Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny

[Jimbo]

I agree that Andy Lau is far more accomplished as a dramatic actor, but Donnie is equally better than Andy at handling action scenes. It would be a tough call, really. But to be honest, I'd rather see Donnie in it. I'd like to see how he and Yuen Woo-Ping reunite. This time, with Yuen as the actual director, there may be the chance for more and better action, even though it's most likely to be dominated by wire work and CGI. In the original, none of the main stars were actual MAists.

Donnie is nearing the end of his career in front of the camera. I can foresee Andy Lau continuing to act for a long, long time to come.

[doug maverick]

it was already released by the weinstein co. that not only is donnie still on board the movie was designed as a vehicle for him and nobody else is will be slated in.

[GeneChing]

it was already released by the weinstein co. that not only is donnie still on board the movie was designed as a vehicle for him and nobody else is will be slated in.

That statement was in my original news post. We shall see.

[doug maverick]

the deal is done...and like i said donnie is still on board..signed sealed and soon to be delivered.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/chin...den-dragon-ii/

[GeneChing]

I'll swap the title to Green Destiny later, as it gets closer.

20 April 2014 Last updated at 12:09 ET
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon prequel to be filmed


Michelle Yeoh The original is the most successful Chinese-language film of all time

Filming on a prequel to Oscar-winning martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will start in July

Titled The Green Destiny, the movie will see Michelle Yeoh reprise her role as female warrior Yu Shu Lien.

Pre-production is believed to have begun. Filming is due to start in Auckland, New Zealand, with two further weeks of shooting in China.

Yuen Woo-ping, who co-ordinated the action scenes in the original, will step behind the camera for the prequel.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon remains the most successful Chinese-language film of all time, making $213.5m (£127m) on its release in 2000.

It won the best foreign-language Oscar the following year, with three more awards in the technical categories.
Ang Lee accepts his Oscar in 2001 Ang Lee won the first of three Oscars for the original

Part of the reason for the film's success was that it operated on many different levels. It was a love story, a martial arts fantasy with a feminist twist and an historical epic set against a backdrop of spectacular locations in China.

Director Ang Lee also employed sophisticated technology that enabled the characters to perform gravity-defying stunts, drawing in fans of the previous year's box office hit, The Matrix.

But plans for a prequel were delayed by a row over the film rights to Wang Du Lu's novels, on which the film was based.

Columbia Pictures claimed it had struck a deal with the late writer's son in 2005. He denied this, and said he had signed an agreement with The Weinstein Company, another US studio.

With the case resolved, The Weinstein Company is pushing ahead with the prequel, choosing New Zealand as a location thanks to a generous production incentive that offers filmmakers a 20% rebate on money spent in the country.

The Green Destiny draws on the fifth book in Wang's series, Silver Vase, Iron Night.

"This introduces a new generation of star-crossed lovers, and a new series of antagonists in a battle of good and evil," screenwriter John Fusco told movie website Deadline last year.

Although Fusco is known for US blockbusters such as Young Guns I and II, he also penned The Forbidden Kingdom for Jet Li and Jackie Chan in 2008.

The film, which drew on the writer's own martial arts training, broke opening day box office records in China.

[GeneChing]

Interesting pick. Here's our thread on The-Rebel

Charlie Nguyen Joins CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2 As Action Director
Trung Rwo, Writer



Right after the wrap of his new comedy Let Hoi Decide, Vietnamese media are reporting that The Rebel director Charlie Nguyen flew to New Zealand to work as the action director for the sequel of Oscar-winning martial art film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Former action director Yuen Woo-ping - originally doing double duty as both director and action choreographer - was initially reported to continue his work as choreographer with Nguyen just joining as additional pre-production support. But now it appears that Yuen has stepped away from the fight choreography role with Nguyen taking over on that front completely.

Michelle Yeoh will return to her roles, together with Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse in the leads. There's no official news about other cast, so it appears Zhang Ziyi, Chow Yun-Fat and Chang Chen may not come back.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny is scheduled to release in 2015.

[GeneChing]

Too bad. Donnie can play good villains.

Donnie Yen is not the villain in "The Green Destiny"
By Heidi Hsia | From Cinema Online Exclusively for Yahoo Newsroom – Mon, Aug 4, 2014 5:01 PM SGT



4 Aug – The producers of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II – The Green Destiny" recently clarified rumours saying that Donnie Yen will be playing a villain in the movie.
As reported on Tencent, the Hong Kong media previously reported that Donnie, who recently went to New Zealand to begin filming for the movie, will play an antagonist instead of the lead in the movie.
However, both the production crew and Donnie himself dismissed the reports as false, saying that the actor will indeed play a hero in the movie and will maintain his positive image.
As one of the biggest martial arts stars of his era, the production said that Donnie was offered to play the lead role by Weinstein Company's very own Harvey Weinstein and that the company had never considered anybody else.