Kickboxer” follows Kurt Sloan (Moussi), a talented martial artist who travels to Thailand where he must learn the secrets of the kickboxer to avenge his brother's death at the hands of Tong Po (Bautista).
Jaa will play Chow, the master who trains Kurt in the art of Muay Thai fighting, while Adkins will play Kurt's brother.
Stephen Fung (“Tai Chi Zero”) is directing the movie, which will feature more than 20 different martial arts disciplines.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” star Bautista has long-wrestled professionally for WWE but he also has formal backgrounds in Kali, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.