Andrew Koji breaks out in 'Snake Eyes,' eagerly awaits an invite to Brad Pitt's house - USA TODAY
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With his new film, Koji, 33, adds cool sword-swinging sequences to an already impressive body of screen stunt work after two seasons of the Bruce Lee-inspired HBO Max crime drama “Warrior.” .“Weapons in the martial arts are basically extensions of our body, and the two samurai swords very much became that,” Koji says.He’s also carving out his own place in the movie business: After breaking out in “Snake Eyes,” Koji next shares the big screen with Brad Pitt in the action thriller “Bullet Train” (out April 8) directed by David Leitch (“John Wick”).With the movie version, Koji found “a lot to unpack and explore” with Tommy, who finds himself caught between old and new schools as he tries to bring the Arashikage into the 21st century.
“Tommy fights with grace and purpose, and I wanted to find a movement style that was more still and grounded,” Koji says.Koji didn’t have a “Snake Eyes” growing up, “a fun film like this with a predominantly Asian cast,” and hopes it’ll have a similar effect on the Asian community as “Black Panther” had for Black people