard is Pa Pa (people fighting sound)!!!

Although shooting in Australia won?t have as many people blocking the scene as shooting in Thailand, and also a good preparation was put before the shooting, the crews can?t escape all obstructions. The shooting is very difficult and is constrained by time. Most Thai crews complain about the strict working conditions in this country.

?90% of the movie will be shot in Australia. The problem is that we have no experience of working with the foreign crews. The Labour Union here has many rules we are not used to, but have to follow. We feel that these rules are very strict. But on the bright side, we can take this experience to improve the standard of our working condition in the future.?

Before the shooting began, a long rehearsal was done to make sure that everything would be perfect for the camera. Punna Rittikrai, the fight choreographer from Ong-Bak, returned to do the same job for this movie. No wire assist, no cgi, no stunt double are still the concepts used to film the fight. The filming took place after the long rehearsal. Everything went fine. The director mentioned that ?what we saw today is not the best that the movie has yet to offer?.

However, the chubby director didn?t tell us what the best fight in the movie was like. But from what we heard, the highlight would be the 4-minuit non-stop fight scene that Ja has to perform without a cut. Oh man, I can?t wait!!

Ja: ?This movie shows a unique form of Muey-Thai called ?Muey Kod-cha-san?. I believe that not many people have seen this type of fighting style before. This is a traditional Muey Thai that was used in the old days. Muey Kod-cha-san focuses on throwing, catching, and breaking by imitating what the elephant does. An example is the move that imitates how the elephant use its trunk to break the wood. We call this move ?Shang Tum Lai Long? (directly translated to elephant destroys a coffin). Other moves include ?Arawun Soey Nga? (directly translated to elephant attacks using its tusks) and ?Hug Nguoung Aiyara? (directly translated to breaking the elephant?s trunk). I?m sure this movie will offer the audience something they?ve never seen on screen before.?

That was Ja?s view on his fighting style for this movie.

This movie is budgeted at 200 million Baht (approx. $5 US). If the shooting does not delay, we expect this movie to come out by the next Chinese new year.

------end of the translation-----


Holy shit!?! 4 min of uncut non stop fight scene!?!

Four minutes non-stop ???!! I truly can't wait to see TYG !

Whew, read this through.. the chubby director
The fightign words is interesting.



i greatly expecting this movie.
the 4-minuit non-stop fight scene, the engined-boat chase one...
like after watching OB, i will be :ohmy: :blowkisses:

Thank you for your news, Tony Jaa Fan and krongknatt.

euh merci mais je peux pas cliquer dessus (oui je sais je suis vraiment une m**** en ordi dsl)

sinon j'attend avec impatience ce film et a mon avis il va faire un carton (surtout en thailande).je m'attendais pas a autant d'article pour ce film,ca fait plaisir (alala toujours aussi beau....)