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Courting again to 2007, the Undisputed movies have grow to be cult classics to motion junkies — and who’s to say the sports activities franchise is alleged and executed after 4 installments? Underrated motion star and John Wick actor Scott Adkins has grow to be the face of the gritty cinematic universe, even though he did not even seem till Undisputed II, and the famed motion star would possibly simply have extra within the tank for his crazed Yuri Boyka persona. It would not take a movie professor to see how there might be infinite tales to dream up on this darkish world of underground fighters competing in unlawful competitions, and MovieWeb lately caught up with Adkins to study extra about simply that.

The longtime performer and skilled martial artist was lately selling his newest motion film, Diablo, which is out now, and confirmed to MovieWeb that there might be extra story to inform particularly about his standout character from Undisputed.

“I’ve obtained the kernel of an concept, not totally fleshed out but. I would not need to do one thing that has me compete, like bodily. I do not suppose I can compete with what we did again then. It isn’t humanly doable. Age is an element. You’ll be able to’t beat Father Time,” mentioned Adkins. “However I feel that character is so wealthy, so many layers to him, and he is such an attention-grabbing, like, individual. I need to discover what led him to be incarcerated and what was his previous that led him to be in that scenario. However I am saying manner an excessive amount of. I simply have, like, daydreams about these items. On the finish of the day, I’ve obtained to persuade the producers that personal the property to do it. However I want to do it. We’ll see.”

May Scott Adkins Return for a Killa ‘John Wick’ Prequel?

One other standout martial artist from the Undisputed franchise is Marko Zaror. And earlier than Adkins’ “kernel of an concept” ever takes form, not less than you’ll be able to see him reunite with Zaror of their newest motion movie Diablo, that includes a number of the most hardcore battle sequences this yr. Again in 2023, the pair is also noticed in one other wild journey of a film: John Wick: Chapter 4. Adkins underwent an insane physique transformation, wanting unrecognizable because the chubby “Killa” who may nonetheless throw down regardless of his measurement. It was such a scene-stealing flip that followers definitely would not thoughts seeing extra of Adkins in future Wick installments. Adkins shared with MovieWeb his ideas on ever returning to the universe in some capability:

“I imply, I suppose you can do in like within the outdated days, when earlier than he was fats. That could be enjoyable. However I feel that the John Wick franchise is madcap sufficient that I may most likely get away with coming again as a totally completely different character. So clearly, I would not say no to that, but it surely’s as much as people who make these kind of choices. Not me, after all.”

Within the meantime, from Lionsgate, Diablo is now accessible on demand and on digital.