Why did you choose Australia as the main location for Tom Yum Goong?
Well, I worked there 10 years ago. At that time, the country was opening up. There were campaigns encouraging people to settle down there. I worked comfortably, everything went very well. So when I finished Ong-Bak and planed a new project, Australia was my first choice. I intended to make the film more international with international elements – plot, characters and location. The country had the kind of qualities which we needed. You have probably noticed that, recently, many Hollywood films have chosen Australia as their location. How did you and the crew prepare for filming “Tom Yum Goong” in Australia? Before filming, I went there twice to survey locations and prepare work. We had to cooperate with the Australian film service for example understanding how we must work together as well as searching for appropriate locations. We had to find out what we lacked and solve the problems before filming started. We were filming in Sydney for a month because 90% of the story is based there.
