Takes place in June 2015, and skips ahead two years.
Clyde's actor, Tyler Staten, has some training from his time in boot camp.
Rikki's actress, April Tweedy, has tactical knife and gun training. Her father also served in the U.S. Army.
While Daniel Stone's actor, Preston Michael Simpson, was never himself a marine, his paternal grandfather was.
Military Advisor Matt Knight did serve with the Marines.
Rikki's actress, April Tweedy, has tactical knife and gun training. Her father also served in the U.S. Army.
While Daniel Stone's actor, Preston Michael Simpson, was never himself a marine, his paternal grandfather was.
Military Advisor Matt Knight did serve with the Marines.
Some of the crew and cast members have prior martial Arts training:
Olivia Puth has practiced Aikido, Hapkido, Judo, Muay Thai, Bokotor, Kung Fu, and Taekwondo. April Tweedy did kickboxing. Preston Michael Simpson practices Kali and has also trained for a couple months in Brazilian Jujitsu, Taekwondo and Tai Chi. He also did take one Krav Maga class and a couple weeks of Judo.
Simpson arranged for Staten, Tweedy and Puth to take a Kali class with him, Skylar Caldwell recording, so that everyone had an understanding of the type of fighting he wanted to showcase.
Olivia Puth has practiced Aikido, Hapkido, Judo, Muay Thai, Bokotor, Kung Fu, and Taekwondo. April Tweedy did kickboxing. Preston Michael Simpson practices Kali and has also trained for a couple months in Brazilian Jujitsu, Taekwondo and Tai Chi. He also did take one Krav Maga class and a couple weeks of Judo.
Simpson arranged for Staten, Tweedy and Puth to take a Kali class with him, Skylar Caldwell recording, so that everyone had an understanding of the type of fighting he wanted to showcase.
To prepare for the film, Preston Michael Simpson studied a Marine Corps manual on hand to hand combat as well as Paul Vunak's book on Rapid Assault Tactics, which details his teachings to DevGru/Seal Team 6.
He also ordered several United States Army handbooks for each of his actors portraying Army veterans. The US Army Ranger handbook for Alicia Faith Murphree, Sniper Training FM 23-10 for April Tweedy, US Army Guerilla Warfare Handbook for both Timothy Staten and Matthew Knight as well as U.S. Army Special Force to Unconventional Warfare: Devices and Techniques for Incendiaries specifically for Staten.
He also ordered several United States Army handbooks for each of his actors portraying Army veterans. The US Army Ranger handbook for Alicia Faith Murphree, Sniper Training FM 23-10 for April Tweedy, US Army Guerilla Warfare Handbook for both Timothy Staten and Matthew Knight as well as U.S. Army Special Force to Unconventional Warfare: Devices and Techniques for Incendiaries specifically for Staten.