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TRIVIA |
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Ashes to Ashes (1999) |
Wayne Gerard Trotman |
Ashes
to Ashes premiered at the 7th Raindance Film Festival, London UK
- 11th October 1999. It is arguably the world’s first digital
feature film and certainly Britain’s first martial arts movie.
Ashes to Ashes
aired on ACTV between 3rd November 2003 and 4th May 2004 to an
audience in excess of 5 million viewers.
Wayne Gerard
Trotman insisted on realism for the shoot. Ashes to Ashes
has no wire-work, CGI, stunt-doubles, mats or pads. All actors
performed their own stunts using real weapons. As a result, the
action is raw and convincing. |
Vincent Wang |
Vincent Wang Chinese
Wushu champion and stunt co-ordinator (Children of Men, Batman
Begins, Shanghai Knights, Tomorrow Never Dies).
Director Wayne Gerard Trotman met Vincent for the
first time an hour before they performed their stick fight. Three
hours later, Vincent was on a flight to China. Despite their
on-screen battle, the Trotman and Wang families have remained good
friends ever since.
Temperatures in the warehouse in which the fights
were shot were in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit - 38 degrees
Celsius. |
Athos Antoniades |
Athos
Antoniades Kenpo Taiji Master, instructor and stunt co-ordinator.
The Prestigious AMA (American Martial
Arts Association) has become the latest Martial Association to
acknowledge the vast contribution made by Athos Antoniades to the
Martial Arts world by awarding him his 7th Dan, thus elevating him
to the level of Master.
Athos Antoniades has been inducted
into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame - voted into the 'Top 100 Martial
Artists' and 'Top 100 Kenpo Karate Instructors' by organisations in
Great Britain, Europe and America. His many notable achievements are
a constant focus in Martial Arts and mainstream media. |
Hon Ping Tang and Jason Ninh Cao |
Jason Ninh Cao has
played several gangsters since his role in Ashes to Ashes including
'Charlie' in Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch'.
Hon Ping Tang who
plays 'The Large Triad Enforcer', previously appeared in Luc
Besson's 'Fifth Element' and subsequently in Guy Ritchie's
'Revolver'.
Logan Wong, Hon Ping Tang and Vincent Wang appear
in 'Spy Game'.
S. Toby Aldenhoven has appeared in several
music videos including 'Kung Fu Fighting'.
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