168 - James Pax "Lightning" on Big Trouble in Little China and The Heroic Trio

🎬 JAMES PAX IS COMING TO MELBOURNE!On Saturday, August 29, James Pax - aka Lightning from Big Trouble in Little China - is bringing a special retrospective double feature to The Astor Theatre in Melbourne, featuring Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and The Heroic Trio (1993).The event includes live Q&As, meet & greet opportunities, autograph sessions and VIP experiences with James.🎟️ Tickets are on sale now:https://kungfulegends.com/australiaBOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW — WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE ASTOR!In this special episode of Two Asian Blokes, Danh and Thavy sit down with James Pax to talk about his incredible career across Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema.Watch the video -- https://youtu.be/y576tOCi3_cJames takes us behind the scenes of Big Trouble in Little China, including his experience playing Lightning, working with director John Carpenter, and what it was like working alongside Kurt Russell.We also dive into The Heroic Trio, James' experience working in Hong Kong compared with Hollywood, and his thoughts on the golden era of Hong Kong action cinema.James also shares his favourite martial arts movies, his thoughts on what makes a film become a cult classic, and his approach to action choreography after decades of working in the genre.Finally, we talk about James' upcoming action film Vortex, where he steps behind the camera as director and brings his experience from Hollywood and Asian cinema into his latest project.If you're a fan of Big Trouble in Little China, The Heroic Trio, Hong Kong action movies, martial arts cinema, John Carpenter, Michelle Yeoh, cult movies or classic action films, this is an episode you won't want to miss.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Lightning is coming to Australia!03:52 James talks Big Trouble in Little China16:21 James talks The Heroic Trio28:04 James talks Vortex33:36 James' upcoming Melbourne retrospective🎬 JAMES PAX RETROSPECTIVE — MELBOURNE📅 Saturday, August 29📍 The Astor Theatre, Melbourne🎞️ Big Trouble in Little China + The Heroic Trio🎤 Live Q&A with James Pax🤝 Meet & Greet⭐ VIP Experiences🎟️ Tickets & information:https://kungfulegends.com/australia Two Asian Blokes is a podcast celebrating Asian cinema, Asian representation and the movies we love, from Hong Kong action classics to Hollywood blockbusters and everything in between.If you enjoyed the episode, like, subscribe and let us know in the comments what your favourite James Pax performance is.#JamesPax #BigTroubleInLittleChina #TheHeroicTrio #HongKongCinema #MartialArtsMovies #JohnCarpenter #CultMovies #ActionMovies #TwoAsianBlokes