Johnny Nguyen Wraps Up On IRON MAN 3, Heads To CHINATOWN
Todd Brown, Founder and Editor
If Vietnamese action star Johnny Nguyen keeps this up he'll soon develop super powers of his own. Best known as the star of The Rebel and one of only two men in the world to fight superstars Jet Li and Tony Jaa on screen, Nguyen has now played a key role bringing two of the biggest stars of the Marvel universe to the screen. The man inside the suit for Sam Raimi's first two Spider-Man films, Nguyen has just wrapped up a stint doing stunt work on Shane Black's Iron Man 3 and is now back in Vietnam taking a lead role in upcoming action film Chinatown.
Helmed by his brother Charlie - who also directed The Rebel - Chinatown is a multi-threaded gangster epic promising loads of what Johnny does best: Hardcore, unvarnished martial arts action. Production started on the film this week and should run through the end of the year.
And for those who have been paying close attention, no. This is not the same film as Redemption, the Nguyen Brothers movie announced back in March. That movie is still happening as well but with Charlie having shifted his focus on to Chinatown the directing reins on Redemption have been passed to Clash director Le Thanh Son.