Chapter 3 May Appear Acquainted

Mark Dacascos has been a working actor going all the way in which again to the early Nineties, and far of it has been in motion movies that make the most of his martial arts coaching, starting from “Cradle 2 the Grave” to “Double Dragon” to even headlining “Solely the Robust.” Ending up on a present like “Iron Chef America” is not something he ever envisioned for his profession, as he advised The Ringer final 12 months, however the lifetime of a working actor by no means goes the way in which they deliberate. Had he not gotten that half, he in all probability would have simply continued showing in mid and decrease tier motion movies at an ideal frequency. He is nonetheless finished this through the years, however he might have been a Scott Adkins-type hero (who occurs to be in “John Wick: Chapter 4”) as an alternative of that man from the cooking present.

But it surely’s that profession swerve that makes Mark Dacascos so disarming and thrilling in “Parabellum.” He turns into a personality you are not positive what to make of your complete time he’s on display screen. Some will overestimate his skills, and a few will underestimate them. Some will acknowledge him from enjoying The Chairman and be shocked to comprehend that they need to actually be taking this character significantly. Pitting a wild card like that in opposition to a film star like Keanu Reeves makes their combat scenes unpredictable and elevates the strain, particularly whenever you understand he’s the ultimate combat. And that ultimate combat has to return proper after John Wick threw down with Cecep Arif Rahman and Yayan Ruhian, greatest identified for “The Raid” movies. You wanted a man like Mark Dacascos who had the gravitas and the talent to make Zero one of many sequence’ greatest adversaries, and he completely nailed it.