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:
