Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas | movie | 2023 | Official Featurette - video Dailymotion

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00:00My name is Zack Santiago, and I play a character named Nicholas Maestro Martinez.

00:09That's two times I've let you kill my family.

00:13Bet the electric guy I have done.

00:15I'm not gonna call him a villain, but he's pretty serious about what he does and what he wants,

00:23and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

00:28And might have to cross a few lines.

00:33Well, the story's got a few flashbacks.

00:36So where we pick up for him the first time is about two years before where the bulk of the movie starts.

00:45Oh, he might have come to the right place.

00:48He is an entrepreneur.

00:51He has a good heart, but sometimes he has to find ulterior motives and ways to make ends meet.

01:02It's a prison scene.

01:04There's a character who I have a very special relationship.

01:08She's like a nemesis, but also a lover.

01:13So there's a lot of things going on, a lot of subtext in the scene.

01:19Feliz Navidad, mi amor.

01:22I have been thinking about you.

01:25When you can have a scene like that, that isn't just like black or white,

01:29and when you have a scene partner who is as strong as my partner in this scene,

01:34she's really, really gifted.

01:37It really sizzles.

01:41It's a joy.

01:43In between takes, sometimes if you want to sort of disconnect a little bit just to preserve a part of you.

01:53Or if it's really a more physically based thing, like when we're doing stunt things,

01:57then you want to breathe and cool down and kind of get back in that zone and focus on the choreography for the stunt work.

02:04If it's really emotional stuff, or if the character is very complicated,

02:09I like to not get too much out of character,

02:12because I don't want to have to go too far and have to get back to that place again.

02:19This love is real.

02:21No one will ever be able to come close to what we have.

02:25It burns like a fire that will not die.

02:30Everyone's got their own process.

02:31So for me, between takes, it kind of depends on the nature of the character, the nature of the project,

02:37and what sort of scene we're filming at the time.

02:42So if you're really into the holiday stuff,

02:44there'll be moments of that kind of family and that notion and that celebration in there for you.

02:49And if you're into the forbidden love or the new love,

02:53or can't you see he likes you, you're going to get that.

02:56And if you want a good bang-em-up movie with,

02:59are they going to get there in time sort of thing,

03:02you're going to have that too.

03:03So it's something you can watch on your own and be satisfied if you like one of those things,

03:09or if you're with a group of people who likes only one genre,

03:12everyone's going to be happy, right?

03:14So I think it's kind of the perfect all-in-one film.

03:20I have a deep respect for our stunt departments, our stunt coordinators.

03:25I've been a stunt performer double myself, and I'm a former fighter.

03:29I've boxed for almost 25 years, so I like the physicality.

03:32There's such a dance involved with a lot of fight scenes in action movies,

03:37or how cars are going to work, or with effects.

03:40When done properly, it just brings a whole other level to the drama,

03:45or to the story, or to the writing, to the word.

03:48So I think good action, it's hard to achieve, but when done right, it's magical.

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