RZA and Eli Roth break down the five essential elements for making their first Kung Fu movie THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS.
THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, presented by Quentin Tarantino, blends astonishing martial arts sequences into an interesting story, providing a stylized and thrilling movie to watch. In addition to an original story line, the film includes a star cast made up of Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, David Bautisa, RZA, Rick Yune, Byron Mann, and Jamie Chung, who bring extreme action and extreme acting.
The first-time filmmaker and Hostel director/writer came up with a list of everything necessary to make a solid Kung-Fu classic! They break it down for CineMovie.
RZA and Eli Roth's 5 Must-Haves to Make a Kick-Butt Kung-Fu Movie:
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1. Kung-Fu
- "Kung-Fu would be number one!" Roth quipped!
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2. A Story
- "There has to be a story, that if the Kung-Fu wasn't in the movie, you'd still enjoy the story," RZA said.
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3. Diversity of Fights
- "Diversity of fights. One thing we talked about was fight fatigue... We really tried to change the style with every fight and introduce a new weapon and new villain," Roth said. "So, that by the time you get to the end, you wanna see the Blacksmith and Brass Body go at it, as opposed to just sitting there thinking, 'O.K., wrap this up!'"
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4. Humor
- RZA said, "You gotta have some humor. People gotta have a moment to laugh--feel that it's not taken 100% serious. That's important."
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5. Strong Mythology
- "I think it's great when you see people have a new weapon that you've never seen before--creativity in weapons," Roth said, "That's something RZA really had figured out...and it's fun! That's the fun, is coming up with that stuff and really creating a mythology and sticking to it. So, I'd say the last thing is creating a strong mythology and sticking to it!"
