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Fat Gold Tooth Crime Boss in Berlin


He was Badass!! That fight scene was insane!!!

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Scott Adkins in a fat suit! He's awesome! Should be a bigger movie star!

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Makes some fantastic direct to video action flicks. He's pretty great!

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Why isn't this man just as big as Jason Statham? He's a better fighter, and his acting chops ain't bad. Not like Statham has any range. Don't get me wrong, I like Jason too. I'm just curious why Adkins never broke through mainstream Hollywood.

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I honestly have no idea, I too recognize in him all you listed. Maybe he needs a better agent?

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There's got to be a story there... he couldn't even get a major role as an antagonist in any of the Bourne movies and only got a minor role. He is definitely a better fighter than some of those guys.

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Maybe because he put his stuntwork first and foremost, and his acting gigs just happened organically once he made a name for himself in the stunts business. Also, Statham is fun to watch, just like Arnie or JCVD, and he arguably has more range than both of them. Spy or Snatch are proof enough why the guy is still popular.

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I was wondering how a fat guy could perform such good Taekwondo moves.

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Holy crap, that was Scott Adkins? I didn't even recognize him.

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I knew Adkins was in the movie but I didn't recognise him as the fat man! I only found out when I checked the cast later! Very entertaining!

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I forgot about this scene. Wick needed proof of death. Another great scene of the 1000 great scenes. You can never leave for a break in this movie and you can’t even leave the theater at the very end. You’ll miss something.

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https://youtu.be/SvvYvlkCj08

His last one was Ip Man 4 as a racist US Marine commander that gets his ass kicked, lol. For some reason that MMA movie could easily have been a Street Fighter made movie if they decide to do one again because it looks perfect for it for the moves that can be pulled off.

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Watch Art of Action, Adkins' podcast on youtube. Most of the cast of all the Wicks, like Bernhardt, Zaror, Dacascos, including Stahelski were on it.

Edit - and Keanu is going to be a guest.

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I just watched both parts. Great interview!

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They probably saw The Batman and wanted their own Penguin, but also wanted a fight scene with him so they got Scott Adkins.

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He was amazingly memorable for how little screen time he had. Simply awesome.

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yeah his presence was short yet epic. death scene was also short, brutal, and came out of nowhere. so memorable!

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Highlight of the movie, worth a thread bump. Scott Adkins is sometimes a bit cringy, but perfect acting chops here!

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This is pretty damn amazing to find out. Though kinda disappointing, I was impressed that such a huge slob could pull off moves like that.

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yeah I thought it was an actual super athletic fat fuck but after finding out about the fat suit, it makes a lot more sense lol

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