TV & movie star, Aleks Paunovic is thought for towering over his friends in Marvel’s Hawkeye, Snowpiercer, and newest collection; The Silent Service on Amazon Prime Video, however a current assembly with Arnold Schwarzenegger left Paunovic “fan girling” when he met the legend through the filming of the Netflix action-series Fubar.
Aleks Paunovic was ‘Pumped’ to Meet Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Yeah, nicely that’s a narrative,” Paunovic tells M&F. “First off, I had a blast on the present. The solid, producers, and everybody that is part of it was spot on! I hope Fubar goes on for some time and I’ve been an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan since Pumping Iron. Dude is subsequent stage! So, my first day was his final day on set for the season I had a second of, ‘oh no, I’m going to overlook my probability to satisfy the person!’” And, I’m fangirling like loopy however attempting to maintain it collectively. So, I requested the Assistant Director if there’s an opportunity that I can simply say ‘hello’. He stated; ‘Presumably, wait right here.’
“A couple of moments go by, and I see he and Arnold speaking. Arnold seems to be over at me and nods his head and waves me over. I’m nervous and excited to satisfy the person, I put out my hand to shake his and I say, ‘Thanks for having me on the present. I’m an enormous fan, liked Pumping you… I imply Iron! Pumping Iron!”! He stops me, grabs my shoulder and says, ‘Pumping me? Sorry!, I don’t go that method!’ and laughs and walks away. All I used to be pondering of was taking my phrases again as quickly as I stated them, hoping he didn’t catch the slip-up, nevertheless it was too late and he busted my balls. On the time, I needed to dig myself right into a gap. However man, it was fairly humorous, and an ideal instance of his fast wit and humor. Hell, if I used to be him, I’d have carried out the identical factor!”
From Assembly Legends to Making Legendary Water
Other than making an impression on his film heroes, Aleks Paunovic can be obsessed with making the setting a greater place, and is behind “Legend”– a brand new responsibly harvested water, sourced from the Rockies with a 7.9 PH stage and set to be launched in April.
“Two main issues have me pumped up,” says Paunovic. (3 if you happen to rely Arnie in fact!) “One, it’s serving to to eliminate single-use plastic. My buddy Jason Momoa has carried out an unimaginable job getting the world to actually take discover and get away from single plastic use along with his water model ‘Mananalu.’ It was a coincidence that this chance got here my method, and I’ve identified Jason for some time and I do know he can be proud that I will be a part of the wave of shifting his imaginative and prescient ahead.
The second factor is; we wish to assist suicide hotline and rehab services in every province of Canada. We may have a QR code on the can that claims ‘Legends supporting Legends,’ and if you use it, it’ll take you to our house web page the place now we have a suicide prevention hotline. So, if you happen to’re struggling or simply have a second the place you’ll want to discuss to somebody we might help in a small method. If we might help one individual that makes our staff completely satisfied. And makes me proud to be part of Legend.”
Coming from three generations of boxers, Paunovic loves to coach with the punch bag and exhibits no indicators of stopping. “I simply adore it a lot,” he shares. You’ll be able to catch Paunovic in his newest action-packed venture; The Silent Service, which can be Amazon’s first Japanese unique collection and relies on the fashionable manga collection written and illustrated by artist Kawaguchi Kaiji.
All 8 episodes can be found to stream now.
