In Dublin, Ireland, I'm watching in admiration as a very impressive martial arts battle is underway. No, a martial arts fight isn't happening on the streets of Ireland, but rather inside a soundstage, where Into the Badlands: Season 2 is filming another standout action scene, this one involving the ever-intimidating The Widow (Emily Beecham) – one of several key figures in the post-apocalyptic drama.
Take after take, those of us visiting the set watched the Widow battle through her beautiful home, more often than not with Beecham doing the moves herself (the day before included wire work we're told) - with a double stepping in only for some especially complicated moments.
When it comes to jumping into these fight scenes, Beecham remarked, “You adapt to it. You become confident with it and try and make it your own and play with it more. During the first season it was completely new experience so I was just trying to learn it as I went along. That was a massive challenge. It was really exciting. I’ve always wanted to do some action and fighting because I did a lot in my drama school many years ago. But it was quite amazing working with the Hong Kong team. This is Hong Kong style apparently - guerilla style. They don’t really choreograph it before.”
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Take after take, those of us visiting the set watched the Widow battle through her beautiful home, more often than not with Beecham doing the moves herself (the day before included wire work we're told) - with a double stepping in only for some especially complicated moments.
When it comes to jumping into these fight scenes, Beecham remarked, “You adapt to it. You become confident with it and try and make it your own and play with it more. During the first season it was completely new experience so I was just trying to learn it as I went along. That was a massive challenge. It was really exciting. I’ve always wanted to do some action and fighting because I did a lot in my drama school many years ago. But it was quite amazing working with the Hong Kong team. This is Hong Kong style apparently - guerilla style. They don’t really choreograph it before.”
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