SKIN TRADE (Ekachai Uekrongtham, 2014)

[Jox]

Ekachai Uekrongtham เอกชัย เอื้อครองธรรม 吕翼谋

This was taken on the last shooting day of SKIN TRADE in Vancouver last month. Since then, I've been enjoying editing the film with Victor Du Bois, the editor of THE LAST SAMURAI. SKIN TRADE stars Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White, Celina Jade and Peter Weller.

[Jox]

Ekachai Uekrongtham เอกชัย เอื้อครองธรรม 吕翼谋
This is not a new Thai Rock Band though they certainly look like one. Meet SKIN TRADE's talented and suave PD and AD teams led by P'Ek Iemchuen and P'Cherd, two of the film industry's top players. This was taken back in Jan before filming commenced. No posing involved.

(PD for production designers and AD for assistant directors)

[Jox]

"Today, nearly 2 million individuals worldwide are working as commercial slaves, most of them women and children. The facts are not pretty to look at. It is my hope to deliver a film that's a thrill to watch, character-driven and ultimately illuminating."
- Ekachai Uekrongtham

www.facebook.com/SkinTradeMovie

[GeneralMcFaiL]

It's great to see everyone seems to be pretty passionate about being involved in this.

[Jox]

Dolph Lundgren

'SKIN TRADE' FAN QUESTION #2 (from Donna Flynn Johnston):
• "How did it make you feel making such a disturbing film that is based on real life? Especially as your a father yourself?"

• It was emotionally challenging, but at the same time satisfying to make a picture about something that is important to me. For many of the disturbing scenes I did use my daughters as an 'as if' to get me in the right emotional state.

[Jox]

[bomaz]

Wow, that's nice. The teasing is really good this way. Gritty and mysterious.

[Jox]

http://www.screendaily.com/news/hpi-bri ... 76.article

HPI brings Skin Trade to Cannes

EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park International (HPI) president Eric Christenson will commence sales in Cannes on the Dolph Lundgren and Tony Jaa revenge thriller.

Beautiful Boxer director Ekachai Uekrongtham recently completed principal photography in Thailand based on a screenplay by Gabriel Dowrick, Steven Elder and Lundgren.

Skin Trade stars Lundgren as a New York detective who teams up with a Thai counterpart played by Jaa after a Serbian crime lord murders his family. In the process the pair attempt to tear down the villain’s human trafficking operation.

The cast includes Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White and Peter Weller. The film recently shot in Thailand under the auspices of SC Pictures International and SC Films Thailand and Lundgren produces with Craig Baumgarten and SC Pictures International CEO Mike Selby.

“We were blown away when we saw the footage of Skin Trade,” said Christenson, who will show nine minutes of footage to buyers on the Croisette.

“Dolph is at the top of his game, and Tony Jaa has an amazing presence that shows why he has become the preeminent Asian action star of our generation. We look forward to bringing Tony to the world in one of his first English-language roles.”

[Jox]

'SKIN TRADE' FAN QUESTION #3 (from Boris Mazel):
• "What was your biggest influence while writing the movie (book, movie, music)?"

• I'm a big fan of Clint Eastwood's films. 'Unforgiven' has a dark emotional core of revenge and redemption, but still has an entertaining quality. 'Skin Trade' also has some parallels to a film like 'Gladiator' where the protagonist loses everything, but has to find a way to live on. The Johnny Cash's song 'Redemption Day', written by Sheryl Crow, was another inspiration:

[bomaz]

Thanks Jox.
And as some Johnny Cash inspiration value to an already exciting project, and you got me in 800%.

[Jox]

Dolph Lundgren

'The recent kidnappings of young girls in Nigeria show that the time has come for the world's nations to come together to put an end to the vicious crime of human trafficking!
> Find a link to what you can do through the Skin Trade Official FB site.' http://www.facebook.com/SkinTradeMovie

[TEMIRLAN]

This site would be interesting for Dolph:

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bringbackourgirls?source=feed_text&story_id=734094976642762

[Jox]

Celina Jade:

Guess who im with? @Dolph_Lundgren & @tonyjaaofficial in bangkok! Its a party! #Skintrade is looking great so excited!

[bomaz]

You think they're making reshoots ? (which I think is great if it means they have money and want to do it the best).

[Jox]

No, D is there to work with the editor and director on the editing. I think he may have or has plans to go to Cambodia to check the human trafficking situation as well.