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In Gregory Widen's 1995 horror film "The Prophecy," angels look like ordinary people but are a little ... off. They are typically clad in black suits, but move like birds, snapping their heads around quickly, as if constantly aware of potential danger. They also have unnatural balance, able to perch on the edges of buildings or the backs of chairs without toppling over. When an angel calls Uziel (Jeff Cadiente) dies in the first "Prophecy," a medical examiner finds that the corpse is missing its eyes and that its blood chemistry is similar to that of an unborn fetus. Angels, it seems, are also intersex, possessing both a penis and a vagina. Angels, it seems, lurk among us, resentful of humanity.

The archangel Gabriel (Christopher Walken), still carrying his trumpet, is planning a war on humanity, hoping to foster the world's most evil soul, which was culled from the body of...

With over 25 years of experience working in Hollywood as a stunt performer and action actor, Sonny’s career has led him to reinvigorating the action genre in the Philippines as an action director and producer with a focus of bringing international productions to film in the country. In addition, future projects in development are slated to film in Asia and Europe.

On the occasion of “Maria” premiering at Netflix May 17, we talk with him about his training, his experiences working in Hollywood and in the Philippines, Anna Curtis and Cristine Reyes, Erik Matti, and about his approach on the particular film.

How did you first enter martial arts? What kind of training did you receive and how is your training program at the moment?

I started martial arts training in 1975 in Shorin Ryu Karate. My main martial arts style is a hybrid system of Karate, Judo/Jujutsu, Kenpo, Boxing called Kajukenbo-Wun Hop Kuen Do.

There had been bad blood between Justin Sundquist and Jeff Cadiente before they landed plum stunt coordinating assignments within weeks of each other on two CBS reboots from executive producer Peter Lenkov, the network’s most prolific writer-producer. All three men had been involved in a lawsuit stemming from a 2016 accident on Hawaii Five-0 – another CBS reboot Lenkov executive produces – in which Sundquist blamed Cadiente, the show’s stunt coordinator, for a stunt that went terribly wrong. He also accused Lenkov of having turned a “blind eye” to Cadiente’s alleged drug abuse, which Sundquist claimed contributed to the accident that threatened to end his career.

Lawsuits are not uncommon in the stunt business; they’re often filed when deaths or serious injuries occur. But Sundquist’s 2017 suit against the producers of Hawaii Five-0 was unique, setting off a round of stunt coordinator musical chairs on three popular CBS reboots...

16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Recipients Theatrical Motion Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Jeff Bridges / Bad Blake - "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Sandra Bullock / Leigh Anne Tuohy - "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Christoph Waltz / Col. Hans Landa - "Inglourious Basterds" (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Mo’Nique / Mary - "Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire" (Lionsgate) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures) Daniel BRÜHL / Fredrick Zoller August Diehl / Major Hellstrom Julie Dreyfus / Francesca Mondino Michael Fassbender / Lt. Archie Hicox Sylvester Groth / Joseph Goebbels Jacky Ido / Marcel Diane Kruger / Bridget von Hammersmark MÉLANIE Laurent / Shosanna Denis Menochet / Perrier Lapadite...