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July 14, 1999
Actor Chris Casamassa
Scorpion on Mortal Kombat
Conquest.
Actor Chris Casamassa plays the evil warrior, Scorpion on
the hit tv series Mortal Kombat Conquest. He is a world
class martial artist and has done many movies and tv shows
as both a leading actor and a stuntman including doubling
for George Clooney in the film Batman and Robin. He joins
us this evening here at mortalkombat.com to chat with the
fans.
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Webmaster's Note: This transcript has been edited for
language and inappropriate content.
#mortalkombat: cb1 says: Is there going to be a 3rd movie?
Chris Casamassa: I hope so. I'm looking forward to donning
the scorpion suit once again. Keep telling everyone on the site
that you want another movie and hopefully we'll get one.
#mortalkombat: Combat32 says: Did you have to wear a
blue mask in the first movie because the end of the first fight
when you took your mask off?
Chris Casamassa: What they did was took a mold of my
head and put the mask over the mold. Then they used computers
to make the change to a mask I was wearing of a skull.
#mortalkombat: Caffeineboy says: How often do you train?
Chris Casamassa: When I'm not filming I try to train
at least 4 or 5 times a week. I also have a studio that I teach
martial arts at, so I always work out by teaching other people.
#mortalkombat: J_CageFan says: How many movies have you
been in?
Chris Casamassa: I think 7.
#mortalkombat: hi says: Where is your studio at?
Chris Casamassa: My studio is in Covena, CA. It's called
Red Dragon Karate.
#mortalkombat: Combat32 says: How many years have you
teached there?
Chris Casamassa: About 12 years.
#mortalkombat: ABACABB says: Do you play any Mortal Kombat
games?
Chris Casamassa: All of them.
#mortalkombat: Fatabbot14 says: Do you have a email?
Chris Casamassa: You can write to me on aol, my aol name
is "red dragon". I try to answer any email I get.
#mortalkombat: Killer says: Who is your favorite character
in the mortal kombat games?
Chris Casamassa: I'm the best with my own character,
Scorpion, but I also like to play as Raiden.
#mortalkombat: Caffeineboy says: Have you ever injured
yourself during training?
Chris Casamassa: I injured myself with a kama once when
I was younger and almost amputated my thumb.
#mortalkombat: {k}nightmare says: Didn't Ed Boon do Scorpion's
Voice in the Mortal Kombat Movie?
Chris Casamassa: Yes.
#mortalkombat: Killer says: When you are Scorpion, can
you see well? (because your eyes are all white)
Chris Casamassa: They were white contact lenses. They
had three different lenses depending on my distance from the
camera. The closeup lenses I couldn't see anything, the other
ones it was like looking through a paper tube.
#mortalkombat: Combat32 says: What martial arts do you
practice?
Chris Casamassa: I study Red Dragon Karate which was
created by my father, which I have studied since I was four.
I also studied a japanse style called Shorin-ryu with a friend
of my dad's by the name of Steve Fisher, who has a school in
Los Angeles.
#mortalkombat: Fatabbot14 says: I heard that you were
going to be an extra in the first movie but your skills were
so good they picked you for the role of Scorpion.
Chris Casamassa: I had gone down to audition as an extra
I thought, I didn't know what part I was trying out for. They
kept calling me back and I thought "Wow, this is awfully hard
for just an extra part". I didn't know they were considering
me for Scorpion.
#mortalkombat: forceflo says: Is your teacher your dad?
Chris Casamassa: Yes, my father is still my teacher.
#mortalkombat: Caffeineboy says: Out of the people you
haven't done fight scenes with, who would you most want to work
with?
Chris Casamassa: Will Smith, that would be a fun guy
to do a fight scene with...maybe Antonio Banderas.
#mortalkombat: Fatabbot14 says: What is your age and
height?
Chris Casamassa: I'm 33 and I'm 5'11"
#mortalkombat: Caffeineboy says: What are your hobbies
other than martial arts?
Chris Casamassa: Mountain bike riding, skim boarding,
wake boarding, fun extreme stuff.
#mortalkombat: Combat32 says: Have you had problems with
the lenses you wear while acting as Scorpion?
Chris Casamassa: Yes I did.
#mortalkombat: NosajMKcom says: I heard that you happen
to be one of the few people to don the famous Batman outfit
in the 4th film. What exactly did you do on the film Batman
and Robin?
Chris Casamassa: I did all the fighting scenes for Batman.
#mortalkombat: Venom says: How come you didn't die in
the last season of MKC?
Chris Casamassa: I didn't die because my character is
immortal
#mortalkombat: ABACABB says: Did you enjoy playing the
role of Scorpion again in MK Conquest?
Chris Casamassa: Definately, I loved playing in MKC.
I actually had to audition to get into MKC too. They didn't
just give me the part.
#mortalkombat: Combat32 says: Did you like the plot of
the MK movie?
Chris Casamassa: I liked everything except the part where
Scorpion blows up.
#mortalkombat: dragonii82 says: When you were doing the
movie Mortal Kombat, did you ever have any stunt accidents?
Chris Casamassa: None that I was aware of except for
the normal bruises and minor scrapes. Most big productions are
very safety oriented, a lot of time is spent making sure everything
is safe.
#mortalkombat: Fatabbot14 says: How hard is it to do
the choreography for the snake serpent when it comes in and
out of your hand?
Chris Casamassa: It was harder in the movie because we
weren't sure how we were going to do it since we weren't sure
what the creature was going to look like. I had to act like
something was really coming out of my hand, but we didn't know
what yet.
#mortalkombat: Killer says: Are you in the second MK
movie (Annhilation) because I didn't see it?
Chris Casamassa: No, I wasn't in MKA because I was already
working on Batman and Robin at the time.
#mortalkombat: sub-zero4 says: I don't mean to break
my own rule, but do you have any info on what will happen to
MKC?
Chris Casamassa: As far as I know, we are scheduled to
do a second season. When? I don't know. We are awaiting word
anxiously.
#mortalkombat: Gamboa says: How is your friendship with
Bruce Locke? Are you guys cool with each other?
Chris Casamassa: Bruce and I get along very well. He
is a wonderful guy.
#mortalkombat: ABACABB says: Was that a skull mask they
put on you to do the toasty or was it computerize?
Chris Casamassa: It was a mask.
#mortalkombat: Combat32 says: Do you ever meet with any
of the cast you worked with in restaurants and so forth like
Daniel does?
Chris Casamassa: I hang out with JJ Perry a lot. I also
hang out with Daniel every once in a while.
#mortalkombat: Killer says: Is it difficult to breath
with the mask?
Chris Casamassa: It was hard to breathe at first because
they didn't have air holes in the mask, but we put some in later.
#mortalkombat: ABACABB says: Did you have to study Scorpion
in the video game to act like him?
Chris Casamassa: Yes, I did study Scorpion in the game.
Before I tried out for the movie I used to play Mortal Kombat
all the time. I also wanted to bring some of my style into the
character of scorpion.. make him a little more dynamic.
#mortalkombat: NosajMKcom says: Being a 14 year martial
artist myself I was wondering if you had any advice for young
people who may be thinking about studing in the arts for the
first time.
Chris Casamassa: First, set a goal for yourself. Second,
don't stop until you've reached it. Never give up on your goals
or dreams. Also, if you have any interest in being on TV or
in movies, "TAKE ACTING LESSONS"
#mortalkombat: {k}nightmare says: What is your favorite
Mortal Kombat website?
Chris Casamassa: Why mortalkombat.com of course!
#mortalkombat: Combat32 says: Have you ever sparred with
any people you have worked with on breaks and freetime?
Chris Casamassa: Yes. I sparred with Daniel, with JJ,
with Paolo.
#mortalkombat: ABACABB says: Did you play any other ninja?
Chris Casamassa: No.
#mortalkombat: KlD_ROCK says: Did you get any bruises
during the MK movie?
Chris Casamassa: Yes, I got some small bruises.
#mortalkombat: says:
Chris Casamassa: Well, I've got to go, thanks for coming,
thanks for watching the show, you will be able to read the transcript
later if you missed anything
#mortalkombat: says:
Chris Casamassa: If anyone wants autographed pictures
from the show they can email me at "red dragon@aol.com", or
search for my name on the aol search directory. Bye!
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