This news hasn't been confirmed by any official sources as of yet, but consider this: Todd Brown, the guy who reported the news at Twitch, was a producer on The Raid films, so I think it's safe to say he probably has some pretty solid intel. Uwais definitely has the potential to become an international action star (fellow martial artist Tony Jaa has a role in Furious 7, so expect Uwais to pop up in more big blockbusters in the coming years), and if you call yourself a fan of action movies and you haven't seen The Raid and The Raid 2, you absolutely must seek out those films.and prepare for your jaw to hit the floor. Rama goes undercover to infiltrate one of Jakarta’s major crime families. It remains to be seen whether they'll actually have lines of dialogue to deliver, whether they'll be doing motion-capture work, or maybe if they'll be a roving band of silent badass Sith warriors, but Abrams clearly hired them for their stunning martial arts skills, so you can expect to see some pretty kick-ass fight sequences in The Force Awakens. The Raid 2 picks up right where the last film left off, but heads in a different direction plot-wise. Iko Uwais (Rama), Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog/Prakoso), and Cecep Arif Rahman (the assassin from The Raid 2) have all reportedly joined the movie, but their involvement remains shrouded in mystery. The larger-scale sequel, released in 2014, is also a must-see action movie masterpiece. Now fans have something else to get excited about, because Abrams has just made a move to ensure that at least some of the hand-to-hand action in The Force Awakens has real weight to it: Twitch is reporting that a trio of actors from the incredible Indonesian martial arts film The Raid will appear in the new Star Wars film in some capacity. Highlighting the Indonesian martial art of Pencak Silat, The Raid stars a cast of actors who are also gifted martial artists, giving the blood-soaked fight sequences a rarely-seen sense of realism. Abrams has gone out of his way to show fans that he'll be using a ton of practical effects in his upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and we're all excited to see the films return to the aesthetic of the original trilogy instead of the bright, crisp look of the prequels. Hiring the marital arts actors, who made Raid 2 one of the best action movies of 2014, would be in line with that philosophy since much of the fighting action in the prequels was sadly done by CGI.J.J. 6.Ībrams has stated that practical effects would be used heavily in the new movie, as opposed to solely relying on CGI work as did the George Lucas-directed prequels.
Abrams, which wrapped official principal photography Nov. Sources tell THR that Uwais, along with Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman are performing fight work in the movie, directed by J.J. The star of acclaimed Indonesian action movie The Raid 2, Iko Uwais, and two of his co-stars are part of the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.