Tony Jaa is a Monk...IRL

Actor Tony Jaa, best known for the kick-ass film Ong Bak, has apparently lost his marbles completly and has becoem a monk.  This is fairly common practice in Thailand, however this made much more interesting considering all the crazy rumors on the Ong Bak 2 set:

"The initial footage from that film looked fantastic but it didn't take long for strange stories to emerge from the set - stories of Jaa sacrificing chickens before shooting for the day could commence - and things rapidly fell behind schedule and way over budget. And then, with pressure mounting and debts adding up, Jaa simply crumbled under the pressure and disappeared. He was gone for two solid months - during which time the wilder stories explaining his absence involved black magic in Cambodia - before his mentor Panna Rittikrai managed to track him down and bring the wayward star home."

From there, it only got worse.  He broke down on television, then he later issued demands to the movie production house, and shortly there after was taken away in a car...an incident that lead many to believe he was kidnapped.  The fallout from this lead to Ong Bak 2 to be split into two movies.  While the second film did marginally well, Ong Bak 3 sucked.

Hopefully, Jaa will get what he needs while at the temple and will return to acting.

http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/05/ong-bak-star-tony-jaa-joins-the-monkhood.php