TV & movie star, Aleks Paunovic is thought for towering over his friends in Marvel’s Hawkeye, Snowpiercer, and newest sequence; 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, well that’s a story,” Paunovic tells M&F. “First off, I had a blast on the show. The cast, producers, and everyone that is a part of it was spot on! I hope Fubar goes on for a while and I’ve been an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan since Pumping Iron. Dude is next level! So, my first day was his last day on set for the season I had a moment of, ‘oh no, I’m going to miss my chance to meet the man!’” 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 ‘hi’. He mentioned; ‘Possibly, wait here.’
“A few moments go by, and I see he and Arnold talking. Arnold looks over at me and nods his head and waves me over. I’m nervous and excited to meet the man, I put out my hand to shake his and I say, ‘Thank you for having me on the show. I’m a big fan, loved Pumping you… I mean 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 mentioned them, hoping he didn’t catch the slip-up, however it was too late and he busted my balls. At the time, I needed to dig myself right into a gap. But man, it was fairly humorous, and an ideal instance of his fast wit and humor. Hell, if I used to be him, I might have carried out the identical factor!”
From Meeting Legends to Making Legendary Water
Aside from making an impression on his film heroes, Aleks Paunovic can be obsessed with making the surroundings a greater place, and is behind “Legend”– a brand new responsibly harvested water, sourced from the Rockies with a 7.9 PH degree and set to be launched in April.
“Two major things have me pumped up,” says Paunovic. (3 in case you rely Arnie after all!) “One, it’s serving to to do away with single-use plastic. My buddy Jason Momoa has carried out an unbelievable 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 recognized 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 help suicide hotline and rehab amenities in every province of Canada. We may have a QR code on the can that claims ‘Legends supporting Legends,’ and once you use it, it can take you to our house web page the place we have now a suicide prevention hotline. So, in case you’re struggling or simply have a second the place it is advisable discuss to somebody we might help in a small method. If we might help one person who makes our group comfortable. And makes me proud to be part of Legend.”
Coming from three generations of boxers, Paunovic loves to coach with the punch bag and reveals no indicators of stopping. “I just love it so much,” he shares. You can catch Paunovic in his newest action-packed mission; The Silent Service, which can be Amazon’s first Japanese authentic sequence and is predicated on the standard manga sequence written and illustrated by artist Kawaguchi Kaiji.
All 8 episodes can be found to stream now.