Wych Kaosayananda
วิชช์ เกาไศยนันท์
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Thailand
Other names
  • Kaos
  • Wych Kaos
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
  • cinematographer
Years active1998–present
Known for

Wych Kaosayananda (Thai: วิชช์ เกาไศยนันท์; born 1974), also known as Wych Kaos or Kaos, is a Thai film director.

Early life

The son of Thai diplomat Kaosayananda, he lived and studied in Pakistan, where his father was posted in Islamabad as an ambassador.

Career

His directorial debut was Fah, released in 1998, which at the time was the highest-budgeted film in the history of the Thai film industry, but failed in the Thai box office.

His second film and American debut (which he directed under the shortened name "Kaos") was the 2002 thriller Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, which upon release was widely panned by both critics and moviegoers as one of the worst films ever made. In March 2007, Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film number 1 among "The Worst of the Worst" movie list.[1]

Kaosayananda's post-Ballistic films include Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge (2014), Zero Tolerance (2015) and One Night in Bangkok (2020).

Zero Tolerance was previously completed and released only in Vietnam under the title of Angels. Kaosayananda found it difficult to sell his film to distributors because Angels was more of a drama than an action film. Therefore, he decided to add action star Scott Adkins into the mix for marquee value and to re-shoot and re-edit the entire film in order to craft more of a streamlined actioner that would interest buyers. This re-edited version, entitled Zero Tolerance, is the cut of the film that has been released to the rest of the world.[2]

Dead Earth tells a parallel story to Kaosayananda's The Driver, focusing on events that happen within the same post-apocalyptic world, with characters and locations intersecting between both films.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Director Producer Writer DoP
1998 Fah Yes No Yes No
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Yes Yes No No
2012 Angels Yes Yes Yes No
2013 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone No Yes No No
2014 Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge Yes No No Yes
2015 Zero Tolerance Yes No Yes Yes
2019 The Driver Yes Yes Yes Yes
2020 Two of Us Yes Yes Yes No
2020 One Night in Bangkok Yes Yes Yes Yes
2023 Sheroes No No No Yes
TBA Maxx Yes Yes Yes No
TBA Bangkok Love Story Yes No Yes No
Cinematographer only
  • The Mark (2012)
  • The Mark: Redemption (2013)
  • Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (2013)
  • Invincible (2020)
  • The Gunrunner (TBA)

References

  1. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes: Worst of the Worst archived at Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Zero Tolerance | aka Angel (2015) Review | cityonfire.com". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Miska, Brad (18 November 2019). "Trailer for 'Dead Earth' Intersects with 'The Driver'! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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