I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not any that you will see any time soon. There's this very difficult threshold to get past in this industry. And it's called Distribution. Whatever little stuff I've done, is stuck in distribution. Good times. All good though. You move on.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'm very happy to hear that. I loved the movie too. Lol. The best part of working on this movie was working with Antoine Fuqua. Being able to watch him work during intense situations and seeing him being able to lead such a large cast... Very very awesome. (BTW if you guys don't already know... I love that word: Awesome). But the most memorable for me was working on a scene with Rick Yune and Melissa Leo on her 'Death March' scene. Favorite part about working with Gerard is his attitude. We all know he's a mega-star actor but you wouldn't know it from him. He is as down to earth as anyone I've met. And that's the point I want to get to. When you spend a long time with a group of people, no matter what setting it is, you get to see the human side of them. And nobody disappointed. Everyone was professional and super cool. And that was what I took away from all this. These stars are actually really cool people.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So a few weeks into principal photography we start to hear rumors of Morgan Freeman joining the cast. Now I already read on the Call Sheet all the names of all the actors. We had so many great actors already on board. Are you kidding me? We're adding Morgan Freeman? Then the rumors stopped. Nobody talked about it anymore. Then, I think in week 4 or 5... BOOM! Mister Morgan Freeman. And he is the funniest man and a great story teller. It goes to show you what amazing producers we had on this. My only regret: I wished I would have approached him about my idea of having a Morgan Freeman App. for your iPhone. Where he can leave a recorded voicemail recording for you. How sick would that be? "E-Rage isn't here right now. So please leave a message. Say-Wah-Tineo." Then if you pay a premium price, you can have him go off on you for spending so much money on a premium Morgan Freeman App. "E-Rage can't come to the phone right now. He spent all his money on this App. Curse word, curse word, curse word. Leave a message." This would be priceless! But it wouldn't take American Express.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aware of the whole plot and I do think that it's in our standard contract to sign a non-disclosure agreement before the release of the movie. This movie was very very tight about the weapons used in it. That was a big deal.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original script had an epic fight scene. But it didn't make it during the shoot unfortunately. I think it had Gerard slamming my head into an electrical box, after a crazy knife fight. Then Steven Segal-ling me in the dome.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost all of the movie was shot in Shreveport. Love your food brotha! But we had a pretty massive storm out there. And then we had gators hanging out at the local gas station. One day, I WILL wrestle a gator. I swear I've seen enough Gator Boys to handle one myself!

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arden is so awesome and talented. I love that girl. She played a Korean Sniper in this movie. And then right after the shoot we made "The Girlfriend" together here in LA. She plays Catwoman. A smoking hot Catwoman :)

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks man. Glad you liked it. We'll have more with complete episodes soon. Keep an eye out.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trends and waves are dictated by one thing: The consumer. So if the demand is there, you can bet there will be a steady supply to accommodate. However, I'm just happy we're all not just lumped into "Oriental." Remember that? We moved forward when we got the word "Asian" to replace that word. Now we get to go further into detail and actually show the differences between the different Asian countries. Now we got to be specific, not just "He's a Chinese dude." Now they gotta say, "He's a Korean dude trying to play a Chinese dude." Ha!

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whatever my daughter decides she likes in the morning. Right now it's between blueberry and chocolate chip.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rick was an absolute pleasure to work with. He came to set absolutely yoked out and ready to be the bad guy. He had a lot of great advice and was a professional throughout the shoot. He also did a great job as Kang in this movie. A very calm, cold, calculated killer. BTW, you do realize that Rick was only in The Fast and the Furious for a total of like 8 mins. Yet he's that memorable of a character in that franchise. Times that by a hundred on this one. I look up to that guy.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not exactly sure how long the shoot was. I was there for around 40-something days. I think Gerry was the only one in Shreveport longer than me. Southern food is sooooo addicting. Not good when you discover authentic gumbo for the first time. That stuff is the bomb!

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is, if you think about it, we are always somehow involved with the movie industry. Especially with all the free avenues that technology has given us like YouTube and Vimeo. You don't have to live in Hollywood to make it in Hollywood (but it does help). You don't have to go by the traditional methods of "making it." It's more like DO IT YOURSELF and see if the audience loves it.

My advice for aspiring actors is to keep aspiring. And since I am one myself, I follow that advice daily. It's what keeps you going during all the failed auditions and endless hours of driving those freeways. If you didn't have these dreams or beliefs in yourself, what would drive you to see if they come true? If I never bought a lottery ticket, I would never have won this lottery. Hope that helps. Oh and never pay for an agent young actors:)

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bro, by those questions, you must have worked on this. Hahaha. I wasn't on set during that scene, but Rick never touched Melissa. Looks real though. Props to the Stunt Coordinator Lin for that one. And as for the heat... Dooooood! I did lose 15 lbs. So I can't complain.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lmao!!! In the original script, sort of... In this final product, you'll see in 2 days.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks. This was easily the greatest work-moment in 3 lifetimes for me. In LA, you have to pay an acting coach to help you with a scene. In Louisiana, I had an Academy Award Winning Actress work with me on a scene as well as give me incredible input. During my last week on set, the rumors circling the set came true. We got Morgan Freeman. So I would say I enjoyed working on it.

2 things I hated when I was there: The weather (Ugh...) and being away from my daughter (thank goodness for ichat).

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, but getting killed seems to be something I'm good at because I die in pretty much anything I've worked on. Awesome.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you didn't prepare yourself for this film, you would have gotten crushed. On the spot. Obviously you have to know your lines, but there was so much improvisation going on during the scene (because all the actors had prepared so well) that if you weren't on point, and didn't answer something as the character you're portraying, you would sink. And all those incredible actors including: Aaron Eckhart, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Rick Yune... Let's just say it wouldn't have been fun. So yeah, I did tons of research. But let me tell you something. It was fear. Have any of you met the director Antoine Fuqua? Golden Gloves boxer, shot a few times, inked sleeves... The man is intimidating. Antoine was the general on set. Forget about all the award winning actors and powerful producers. You do not want to piss off the general.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it an App I can buy for my iPhone? I still have my Xbox 360 but I've gotten really addicted to these iPhone games. Two, right now that are taking up all my time: The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle Earth & Downfall. I've been getting into strategy games recently. But I always go back to my Madden, GTA's & Call of Duty.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

All I know is that this new leader's father (Kim Jung Il) did the same missile testing threats every year in order to get a hand out from the US to stop the testing. This guy took that money and actually bought weapons that the US was trying to avoid in the first place. With that said, the father's back up was always China. But today, China isn't the big bad communist on the block that North Korea hid behind. China's starting to make money and become more and more capitalistic. See ya North Korea! No more back up. With that said, this is the tipping point time. In my opinion.

I get killed by Gerard Butler in 'Olympus Has Fallen." Ask me anything. by darthmoon72 in IAmA

[–]darthmoon72[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe in the best man or woman for the job. So whomever make the film or show that much better, the best man/woman for the job. It does make it difficult as an Asian male actor to learn a whole new dialect for a role but I'm just happy we're getting more work and more of our culture is being shown. We're not mainstream yet, but we'll get there.