From Grady Hendrix's blog Kaiju Shakedown:

To make a long story short, Tony Jaa seems to have abandoned his directorial debut, ONG BAK 2, with the film about 70% or 80% completed. Sahamongkol Films, the producers, say they haven't heard from Jaa in a month at least and they've brought in Prachya Pinkaew, director of CHOCOLATE and ONG BAK, to finish the movie. Panna Rittikrai, the action choreographer and Jaa's mentor, has tried to locate Jaa but he can't seem to find him, either. This is especially dire since ONG BAK 2 has already been presold to some territories based on a pretty stunt-a-riffic promo reel that screened at this year's Cannes market. Sahamongkol claims they've had to return the money paid for the Japanese presale. They've brought in Prachya because they're hoping to make a December 5 release date for the highly anticipated film.

Yikes! That might explain a lot! Visit Kaiju Shakedown to get more details and also the check out the coverage at Twitchfilm.net where you can also see the promo for Ong Bak 2, and a over at Bangkok of the Mind, catch a glimpse of a dishevelled Tony Jaa.

That said, we still have one ass kicking flick, Chocolate, that when it unspools for the Midnight Madness audience on the closing night of this year's Festival. Stay tuned for more details and be sure to check out the trailer below!