Mark Wahlberg had fun shooting with Iko Uwais
Wahlberg worked with Uwais on Peter Berg s "Mile 22" which will release in India on August 24.
"He is spectacular and a sweetheart. Iko is very funny very sweet but a bada** too. We had a lot of laughs and I loved hanging out with his crew " Wahlberg said in a statement to IANS.
"He was teaching me Indonesian and I was teaching him a lot of English slang " he added.
Wahlberg was impressed with Uwais ability to feel comfortable in an environment that was infused with a lot of improvisation.
He said: "I like to throw some curveballs and obviously we re improvising within the context of the scene and he just did an outstanding job."
Talking about his Hollywood debut Uwais said: "This is really the beginning for me. It s a perfect collaboration between martial arts and Hollywood action."
Written by Graham Roland and Lea Carpenter "Mile 22" is a story of an elite American intelligence officer who with the help of the top-secret tactical command unit tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of a foreign country. It will be released by PVR Pictures in India.
--IANS sug/nn/
