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Johannes "Joe" Taslim (born on June 23, 1981, in Palembang, South Sumatra), is an Indonesian actor and martial artist of Chinese descent. A member of the Indonesia Judo national team from 1997 to 2009, Taslim is best known for his breakthrough role as "Jaka" in the critically acclaimed The Raid (2011). Later going on to play "Jah" in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), which marked his first role in a film outside Indonesia. From a young age, he studied various martial arts such as wushu, taekwondo, pencak silat, and judo, eventually choosing to focus on judo. Taslim was a member of Indonesia's national judo team from 1997 to 2009, achieving numerous accolades, including a gold medal at the 2008 National Sports Week and a silver medal at the 2007 SEA Games. After retiring from judo, Taslim transitioned to acting and gained international recognition through his role as Sergeant Jaka in the film The Raid (2011). This success led to roles in Hollywood films such as Fast & Furious 6 (2013) as Jah, Star Trek Beyond (2016) as Manas, and Mortal Kombat (2021) as Sub-Zero. He also starred in the television series Warrior as Li Yong. With his strong martial arts background and impressive acting skills, Joe Taslim has become one of the few Indonesian actors to successfully break into the international film industry.
Britt Reid is the playboy son of James Reid, the publisher of the Los Angeles Daily Sentinel. They have an estranged relationship until James dies from an apparent allergic reaction to a bee sting. After James's funeral, Britt fires the staff aside from his maid, but later rehires Kato, a mechanic, martial artist and friend of James, as his assistant. Britt and Kato quickly become best friends and get drunk together. Upon agreeing that they both hated James, the two visit the graveyard to decapitate James's memorial statue. After they succeed, they rescue a nearby couple being mugged. When the police mistake Britt and Kato for criminals, Kato evades them in a car chase as he and Britt return to their mansion. Britt convinces Kato they should become superhero-like crime-fighters posing as criminals. Kato develops a car outfitted with several gadgets and weapons, which they call the Black Beauty. Britt plans to capture Benjamin Chudnofsky, a Russian mobster and gangster uniting the crime families of Los Angeles under his command, and whom his father was trying to expose. To get Chudnofsky's attention, Britt uses the Daily Sentinel as a vehicle to publish articles about a "high-profile criminal" he names "The Green Hornet."
