You can currently catch her fawning over Zac Efron’s hotness in “17 Again,” but up-and-comer Tiya Sircar’s next role will put her in a very different position: fighting off evil villains with a spear.
“I just got back from Thailand shooting a movie called ‘The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone,’” said the young actress when MTV News caught up with her at the “17 Again” premiere. “We were shooting fifty miles from the Burmese border, and in the rainforest and a thousand year old temple ruins and stuff like that.”
“It’s an adventure story,” she said of the flick. “These two kids go back in time to this South Pacific island two hundred years ago, and adventure ensues.”
The film is a first for the budding actress, whose previous credits have been much tamer adventures on the likes of “The Suite Life on Deck,” and “Hannah Montana.”
“I’ve never done this before,” explained Sircar. “It’s action, it’s adventure, there’s people jumping off waterfalls.”
“I play Mohea, an island girl that’s sort of like a Joan of Arc [character],” the actress said. “I fight for my people to be free of the bad guy. I have a fight scene with a spear where I take down full-on warriors."
The film stars several other newcomers including Jansen Panettiere (yep, Hayden’s younger brother) and Billy Unger as the two action-loving boys on a mission to save the mystic island from destruction. The flick is written and directed by newcomer Bill Muir, and is targeted for a 2011 release.
“James Hong [of ‘Blade Runner’ fame] plays the village elder and Mark Dacascos - who’s like a huge martial arts star - plays the bad guy Cobra,” Sircar said. “It’s a pretty amazing film; I think it’ll be good.”
What key themes do you look for in an action-adventure flick? What clichés do you hope “Lost Medallion” is smart enough to avoid? Most importantly, is a spear really the best weapon for fending off villains?
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