
The Art of Action
International action star Scott Adkins talks with some of the world's most renowned names in the action and martial arts film industry to discover what it takes to make good action movies and how to film fights.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Marko Zaror
28-06-202037mIn the very first episode of The Art of Action, Scott chats with Marko Zaror about their end fight from Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010) among other things.
- Ep 2
2.Kane Kosugi
03-07-202050mScott Adkins talks to his Ninja 2 co-star Kane Kosugi about training, his martial background and together they breakdown the final fight in Ninja 2.
- Ep 3
3.Tony Jaa
10-07-202054mScott Adkins talks to Thai International martial arts phenomenon Tony Jaa about his martial arts background, how he got into movie making and Tony personally breaks down some of hi...
- Ep 4
4.Michael Jai White
14-07-202048mScott Adkins talks to veteren action star Michael Jai White about his martial arts background, the correct way to shoot and edit action scenes and amongst many other things, what i...
- Ep 5
5.Gareth Evans
19-07-202054mScott Adkins talks to one of the best action directors in the business Gareth Evans (The Raid 1 & 2). They discuss his love of Asian cinema, how he got into the business and his ph...
- Ep 6
6.Loren Avedon
25-07-202053mScott Adkins talks to Loren Avedon from the late eighties martial arts action franchise No Retreat No Surrender & King of the Kickboxers.
- Ep 7
7.Daniel Bernhardt
31-07-202057mScott Adkins talks to Daniel Bernhardt who shot to stardom as the new star of the Bloodsport franchise with roles in The Matrix Reloaded, Atomic Blonde & John Wick.
- Ep 8
8.JJ Perry
06-08-202060mScott Adkins talks to JJ "Loco" Perry - an extremely well respected and longtime stunt man, martial artsist and now stunt co-ordinator, 2nd unit director and soon to be director. J...
- Ep 9
9.Chad Stahelski
13-08-202062mScott Adkins talks to Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick franchise, longtime stuntman, stunt co-ordinator and 2nd Unit director and one of the founding members of Hollywood...
- Ep 10
10.Mark Dacascos
18-08-202051mScott Adkins talks to the great Mark Dacascos who has been one of the leading martial arts action stars for the last 30 years. With starring roles in Only The Strong, Crying Freema...
- Ep 11
11.Richard Norton
27-08-202059mScott Adkins talks to Richard Norton who became one of the main western faces in all of our favourite 80's, 90's Hong Kong movies. A close friend of Chuck Norris and formidable mar...
- Ep 12
12.Cynthia Rothrock
10.001-09-202069mScott Adkins talks to the Queen of Martial Arts movies Cynthia Rothrock - The Blonde Fury - The Lady Dragon! The female GOAT of martial arts movies and if you didn't know that then...
- Ep 13
13.Benny Urquidez
04-09-202040mScott Adkins talks to the Benny The Jet Urquidez who appeared in two of Jackie Chan's most fearsome and best fight scenes in Wheels On Meals & Dragons Forever. One of the best kick...
- Ep 14
14.Dolph Lundgren
08-09-202058mScott Adkins talks to Dolph Lundgren who is without doubt one of the biggest action stars from the last 30 years. Topics discussed range from his traditional martial arts backgroun...
- Ep 15
15.Jude Poyer
15-09-202067mScott Adkins and Gangs of London stunt co-ordinator Jude Poyer break down some of the most impressive Hong Kong stunts. Jude is an ex Hong Kong stuntmen who has a wealth of knowled...
- Ep 16
16.Phillip Rhee
22-09-202058mScott Adkins talks to Master Phillip Rhee about how his own life inspired the martial arts classic Best of the Best and all of its sequels.
- Ep 17
17.Jeff Speakman
29-09-202060mScott Adkins talks to Kenpo Karate Master Jeff Speakman about his art, life and the making of The Perfect Weapon.
- Ep 18
18.Steven Seagal
06-10-202044mScott Adkins talks to Steven Seagal about his meteoric rise to the top of the Hollywood A-List with his 5 film run Above The Law, Hard To Kill, Marked For Death, Out For Justice &...
- Ep 19
19.Andy Cheng
08-10-202051mScott Adkins talks to Andy Cheng of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and much in demand fight choreographer and 2nd Unit director of movies such as The Rundown, US Seals II, Into The Bad...
- Ep 20
20.Vidyut Jammwal
15-10-202055mScott Adkins talks to Vidyut Jammwal about breaking into the Hindi movie industry and going on to become one of the biggest action stars in Bollywood. Vidyut is an expert in the an...
- Ep 21
21.Sam Hargrave
22-10-202066mScott is joined by stuntman extraordinaire Sam Hargrave known for stunt co-ordination on many of the biggest Marvel movies including Endgame & Infinity War plus Atomic Blonde and W...
- Ep 22
22.Gary Daniels
29-10-202072mScott is joined by fellow Brit and 90's action star phenomenon Gary Daniels. Fist of the North Star, Bloodmoon, Rage, Riot, Tekken, The Expendables are just a few of the mans movie...
- Ep 23
23.Alain Moussi
12-01-202164mScott is joined by Alain Moussi, star of the Kickboxer franchise reboot and his latest martial arts movie Jiu Jitsu.
- Ep 24
24.Bobby Holland Hanton
19-01-202158mScott is joined by top Hollywood stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton who has doubled the likes of James Bond, Captain America, Thor & Batman.
- Ep 25
25.Joe Taslim
26-01-202153mScott is joined by The Raid: Redemption star Joe Taslim who talks about his career and action highlights.
- Ep 26
26.Joey Ansah
02-02-202165mScott is joined by Joey Ansah from The Bourne Ultimatum, The Old Guard & Mission Impossible. He is also writer & director of Street Fighter: Assassins Fist & Ressurection.
- Ep 27
27.Kurt McKinney
09-02-202144mScott is joined by the star of No Retreat No Surrender Kurt McKinney. Old school martial arts film beloved by many fans across the globe.
- Ep 28
28.Iko Uwais
16-02-202147mScott is joined by one of the top martial arts actors in the world Iko Uwais. Srat of The Raid movies, Mile 22, Netflix Wu Assassins, Triple Threat and The Night Comes For Us.
- Ep 29
29.John Hyams
23-02-202165mScott is joined by amazing film director John Hyams known for directing Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Black Summer and his newest film Alone...
- Ep 30
30.Lateef Crowder
04-05-202153mScott is joined by one of the top martial arts stuntmen in the world and Capoiera Master Lateef Crowder.
- Ep 31
31.Keith Cooke
11-05-202151mScott is joined by martial artist Keith Cooke best known as portraying Reptile from Mortal Kombat (1995) and Sub-Zero the sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). Cooke has trai...
- Ep 32
32.Tiger Chen
18-05-202144mScott is joined by Wu Shu expert Tiger Chen who was an integral part of Yuen Wo Ping's stunt team and Keanu Reeves's martial arts trainer for The Matrix films. Tiger is the star of...
- Ep 33
33.Johnny Trí Nguyễn
25-05-202169mScott is joined by Vietnamese-American actor and martial artist Johnny Trí Nguyễn. Johnny is a Vietnamese–American actor, action choreographer, martial artist and stuntman who is m...
- Ep 34
34.Louis Mandylor
31-05-202156mScott is joined by his The Debt Collector co-star Louis Mandylor. Mandylor played Louis Malone in the first season of Martial Law alongside Sammo Hung and also appeared in the sitc...
- Ep 35
35.Heidi Moneymaker
08-06-202141mScott is joined by Hollywood stunt woman Heidi Moneymaker best known for doubling Scarlett Johanssen Marvel character Black Widow.
- Ep 36
36.Lewis Tan
15-06-202169mScott is joined by upcoming action star of Mortal Kombat, Wu Assassins & Into The Badlands Lewis Tan.
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