While actor Henry Golding may have snagged the eponymous role of Snake Eyes, dedicated martial artists are well represented in the latest installation of the G.I. Joe franchise, with Warrior’s Andrew Koji and The Raid’s Iko Uwais playing Storm Shadow and Hard Master, respectively. (Although Golding did spend four hours a day learning sword skills for the role.)
Uwais, who is from Jakarta, has a particularly impressive background in silat, the indigenous martial art of Indonesia. Discovered by director Gareth Evans, who was making a documentary about silat, Uwais quit his job as a driver for a telecom company when Evans offered him the starring role in a new movie.