Max Cloud, 2020
Max Cloud is a different sort of film for Scott, but of course, there are some good action set pieces as well to keep the
fan base happy, and obviously,
“I get to do something a bit different.The fight with the space ninjas, was harder to film because it wasn’t a big corridor, it
was the size that it looked.” Scott: “You’ve got to get that wide angle lens on there and be aware of where the camera is.
It’s no good stabbing someone in the face if you’re blocking the camera. It’s not just about what you’re doing, it’s about
what the camera sees. It’s an illusion, and in a tight environment like that, you’ve got to be very precise. And of course,
there are longer takes, because it’s a oner with hidden cuts, but you’re still dong prolonged sequences, longer than you
normally would. All the sets were in a studio, but that particular bit was outside and it was December, and it was very
cold in there.”
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When a video game enthusiast named Sarah is transported into her favorite
game, she finds herself on an intergalactic prison, home to the most
dangerous villains in the galaxy. The only way to escape the game is to
complete it. Teaming up with space hero Max Cloud, Sarah battles the
terrifying planet while her best friend, Cowboy, controls the game from her
bedroom in Brooklyn.
Sarah’s realization her life is on the line, which is as much a buzzkill as her
realization that every time she’s selected Max as her avatar, she’s
unwittingly selected a misogynist pig redeemed only by his combat skills.
The most memorable experiences in making the movie was
wearing that costume.
Scott: “having two costume ladies trying to force me into it. It was
quite tight, and I had to lay off the coffee so that I didn’t need to
undress myself before lunch.
You couldn’t get the arms in over the shoulders, and it was hard
get your feet into it, as well, because the bottoms, to even get your
foot through was an ordeal. And then to stretch it over was difficult,
so you needed help. You could kind of get it off on your own, but
you didn’t want to rip it either, so you needed help.”
With Max Cloud Scott just wants to entertain people. There are some pretty funy quotes of Scott Adkins in this movie:
“I’m Max Cloud, and I don’t have time for death!”. And satisfied with a laugh, after popping the head off someone’s
torso: “That guy’s head came completely off his shoulders!”
Scott: ”I want people to watch my movies and have a good time watching them and be entertained. I mean, I don’t think
they’re going to take away any social messages or anything like that. Just want to switch your brain off. You know,
obviously the times we’re in at the minute, it’s quite anxiety-inducing. It’s just switch off, enjoy the ride, have fun and
forget about your troubles and your strife for a bit.”
Scott always made sure the action is good. Scott Adkins hilariously delivers over-the-top “macho” dialogue before
accurately parodying the fighting movements of 16-bit martial arts and laser gun brawls.
Some scenes are intense for a comedy. Adkins repeatedly stabbing a character at least 10 times in a row and goes
sickhouse on them. In other scenes characters receive a knife straight in the face, and we even get a little of The
Raid influence, when a knife is stabbed into the top of an attacker’s arm and dragged down the length of it.
He pins baddies to ceilings with knives to the chin, beheading them with closing doors, or slashes them to ribbons.
“I scared them off,” Max roars after one such melee, “with an act of pure violence!”
Intense and brutal scenes for a comedy:
