Alex Fleri Interview … kicking ass, again!

We catch-up with Alex Fleri… Hollywood Stutman, Realtor, Actor and Filmmaker to talk about his passions!

Alex! Welcome to Impulse Gamer! Your co-star lineup for Zombie Plane is filled with icons like Chuck Norris and Vanilla Ice. What was it like to work alongside such legendary figures, and what was the most memorable or surprising thing you learned from them on set?

Vanilla Ice getting in on the act when we were selling a $20m property for one of our VIP real estate clients while we were on set!  He noticed Victoria and I were trying to do a contract in between sets. As I was yelling to her over all the commotion on set…

“Alex, wot’s goin’ on bro?.”

“I’m just trying to  get Victoria as I need her to get this contract done.”

Literally in perfect 8 beat rap style…

“Everybody STOP! Victoria Contract for Alex. They gettin’ deals done ya’ll.”

Ice then proceeded to interrogate Victoria so he could learn how we do real estate deals in Australia. Just Brilliant. After that he gave us all a personal rendition of Ice Ice Baby to celebrate.

You’ve landed multiple roles in the action and horror genres. How do you feel your background in martial arts and your physique have influenced the types of roles you’re being offered?

Recently I was hired as a stunt actor to wear an extremely heavy character suit. The weight of the helmet and neck line was around 10kg, then you strap it to the body suit for stability, that added around another 2kg of downward pressure. Once you start swinging it around for the actions it is the equivalent of a 30kg kettlebell hanging off your neck.  Then you have to carry that weight through your lower back and legs whilst being able to fight the other actors at full speed without hitting them. You can’t see, you can’t hear, you can’t breathe. It all has to be repetitive body control and muscle memory. Like a martial arts Kata.  I did training for it by using the hottest saunas and mimicking movements at the gym.. And then movement with the residence bands to push through the resistance of the latex suit which compresses your chest.. Additionally lifting heavier and heavier weights for my sessions so I could grow my upper body for the physical presence the Director required. I’m sure everyone thought I was cray cray.  But that’s what it took to get the job done.

Zombie Plane had a similar brief.  Originally I was in discussions for another role… but then the Directors explained a different role to me and they sold me on that idea.  And they were right, the casting for the other role was perfect also.

Vanilla Ice “Nothing more terrifying than a jacked zombie”.

Can you give us an exclusive on your new religious series and what makes this series so unique?

The series started its life as a movie script. The original concept by the super talented Victoria Wharfe McIntyre. (yes …another Victoria! It’s gonna’ get confusing for sure!) But I felt the format of a 90 minute movie didn’t do the concept justice. We had to give time for the characters to grow and for the story line to get real depth. Turning it into a series just made sense.

It has a cross over between martial arts, the supernatural and sci-fi. All with a religious backdrop and deep social commentary on religious integration, the fabric of social breakdowns from government corruption, social media fact interference. Intertwine those elements with amazing costumes and mesmerising characters and you have pretty much got the next Game Of Thrones on your hands.  We have some incredible cast members in discussion right now. We are also in discussion with a comic book creator. and this thing lends itself so easily to the gaming world. We will be reaching out to game creators very soon. And we will be bringing you NUNS with GUNS.

Who’s gonna Love IT… Gaming Fans, Supernatural Fans, Sci-Fi Fans, Comic-on Fans, Martial Arts Fans, Action Fans..

And Religious fans? Sure why not.

With an additional two films already lined up for 2026 and 2027, it’s clear your acting career is taking off. How do you balance the demands of filming and your successful real estate career on the aggressive Gold Coast market?

Like every corporation I collaborate and delegate! On the movie side, I work with a team of producers, casting agents and sales agents who do the brunt of the leg work behind the scenes. And on the real estate side, we work as a team in the agency. Meaning we can co-list properties to ensure the clients are always well looked after. Additionally, Amir Mian, (the Principal of The Agency) is always on hand to assist if we have to be offline for a short period. I would say that the acting career has been crucial to the success of the results as an agent and vice versa. I’ve closed more than one real estate deal due to the connection with the movie industry and I’ve certainly been able to use the real estate background to level up in terms of acting and producing. So the important thing to remember is that my profile is always just the tip of the spear… There is a powerful team which makes up the blade, the staff, and the momentum to drive the tip forward.

Any tips where I should buy on the Goldie and have you sold any properties to some of the legends you’ve worked with?

Anywhere on The Goldie is worth a crack.. It’s just a great place to live and The GC is on its way up since everyone realised that.   Never managed to make a sale to them as yet.. but I’m always taking them through properties for a ‘sticky beak’. I think the funniest thing is I gave Temuera Morrison a lift from the set to the hotel once, and I had to stop at a client’s place. I couldn’t help myself and instantly tried selling the place to Tem the second we walked through the door; brochure and contract in hand. LOL. “Come on Tem! Buy something FFS!”

You and your wife, Victoria, are producing new projects like Dead West and the religious series. What’s the process been like moving from being in front of the camera to also being a creative force behind the scenes?

Look, it’s simple, if you want to be in the industry you have to learn all aspects of the trade. Being in front of the camera every now and then is just not enough to build a career.  You might get lucky and win the casting lottery for a major studio production, but that still doesn’t guarantee longevity in the industry. You have to have other skills which keep the momentum. Writing, Directing, Editing, Producing, Executive Producing, are all ways of staying relevant in the industry while the camera isn’t rolling. And for us, we have a commercial background, sales and marketing, manufacturing, property developing and delicate contract negotiations are our bread and butter. So blending the front and back of the camera is something we are very comfortable with.  Where we are really careful, is not to overload ourselves with projects. This can cause a distraction from the projects right in front of us. So we say “no” to projects more often than we say “yes”. And if a script isn’t gripping in the first 5 to 10 pages, we move on.

Thanks so much Alex

No worries! :)