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Ep 433: Chen Tang On Season 3 of “Warrior”
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Actor Chen Tang is back as the irrepressible Chinese hitman “Hong” in the MAX series Warrior. Originally created by Cinemax and based on Bruce Lee’s original writings, the first two seasons garnered rave reviews and spawned a rabid fanbase. But when Cinemax decided that it would no longer fund original programming, Warrior seemed to have hit a gone end. However, MAX (formerly known as HBO Max) quickly saw that this series first two seasons were hugely popular on their platform, so they reunited the Warrior team, rebuilt 19th century Chinatown set in South Africa, and Season 3 is now place to launch on June 29th! Every aspect of this show is top-shelf, which is why I’ve been a longtime fan and why I’m so excited to see what’s in store for this new season.
Chen Tang talks “Warrior,” the Chinese Exclusion Act, and Jonathan Tropper
With Cinemax’s Warrior drawing their second season to a close, we talked with Chen Tang about his character “Hong” in the drama based on both Bruce Lee’s script treatment and the Tong Wars of the late 1800s. The player, who most recently appeared as Yao in Disney’s live-action Mulan, joined the cast of Warrior this season as a newcomer to the Hop Wei Tong.
On Hong’s humor and quirks:
“I can’t take full credit for it because the writers gave me so many great zingers and one-liners and all these things. But I will tell that the quirks came from me, they were my creation and my interpretation. And, I was always very cognizant of, I’m entering this world. But, I’m also entering this trio of Young Jun and Ah Sahm. And Ah Sahm, he’s brooding, he’s irate and hurt a lot. I was like, adequately, how can I adjust this triangle? So it was always that sort of humor that I wanted to find.
“It also came from character; it was also through the way I see the world. It often is that people who’ve b
Actor Chen Tang on Masculinity, “Mulan,” and the Military
The most recognizable Chinese legend in the U.S. has to be Mulan, a tale that has been retold many times. In the story of Mulan, originally a lyrical poem, a woman disguises herself as a man to take the place of her father in the Imperial Army to combat against northern invaders. Disney’s hit animated film “Mulan” (1998) takes the legend and livens it up with some sidekick characters, such as the trio of soldiers, Yao, Ling and Chien Po, who befriend Mulan and insert humor to the grand story.
This September, “Mulan” returns to film in a live actionversion on Disney+. Even though Mushu the imaginary dragon isn’t in the film, the soldier trio is.
Mochi magazine had the pleasure of interviewing actor Chen Tang, who plays Yao, a middle-aged soldier with a jet eye in the animated version. Tang holds previous acting credits in “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” as Agent Kim, but “Mulan” will be his biggest project to date.
Find out how Tang went from a male child growing up in Tennessee to appearing on the big screen as the army buddy of the woman warrior who saves China. The following interview has been edited
'Warrior' star Chen Tang talks 'the most underrated show' on TV right now, queer representation, and losing 18 pounds after 'Mulan'
One of the best TV shows that you're likely not watching right now is "Warrior" on Cinemax.
Based on a '70s treatment from Bruce Lee, the Western follows martial musician prodigy Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) as he immigrates from China to San Francisco during the sdelayed 1870s as tensions between Americans and Chinese immigrants are at an all-time high.
Everything from the cinematography to the realistic defend scenes (for which most of the cast performed their own stunts) to even the catchy title theme are engrossing, making the show an manageable binge. Now, in its second season, the series not only explores the conflict between rival Chinatown gangs and the Tong Wars of the belated 1800s, but also the discrimination Chinese Americans faced from 1892's Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the US for 10 years.
"I call [it] the little show that could. We're small, but mighty," star Chen Tang told Insider.
Tang, who joined "Warrior" in its second season after his role in Disney's "Mulan"
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