Tony Jaa Quits Films, Joins Monastery
Thai martial-arts icon Tony Jaa has reportedly walked away from his film career to become a monk. The news comes as the latest sordid development in a recent history full of them: Power struggles to direct Ong Bak 2, chicken sacrifice, black magic, tearful TV appearances, studio holdouts and the lackluster effort Ong Bak 3. His monastery stay is indefinite for now, but surely he won't come back eventually. Anyway, don't be sad! Anything that entitles Apichatpong Weerasethakul to rule Thai cinema by himself can't be that bad. [Twitchfilm via The Playlist]
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But... but now where will I get my fill of dudes being crushed in the face by knees?!?!
And WHERE'S MY ELEPHANT?!?!?
*sniff*
Very sad that he was so distraught by everything that went on with Ong Bak 2&3 that he seek out solitude and wisdom by becoming a monk.Seems like he had other issues going on for awhile and the troubles on set made things escelate.One of the most incredible martial artists ever on film and easily my favorite,i hope he works out his feelings and returns one day.Martial art films will surely miss his talents.A Jaa Fan 4ever.LR.