Guest
Marko Zaror is a Chilean action star and producer known for films like Mirageman, Undisputed 3, John Wick 4, and Fist of the Condor. We talk about his body of work and how he approaches the characters he plays. His IMDB can be seen here: Edited by Milan Swagers Action Talks on YouTube: Action Talks on Spotify: Action Talks on iTunes: Telegram: My studio SuperAlloy: Blog: Timestamps: 0:00:33 Introduction 0:01:36 Marko's first movie: Hard as Nails (2001) 0:03:11 Moving to the US 0:07:38 Marko's Background 0:14:19 Getting started in Hollywood 0:18:11 To be a stuntman or actor? 0:25:04 Mirageman (2007) 0:36:19 Chilean Action Style 0:38:10 The necessity of producing your own films 0:40:21 On Previz 0:43:59 Previz in Hollywood 0:48:46 Mandrill (2009) 0:55:33 Training for Combat 0:57:28 Machette Kills (2013) 1:01:21 Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010) 1:05:55 Learning acrobatics 1:07:21 Redeemer (2014) 1:10:09 Life outside the Silver Screen 1:16:20 Sultan (2016) 1:18:56 Working in American Television 1:25:15 On film distribution 1:31:40 John Wick 4 (2023) 1:37:45 Fist of the Condor (2023) 1:47:02 Marko's least favorite part of the filmmaking process 1:49:12 Marko's top 5 films 1:53:38 Why Eric loves Fist of the Condor so much 1:58:33 Closing
